Alex Baena fires Atletico Madrid to victory at Espanyol from bench
Atletico Madrid substitute Alex Baena scored at the death to lift them to a 1-0 LaLiga victory at Espanyol. The visitors were relentless in the first half, but it was the hosts who nearly broke the deadlock when Leandro Cabrera caught the crossbar late on.
In a LaLiga match, substitute Alex Baena scored a crucial goal in the 89th minute to secure a 1-0 victory for Atletico Madrid against Espanyol. The home side started strongly, with Leandro Cabrera narrowly missing the crossbar and Atletico's Marcos Llorente hitting the goal frame. Julian Alvarez then set up Baena for the decisive goal.
Earlier, Juventus loanee Jonathan David had a close call, striking just over the crossbar in the sixth minute. Roberto Fernandez also came close for Espanyol, but goalkeeper Jan Oblak kept the scoreline at 0-0. The hosts had several chances to break the deadlock, including a late effort by Cabrera that hit the bar. Diego Simeone made several substitutions in the second half, and Baena capitalized on one of them to earn the assist for his own goal.
A stoppage-time save by Oblak from a Marcos Fernandez effort ensured Atletico Madrid maintained their three points.
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