"Koke broke the deadlock in the 17th minute, reacting quickest to a rebound in the box after Valencia failed to clear a corner, before Atleti were let off the hook again when Pepelu saw an equaliser disallowed due to an offside in the build-up. But the visitors found the leveller shortly after the hour mark as Andre Almeida and Beltran moved the ball around the edge of the Atleti box before the latter fired a powerful effort beyond a diving Jan Oblak."
"It was Griezmann, however, who had the last say as he took down a long ball from Marc Pubill with an exquisite touch in the box before beating the Valencia goalkeeper at the near post. Sorloth found the back of the net four minutes later, only to see his strike ruled out for offside, but it mattered little as they managed to see the win through at the Metropolitano."
Atlético Madrid defeated Valencia 2-1 in LaLiga, with Antoine Griezmann scoring the decisive goal after coming off the bench in the 74th minute. Koke opened the scoring in the 17th minute by reacting quickest to a rebound from a corner. Lucas Beltrán levelled shortly after the hour mark with a powerful shot that beat Jan Oblak. Atlético had early scares, including Hugo Duro hitting the crossbar and Alexander Sorloth being denied by a save. Pepelu had an equaliser disallowed for offside in the build-up. Griezmann converted a Marc Pubill long ball at the near post to secure the win. Atlético produced 1.01 xG from 10 shots to Valencia's 1.28 from 13, and Griezmann has scored five LaLiga goals this season, all as a substitute, making him the highest-scoring substitute in the top five European leagues.
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