🚨 Atlético de Madrid keep the pressure on after win over Mallorca | OneFootball

Scorers: Lino 26', Griezmann 90+3'

Atlético de Madrid did their part as they kept pressure on bitter rivals Real Madrid at the top of the table after a 1-0 win against visiting Mallorca.

With Real Madrid due to kick off in just over 30 minutes, Atléti banked the full boatload of points to temporarily narrow the gap to the La Liga summit to just a single point thanks to a lone strike by Brazilian defender Samuel Lino.

It was Lino's third goal of the season for Diego Simeone's men, and it could not have come at a better time as Atléti laboured to truly see out the match against a solid Mallorca outfit who sits just outside the top-six.

Having failed to win on the domestic front in their previous two fixtures against Villarreal (1-1 draw) and Leganes (1-0 loss) while gifting Carlo Ancelotti's men confidence in their quest for yet another La Liga win, Atléti's biggest stars were left frustrated as they continued to misfire across 90 minutes.

Thankfully for Simeone, the stout nature of his ever-present defensive structure did well to shut out a Mallorca side who, despite sitting seventh, routinely struggle to find the back of the net this season.

But in the final moments, Antoine Griezmann put the match beyond doubt with the 198th La Liga goal of his La Liga career in the third minute of added time after chipping Dominik Greif from beyond 20 yards after the Slovakian keeper came off his line.

Up next for Atléti is a home tie against Getafa in the Copa del Rey on Tuesday before the Derbi Madrileño at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

📸 THOMAS COEX - AFP or licensors