Griezmann tries to wrap up the win for Atletico in the final minute. Instead of running into the corner like his team-mates, he decides to move into the box from the left wing and hit his shot low, but Masip is in the right place to turn the ball away.
90' +3
The play in midfield is very open now as Valladolid are trying to push forward and find an equaliser.
90' +1
Rubén Alcaraz gets yellow.
Alcaraz is shown the yellow card after catching Koke.
89'
Thomas comes very close to makng it four! Griezmann touches it to him from the free-kick and he sets himself before he strikes the ball and the shot is just wide of the near post.
88'
Verde overplays the ball as he tries to get around Gelson and he almost gets dispossessed, but just manages to play the ball across field before he creates any danger for his team.
86'
Borja Fernández enters the game and replaces Míchel Herrero.
Last change for Valladolid now as Michel is replaced Fernandez.
84'
D. Verde enters the game and replaces Óscar Plano.
Plano comes off the field now to be replaced by Verde.
82'
The Valladolid players are incensed as they feel that the ball struck a hand when Nacho played his cross into the box, but the referee didn't see anything and VAR is being consulted.
80'
A. Griezmann has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by S. Savić.
GRIEZMANN GIVES ATLETICO THE LEAD AGAIN! It was messy in the box as the Valladolid defenders threw their bodies on the line to try and prevent the goal and Griezmann is found on the edge of the six-yard box. His shot is hit low into the bottom corner. It's 3-2 to Atletico!
The ball was played against Savic by Olivas and he did well to quickly touch it onto Griezmann, who was in a better position to get the goal.
78'
Koke gets yellow.
Koke is the first Atletico player to be shown a yellow card after taking out Alcaraz.
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77'
Atletico have an opportunity to move the ball upfield now, but they're finding it hard to find a way through the Valladolid defence who are sitting back to prevent any chances.
75'
Gelson Martins enters the game and replaces Á. Correa.
L. Suárez enters the game and replaces Toni Villa.
Gonzalez makes his first change of the game now as Villa is replaced by Suarez.
Simeone makes his last change of the game as Correa comes off to be replaced by Gelson.
74'
Nacho puts a deep cross into the box from the left wing and Godin gets to it to clear it, but he can only find Nacho on the edge of the box. Yet he trips over the ball and it rolls out for a throw-in.
70'
Atletico get into a great position in the box and Correa tries to play a throughball to Griezmann, but the forward is caught offside.
69'
Vitolo enters the game and replaces N. Kalinić.
The scorer of the first goal Kalinic is replaced by Vitolo.
67'
Valladolid put two great crosses into the box in quick succession, from Keko and Plano, but nobody made a run into the box to get on the end of it and Atletico are able to clear the danger easily.
65'
Gonzalez is trying to calm his team down from the sidelines as their play is becoming a bit frantic as they now push forward in search of a goal that would give them the lead for the first time in the game.
63'
Saúl is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
VALLADOLID ARE LEVEL! It's another corner that gets them the goal as Unal gets his head to the ball at the far post and he puts it back into the crowd of players. It bounces off Saul's shins and there is nothing he can do as it bounces past Oblak and over the goal line. 2-2!
61'
Valladolid have been awarded a free-kick in a good position on the right wing after Keko is caught with a high boot from Saul, but they can't find anyone in the box and it goes out for a corner.
60'
T. Partey enters the game and replaces Filipe Luís.
59'
Luis pulls up as he tries to chase down the ball following the restart and he is quickly replaced by Thomas.
57'
Fernando Calero has scored a goal for Real Valladolid! Assist by Míchel Herrero.
VALLADOLID HAVE A GOAL BACK! Another corner for the home side is met by Calero in the middle of the six-yard box. Oblak does get a hand to it, but he can't stop it from sneaking into the goal. 2-1!
Michel is the one to swing in the corner and it is inch perfect to find Calero in the crowd of players.
56'
Atletico are extremely sloppy in possession at the minute and have struggled to make a string of passes that would allow them to move out of their own half.
54'
The home side are enjoying a good spell now as they win a succession of corners that Atletico just can't get clear. Alcaraz decides to have a go when the ball falls to him outside the box and he tries to curl it into the top corner, but it is high over the crossbar.
52'
Savic almost scores an own goal after another great cross comes in from the right wing, and the defender stoops low to make contact with the ball and he forces an excellent save from Oblak as it's heading into the top right corner of the net.
50'
Valladolid are not allowing the Atletico players to have any time on the ball as they try to win back possession so they can mount an attack.
46'
Valladolid get the second half underway.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: REAL VALLADOLID 0-2 ATLETICO MADRID.
45' +1
Penalty goal scored by A. Griezmann for Atletico Madrid!
2-0 ATLETICO! Griezmann takes a short run up to the spot and calmly hits the penalty with a lot of power into the top right corner of the net!
45'
Kiko Olivas gets yellow.
Yellow card is shown to Olivas for his handball that led to the penalty.
43'
Valladolid are pushing forward with a bit more purpose as they chase a goal that would take them into half-time level.
41'
Simeone is still looking slightly stressed on the sideline despite his team's lead as he paces in his technical area and urges his team to move forward.
37'
A poor ball from Masip goes straight to Rodrigo and he tries to play the ball to Griezmann quickly, but two Valladolid defenders crowd him out to win the ball back.
35'
Atletico are happy to just play short passes among their defenders at the minute as they just calm down the tempo of the game after their goal.
33'
Valladolid are still trying to play out from the back as they move the ball upfield, and the Atletico players are happy to let them do that as they sit back until the midfielders get possession.
31'
The Atletico players are constantly trying to find Arias down the right side when they are moving forward, clearly thinking that he is their best chance to mount an attack.
29'
Atletico look a lot more comfortable in possession now following the goal as they start to move the ball upfield quicker and don't allow the Valladolid players to get near them.
27'
Toni Villa gets yellow.
Villa becomes the second Valladolid player to get a yellow card after a bad foul.
26'
N. Kalinić has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by A. Griezmann.
KALINIC PUTS ATLETICO AHEAD! The away side had started to find a lot more joy going forward and he makes a great diagonal run across the box to meet the ball and hits his shot through Masip's legs to find the back of the net. 1-0 Atletico!
Griezmann plays the ball to Kalinic as soon as he gets it to catch out the defenders. There was a question of offside, but he actually timed his run perfectly.
24'
Koke takes the resulting free-kick, but his shot hits the wall. Griezmann gets a chance on the follow-up and his attempt is deflected and goes out for a corner.
23'
Óscar Plano gets yellow.
Plano is shown the first yellow card with a bad tackle on Correa just outside the 18-yard box.
21'
Unal commits himself as he goes to win the ball back and he ends up taking Arias out to give away the free-kick and end the Valladolid attack.
20'
Alcaraz decides to have a go on the volley from outside the box after the ball falls to him from the corner, and he hits the shot well, but Godin blocks and clears it away.
18'
Plano almost gets on the end of a throughball played down the left wing, but Arias gets to it just before he does and he commits a foul as he tries to get around the defender.
16'
Keko finds himself in some space down the right wing and delivers his cross low into the six-yard box, but there is no one at the near post to get a foot to the ball and Oblak gets down to collect it.
14'
Atletico have struggled to get any meaningful possession so far in the game and every time they do get the chance to move forward, they give the ball away sloppily.
12'
Another free-kick for Valladolid in a good position on the right wing. Keko swings the cross in and Unal comes very close to getting his head to it, but he just misses it and the ball bounces out.
10'
Valladolid have got the ball back again now, and they are patiently trying to work their way upfield from defence, which Atletico are allowing them to do as they sit back.
8'
Saul decides to have a go from a long way out as he cuts back and whips the ball in from the right wing, but it is an easy save for Masip to make.
7'
Valladolid have a free-kick near the halfway line, and it is played sideways to Nacho who swings a ball into the right side of the box, but Oblak is quickly off his line to catch it before anyone can get close to it.
5'
Whenever Atletico do get possession, Valladolid are quick to close the ball and try to find a way forward as they chase an early goal in the game.
3'
Atletico have an early free-kick near the centre circle which is taken by Koke, and he gets the ball out to Correa, but his cross into the box is poor and is cleared easily by the Valladolid defence.
2'
Valladolid are keeping possession well in the opening couple of minutes after winning the ball quickly after the kick-off.
1'
Atletico gets us underway for the first half!
Valladolid come into this game having only won one of their last five games in the league (D1 L3), but that victory did come in their last outing when they beat Real Sociedad 2-1 last weekend. Atletico, however, are in great form. They are on a 11-match unbeaten streak in all competitions (W7 D4), a run which started back in October.
REAL VALLADOLID XI (4-4-2): Jordi Masip; Antonio, Fernando Calero, Kiko Olivas, Nacho; Michel, Toni Villa, Ruben Alcaraz, Keko; Oscar Plano, Enes Unal.
REAL VALLADOLID SUBS: Yoel Rodriguez, Javi Moyano, Leo Suarez, Borja Fernandez, Daniele Verde, Moises Delgado, Anuar Mohamed.
ATLETICO MADRID XI (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Filipe Luis, Diego Godin, Stefan Savic, Santiago Arias; Rodrigo, Saul Niguez, Angel Correa, Koke; Antoine Griezmann, Nikola Kalinic.
ATLETICO MADRID SUBS: Vitolo, Gelson Martins, Borja Garces, Juanfran, Thomas Partey, Antonio Adan, Francisco Montero.
The players are out on the pitch now with kick-off just moments away.
Hello and welcome to live coverage the LaLiga clash between Real Valladolid and Atletico Madrid at the Jose Zorrilla.
Valladolid started the half the better team, but eventually Atletico grew into the game and created the better chances to take the lead through Kalinic and Griezmann's goals. Valladolid may feel a little hard done by after their quick start, and they did have a couple of good chances, but they just couldn't find the back of the net.
If Valladolid can make a quick start to the second half like they did the first and press forward with Nacho down the left wing, then they can create some chances that could trouble the Atletico defenders. The away side will be full of confidence now though, especially after scoring on the stroke of half-time, and if they continue to get into dangerous positions then they could easily add to their goal tally.
So Atletico have extended their winning streak in the league to 13 matches and will remain joint top of the table until tomorrow at least when both Sevilla and Barcelona next play. Valladolid remain in 12th position, but they should be happy with the performance that they put in today as they enjoyed the better spells in the game.
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