Deportivo vs athletico madrid : Thomas Partey nets late winner

Thomas Partey scored for the second time in five days as he struck a stoppage-time winner to help Atletico Madrid nick a narrow win at Deportivo La Coruna.

Partey found the net after Gabi rolled the ball into his path from a free-kick just outside the penalty area.

Atletico's victory, which had looked unlikely for much of the game, saw Diego Simeone's men climb to third in the La Liga table.

Their title hopes looked set to suffer another setback at the Riazor as they stumbled towards what would have been a seventh draw in their last eight matches in all competitions.

However, with regulation time up and Atletico seemingly out of ideas, the Rojiblancos won a set-piece 25 yards out which Gabi nudged to Partey for the Ghana international to curl an unstoppable shot into the top corner.

The win was far from convincing and did little to answer Atletico's goalscoring problems - they have not netted more than once in a game since September 23.

But that will matter little to coach Simeone as his side moved to within five points of leaders Barcelona, who face Sevilla later on Saturday.

It was another disappointing day for Antoine Griezmann, who was subbed off on 80 minutes.