Atletico Madrid snap poor away run at Granada amid further VAR controversy
Granada 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid finally snapped a winless run away from home that spanned multiple months, and a run of four straight defeats when not playing at the Metropolitano, but it was far from comfortable against Granada at Nuevo Los Carmenes.
The first half between the two provided little in the way of real danger, as both sides more or less cancelled each other out, albeit with Granada the happier of the two. Atletico lifted the pace in the second half, and were rewarded a little over 10 minutes later. Antoine Griezmann found Alvaro Morata with a cross from the right, with his weaker right, and their top scorer found the corner with his header. That was awarded after a lengthy VAR review ruling Morata on side. The pair now have 60% of Atletico’s goals in La Liga between them.
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