Espanyol vs Atletico Madrid. Spanish La Liga.
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Saturday 9 April 2016 22:54, UK
Fernando Torres was on target again as Atletico Madrid triumphed 3-1 at Espanyol on Saturday.
The Atletico striker bounced back from his sending-off in the midweek Champions League defeat to Barcelona by scoring his third goal in as many games, cancelling out Papa Diop's opener in the 29th minute for Espanyol.
France international Antoine Griezmann grabbed his 20th league goal of the season to put the visitors ahead on 58 minutes and midfielder Koke sealed the points for Diego Simeone's side with a close-range finish in the 89th.
Simeone made one change from the team that lost 2-1 at the Nou Camp, replacing Saul Niguez with Augusto Fernandez.
Torres hit the bar early on but Senegal midfielder Diop headed Espanyol in front from a corner. The former Chelsea and Liverpool striker then equalised by converting a pass from Koke.
And Torres was also involved in the other goals by Griezmann and Koke as second place Atleti maintained the pressure on league leaders Barca.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Ruben Castro's late goal gave Real Betis a 1-0 win over Levante, lifting them up to 12th.
