Baena's stunner seals sixth straight win fo Atleti
Alex Baena scored a last-gasp winner as Atletico Madrid defeated Espanyol 1-0 at RCDE Stadium.
Espanyol goalkeeper Angel Fortuno had frustrated Atleti for almost the entire match, making five saves, but Baena found a late breakthrough from the edge of the box to secure a sixth consecutive win in all competitions and fifth straight in LaLiga for Atleti.
The first half did not produce much action, but Jonathan David went close to breaking the deadlock when his shot from a tight angle was pushed wide by Fortuno.
Marcos Llorente saw a fierce effort tipped against the top of the crossbar by Fortuno just after the hour mark, and the Espanyol goalkeeper was very busy in the closing stages.
He smothered another chance from David before denying Julian Alvarez twice, with the second a brilliant fingertip save to turn behind a trivela from the Argentina international.
However, with the clock winding down, Alvarez teed up Baena just outside the box, and the latter rifled into the top-left corner to snatch all three points in the 89th minute.
Alejandro Baena Rodríguez
Club Atlético de Madrid
