Antonie Griezmann scored the only goal of the game as we fell to a tough 1-0 defeat at Atletico Madrid.
Javier Aguirre named a strong side for our return from the international break as Abdón Prats lead the forward the line following Vedat Muriqi’s injury.
We had an early scare as Alvaro Morata ghosted into the box and fired over the bar from close range in the sixth minute.
The game’s opening chance was one of the few opportunities of the first half as we reduced the hosts to a handful of headers and half chances before heading into the break.
Predrag Rajkovic had to be at his best after the restart as he made a smart stop to deny Morata from close range before the striker than fired wide from inside the box.
The hosts took the lead in the 64th minute when Griezmann flicked a header into the top corner.
Gio Gonzalez’s volley from distance on weak foot tested Jan Oblak in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper made a smart stop.
Amath managed to beat the offside trap with less than 10 minutes left on the clock, but out forward pulled his effort just wide of the far post as we headed back to the island empty handed.