MADRID: Antoine Griezmann scored a late penalty to give Atletico Madrid a 2-1 La Liga home win over Real Sociedad on Sunday (Oct 8), in a match in which VAR was again under the spotlight following two contentious handball decisions. The hosts dominated from the start and Samuel Lino opened the scoring in t
Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - October 8, 2023 Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann scores their second goal from the penalty spot REUTERS/Isabel Infantes
The hosts dominated from the start and Samuel Lino opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with a tidy finish between the goalkeeper and the near post after beating the offside trap following a brilliant long pass by Koke. The visitors equalised through Oyarzabal following a 73rd-minute counter-attack and Oblak made two crucial saves to prevent them from taking the lead.
"When the referee decides, in the end it's going to be complicated, but football continues. You have to set rules and not leave it to the referee's interpretation. Today he whistled in our favour and we won. It won't always be like that," Griezmann told DAZN.