Antoine Griezmann the villain as Atlético Madrid see historic win streak ended by Leganés | OneFootball

A fresh twist in the La Liga title race was forthcoming on Saturday evening.

This came owing to developments in the meeting between Leganés and Atlético Madrid.

Diego Simeone’s table-topping Atléti made the trip to The Estadio Municipal de Butarque a short time ago, no doubt confident in their chances of securing another three-point haul.

The Rojiblancos headed into proceedings in the midst of nothing short of a historic run of form, having rattled off 15 successive victories across all competitions.

Safe to say, then, that it came as nothing short of a shock when, upon the full-time whistle sounding in Madrid, it was hosts Leganés who emerged on the right side of the result.

A solitary strike on the part of Matija Nastasić proved enough to decide matters on the evening.

After the clash rolled into injury-time, Atlético were actually afforded a golden chance to level things up, from the penalty spot.

But Antoine Griezmann went on to fluff his lines, costing Diego Simeone’s side dear amid their ongoing pursuit of what would be a surprise La Liga title.

Should Real Madrid get the better of Las Palmas tomorrow afternoon, they will leapfrog their city rivals into top spot in Spain’s top-flight.

Conor Laird – GSFN