Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
Atl MadridAtlético Madrid1AlavésAlavés0
Fernando Torres scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Atletico Madrid moved up to second with victory over Alaves.
The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker, 33, grabbed the winner just minutes after coming off the bench, sliding in Sime Vrsaljko's cross.
It was Atletico's fourth league win in a row and moves them to within three points of leaders Barcelona.
Valencia started the day second but lost 2-1 at Eibar.
It was a second defeat in three matches for Valencia after having gone 14 league games unbeaten from the start of the season.
Barcelona have a game in hand at the top and face Deportivo La Coruna at the Nou Camp on Sunday, while fourth-placed Real Madrid will also be playing catch-up after beating Gremio in Saturday's Club World Cup final.
Line-ups
Atl Madrid
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Oblak
- 16Vrsaljko
- 15SavicBooked at 34mins
- 2GodínBooked at 67mins
- 3Filipe Luís
- 5ParteyBooked at 18minsSubstituted forCorreaat 45'minutes
- 6Koke
- 14Fernández Arenas
- 8SaúlSubstituted forTorresat 69'minutes
- 21GameiroSubstituted forCarrascoat 69'minutes
- 7Griezmann
Substitutes
- 1Moyá
- 9Torres
- 10Carrasco
- 11Correa
- 12Fernández
- 19Hernández
- 20Torres Belén
Alavés
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pacheco
- 32Aguirregabiria
- 4RuanoBooked at 86mins
- 6MaripánBooked at 35mins
- 3DuarteBooked at 61mins
- 11GómezSubstituted forSantosat 84'minutes
- 18PinaBooked at 55minsSubstituted forBojanat 77'minutes
- 19García Sánchez
- 17Pedraza
- 24El Haddadi
- 14Franco AlvizSubstituted forMedránat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Santos
- 13Sivera
- 15Bojan
- 16Torres
- 22Wakaso
- 23Medrán
- 26Diéguez
- Referee:
- Jesús Gil Manzano
- Attendance:
- 49,884
Match Stats
Home TeamAtl MadridAway TeamAlavés
- Possession
- Home64%
- Away36%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away0
- Corners
- Home4
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away16
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
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Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Alavés).
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Attempt missed. Manu García (Alavés) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rubén Duarte with a cross.
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Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Manu García (Alavés).
Booking
Alexis Ruano (Alavés) is shown the yellow card.
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Offside, Alavés. Álvaro Medrán tries a through ball, but Alexis Ruano is caught offside.
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Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
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Bojan (Alavés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Alavés. Christian Santos replaces Ibai Gómez.
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Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Munir El Haddadi (Alavés).
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Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
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Martín Aguirregabiria (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Alexis Ruano.
Substitution
Substitution, Alavés. Bojan replaces Tomás Pina.
