Match highlights
Deportivo Alavés vs Atlético Madrid highlights
How the goals came
33' Álex Grimaldo opens the scoring for Atlético Madrid → 45+6' Lucas Boyé equalises for Deportivo Alavés → 87' Cristian Romero puts Atlético Madrid ahead (the winner). Full time: 1-2, Atlético Madrid win.
The match, goal by goal
1 of the 3 goals came after half-time.
33' Álex Grimaldo (Atlético Madrid) 0-1
With the score still 0-0 after half an hour, Álex Grimaldo put Atlético Madrid in front on 33 minutes. The visitors took the lead at Mendizorrotza and made it 0-1. From that point Deportivo Alavés had to play from behind.
45'+6 Lucas Boyé (Deportivo Alavés) 1-1
Deportivo Alavés levelled before the interval, Lucas Boyé scoring in the sixth minute of first-half added time to make it 1-1. The equaliser arrived just in time to change what had looked like a 0-1 half-time scoreline. The hosts went into the second half on level terms.
87' Cristian Romero (Atlético Madrid) 1-2
The game was still level at 1-1 when Cristian Romero struck on 87 minutes for Atlético Madrid. The visitors did not surrender the lead again, and the goal settled the match at 1-2. Having been pegged back before half-time, Atlético Madrid moved ahead once more with little time remaining.
