Overview
- Captain Koke opened the scoring in the 17th minute by turning in a rebound from a corner at the Metropolitano.
- Valencia briefly celebrated an equaliser by Pepelu before VAR ruled it out for offside against Hugo Duro in the build-up.
- Beltran made it 1-1 just after the hour with a powerful strike from distance that beat Jan Oblak.
- Antoine Griezmann netted the winner 12 minutes later, controlling Marc Pubill’s long pass and firing home for his fifth league goal.
- Griezmann said the substitutes provided the late spark after a midweek Champions League win at PSV, as Atletico stayed fourth on 34 points, one behind Villarreal and six behind Barcelona, with Valencia 16th on 15.