🇪🇸 Atlético de Madrid weather Real Betis storm to return to winning ways | OneFootball

Atlético de Madrid ended a three-game winless streak in all competitions by edging out Real Betis.

Scorers: Silva (OG) 8′, Morata 44′; Carvalho 62′

The hosts took an early lead through Héctor Bellerín firing a clearance against Germán Pezzella which rebounded off Rui Silva from Memphis Depay’s cross to the far post .

Álvaro Morata sought to break an eight-game scoring drought from the penalty spot but was denied by Silva before seeing his successive follow-up attempts thwarted.

But the Spain striker atoned for his hat-trick of misses by doubling Atleti’s lead shortly before half-time with a rebound header after Rodrigo De Paul’s long-range effort was saved.

William Carvalho provided Betis with a second-half lifeline by firing a sumptuous shot from outside the area into the top righthand corner of Jan Oblak’s net.

Atleti were later indebted to Oblak’s sharp reflexes in the final 10 minutes by pushing Guido Rodríguez’s deflected drive from a corner onto the post.

Sunday’s 13th LaLiga home win of the season saw Diego Simeone’s side extend their advantage over Athletic Club in the race for a top-four finish to six points.