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    0-0. Atletico collides against the order of Leganes and gave two other points






    Atletico Madrid dropped points against a newly-promoted side for the second time in a week, drawing 0-0 with capital city neighbours Leganes after last Sunday's 1-1 stalemate with Alaves.


    Not even the return of Antoine Griezmann could inspire the Champions League runners-up to a win in Leganes' first ever home LaLiga match, with goalkeeper Jon Serantes putting in a great performance.

    The first half followed a similar pattern to the opening period of last weekend's draw, with Los Rojiblancos spending most of their time camped around their opponents' penalty area, but unable to progress any further.

    Lega set up in a 4-5-1 formation, but with Ruben and Alberto Perez dropping back it was often a 5-4-1 and it frustrated Los Colchoneros as much as it had troubled Celta Vigo on Monday when the LaLiga newboys won 1-0.

    Saul Niguez saw an early header fly just over the bar, while Diego Godin did likewise shortly afterwards from a corner, before a couple of volleys gave Leganes another scare.

    A thumping effort from Saul from the edge of the area was well-blocked by Rico, while Serantes denied Griezmann a highlight reel goal by palming away his first-time volley from a long Gabi pass.

    The main difference between the first half of this match and its equivalent last week was that Atletico did not shoot from outside the box once - compared to seven in last week's first 45 minutes.
    There was a clear mandate to manufacture better quality chances before opting for a pop from distance, but the new approach was just as ineffective.

    With the opening ticks of the second half clock Kevin Gameiro charged forward and slinked between two defenders through the narrowest of spaces, before firing a shot at goal - which was pushed to safety by the home shot-stopper.

    Despite that encouraging piece of play, the club's marquee summer signing was hooked just before the hour mark, with Fernando Torres coming off the bench against Leganes - just as he did when he made his debut against Los Pepineros in May 2001.

    Atletico won 1-0 that day 15 years ago and would have happily welcomed a repeat result, but it was not to be.
    Godin thought he had achieved the breakthrough, but his slotted finish was - correctly - chalked off for offside.

    Yannick Carrasco was introduced and nearly troubled the scoreboard, but the excellent Serantes denied him again, as he did with a Torres stoppage time header to secure the point.


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