Apotential banana skin was avoided at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, with Atletico Madrid good value for their 3-0 win over lowly Las Palmas, who remain five points from safety.
Antoine Griezmann was the star of the show and if his back heel volley in the first half had gone in instead of hitting the bar, we would’ve been talking about a worthy contender for goal of the season.
The Frenchman wouldn’t be denied, however, opening the scoring from Juanfran’s assist just after the hour mark.
Fernando Torres had everyone on their feet on 73 when he made the game safe, the Canary Islanders offering nothing by way of a response.
In fact, it was the hosts who came again, Thomas Partey rounding off proceedings with an 88th-minute third.
