Atlético Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruña 1-0

Atlético Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruña 1-0 in La Liga, with Julián Álvarez scoring the only goal of the game in the second half.

The first half finished goalless. After the break, a move started by an Atlético midfielder ended with a cross from the left-back, and Álvarez finished from the edge of the six-yard box.

Álvarez could have scored twice, but Deportivo's goalkeeper blocked his second chance with his face. At the other end, Atlético's goalkeeper denied a Deportivo midfielder an equaliser, and a Deportivo player missed another chance to draw level in stoppage time.

The visitors had more shots on target, 5 to 4, although Atlético had more shots overall, 20 to 15.

The win in round 10 took Atlético to 25 points and strengthened their hold on second place. It also left them provisionally 2 points behind Barcelona ahead of the Clásico.