La Liga round-up: Atletico Madrid cut gap on Barcelona, Sevilla beat Deportivo La Coruna
Saturday 2 December 2017 22:16, UK
Atletico Madrid cut the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to six points with a 2-1 comeback win against Real Sociedad on Saturday.
The visitors took a 28th-minute lead at the Wanda Metropolitano when Mikel Oyarzabal was brought down by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak.
Willian Jose converted from the spot to score in four consecutive league games for the first time, but Atletico levelled when Saul Niguez set up Filipe Luis after 62 minutes.
Atletico pressed for a winner and it came three minutes from time, Saul again the provider as Antoine Griezmann stroked home his fourth goal in three games.
Sevilla saw off Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 at the Sanchez Pizjuan. Wissam Ben Yedder's fourth league goal of the season gave Sevilla the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Struggling Deportivo created few chances and Michael Krohn-Dehli settled matters 12 minutes from time with a fierce shot from outside the box.
There was more good news for Sevilla as it was revealed during the game that their coach Eduardo Berizzo has been discharged from hospital after undergoing successful prostate cancer surgery last Tuesday.
Real Madrid failed to take advantage of Barca's slip, as Los Blancos were held to a 0-0 draw at Athletic Bilbao - a match which saw Sergio Ramos sent off.