Rodrigo clips Arnaiz in the box and Leganes are appealing for a penalty, but the referee waves play on.
90'
There will be three additional minutes at the end of the second half.
88'
Partey sprays the ball out wide to Arias who has the time to line up a shot, but it is deflected wide for an Atletico corner.
86'
Saul makes a darting run into the box and sees his low attempt blocked and cleared for a throw-in.
84'
El Zhar whips a corner deep into the Atletico box, but Oblak rises high to claim the ball before it could reach the host of attackers waiting at the back post.
82'
Leganes are now enjoying most of the possession as we enter the final phase. They are trying to carve an opening in the Atletico defence, who have performed resolutely yet again.
80'
El Zhar dispossesses Juanfran in a dangerous position and tries to slot a ball into the path of Braithwaite, but Juanfran recovers to steer the ball out for a corner.
78'
Vitolo makes a positive dribble forward and looks to find Correa on the edge of the box, but he mistimed his pass and was eventually crowded out by the Leganes defence.
76'
José Arnaiz enters the game and replaces A. Nyom.
Leganes make their final substitution as Nyom makes way for Arnaiz.
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75'
Nyom finds an opening some 25 yards from goal, but his speculative effort is easily stopped by Oblak in the right-hand corner.
73'
Juanfran enters the game and replaces N. Kalinić.
Atletico make their third and final change with Juanfran coming on for Kalinic, as Simeone now looks to sure things up.
71'
N. El Zhar enters the game and replaces Eraso.
G. Carrillo enters the game and replaces M. Braithwaite.
Pellegrino makes another change as Carrillo enters the fray in place of Eraso.
Leganes make their first change of the match as Braithwaite is replaced by El Zhar.
69'
Nyom swings a cross in towards Braithwaite from the right wing, but Oblak races off his line to claim it in the air.
67'
Vesga picks it up on the left wing and aims to float a cross into the box, but Atletico's defence holds firm and it is headed away to safety.
65'
Rubén Pérez gets yellow.
Perez is cautioned in the visitors' second booking of the match.
64'
Rodrigo is brought to ground by Braithwaite as Atletico look to launch an attack and the hosts have a free-kick.
62'
The ball eventually lands to Saul after the free-kick rebounded off the post, but his attempt was too high and too wide.
59'
Correa tries to trick his way past Reyes, but the Atletico winger is brought to ground and the hosts now have a free-kick on the edge of the box.
57'
The game has picked up in pace after the interval with Simeone's double substitution clearly having a positive effect on his side, who look reinvigorated.
55'
Vesga receives a neat pass from Kravets and tries his luck from the left-hand side of the box, but his effort is wide of the post.
53'
T. Lemar gets yellow.
Lemar brings down Vesga on the left wing and is cautioned soon after his introduction.
52'
Lemar drives forward and lays it off to Partey who unleashes a ferocious strike from 30 yards out, but it is pushed over the bar by Lunin.
50'
Saúl has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid!
Penalty saved by A. Lunin!
It was a brilliant save by Lunin to deny Saul initially, as he needed to extend his arms right into the corner of the goal frame. But Saul couldn't miss the rebound once he got there first.
GOAL! Saul puts Atletico 1-0 up! The midfielder saw his penalty saved by Lunin, who guessed he would aim for the bottom right-hand corner. However, the goalkeeper could only parry the ball back into the path of Saul, who fired home the rebound.
48'
Kravets whips his free-kick into a crowdede box, but he overhits it and it goes out for a throw-in on the far side.
47'
Leganes win a free-kick in a promising position after En-Nesyri was brought down by Partey.
46'
Saúl enters the game and replaces A. Solano.
T. Lemar enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
There is a double substitution at the break for Atletico. Firstly, Solano is replaced by Saul.
The second change sees Griezmann leave the pitch to be replaced by Lemar.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: ATLETICO 0-0 LEGANES
45'
There will be one minute of added time before the break.
43'
Kravets receives it on the left wing and looks to drill a low cross into the Atletico box, but the ball was cleared away by Gimenez before it could reach Braithwaite.
41'
Griezmann's free-kick was met by the head of Rodrigo at the back post and he was able to nod it back into the danger zone. However, Omeruo was on hand to intervene and quell the danger.
39'
Eraso concedes a free-kick to Arias on the left wing and Griezmann now has a chance to whip it into the box.
35'
Perez wins a free-kick for Leganes after he was pushed off the ball by Correa, who was looking to make room for a run at goal.
33'
Leganes mount a rare attack, with En-Nesyri getting on the end of Eraso's through ball that cut through the Atletico defence. The striker was dispossessed, but it eventually fell to Braithwaite who saw his speculative attempt easily claimed by Oblak.
31'
Nyom is warned by the referee after his sliding challenge on Vitolo, but he avoids a booking.
29'
Vitolo picks it up in midfield and finds Griezmann who tries his luck from range. His swerving effort tested Lunin, but the Leganes keeper was able to palm the ball away.
27'
Kalinic finds space in the box and receives a lofted through-ball from Griezmann, but the Croatian can't get it under control and is dispossessed.
25'
It's been a tense start to this game as both sides have struggled to create many chances. But the Wanda Metropolitano is rocking, with Atletico fans in fine voice.
23'
Rodrigo wins the ball in midfield and sprays it out to Correa. The winger looked to find Griezmann in the box, but it was well-defended by Leganes and cleared away.
21'
After a spell of steady passing, Gimenez misplaces his pass out wide to Arias and it goes out for a throw-in. Leganes have now reclaimed possession.
19'
Leganes are not being granted much time in midfield by Rodrigo and Partey, with a series of advances forward having been quickly quashed by the duo.
17'
Atletico have players in space on the left flank as they look to move forward. Partey eventually receives it from Correa on the edge of the box and he looks to drill an effort into the bottom left-hand corner, but it fizzes wide.
15'
M. Braithwaite gets yellow.
Braithwaite is now cautioned for the visitors after he was caught grappling in the Atletico box.
14'
J. Giménez gets yellow.
Gimenez receives the first booking of the match for a late challenge on Braithwaite.
13'
The corner is swung in dangerously and met by the head of Kalinic, but he can only direct his header into the arms of Lunin.
12'
Atletico are starting to apply more pressure on the visitors now and have won a corner after Tarin's block.
10'
Correa receives the ball in space some 25 yards from goal and he unleashes a low, driving shot that is deflected wide for a corner.
8'
Leganes win the ball back and make positive strides into the Atletico half. En-Nesyri picked it up on the right flank and cut inside before firing a shot at goal, but it was blocked by Savic.
5'
Tarin is down injured after a clash of heads and is receiving treatment, but it looks likely that he will be able to continue.
4'
Solano tries to find Griezmann with a hopeful ball forward, but the defender overhit it and it goes out for a throw-in.
2'
Leganes have dominated the ball in the opening minutes, with Atletico content to let their opponents pass it around at the back. Arias won a corner for the visitors early on, but it came to nothing and was easily cleared.
1'
The referee blows his whistle and we are underway at the Wanda Metropolitano!
The referee blows his whistle and Atletico kick us off. We are back underway in Madrid!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of this La Liga clash between Atletico Madrid and Leganes at the Wanda Metropolitano!
SUBS: Antonio Adan, Saul Niguez, Thomas Lemar, Juanfran, Alvaro Morata, Tachi, Joaquin Munoz.
Title-chasing Atletico are looking for their fifth straight victory as they aim to close Barcelona’s seven-point lead at the La Liga summit. Diego Simeone will be confident his side can extend this winning run against 13th-placed Leganes, who have won just twice away from home all season. Atletico will have half an eye on their Champions League second leg against Juventus in midweek, but the Red and Whites will know that victory against Leganes is crucial for their title bid.
ATLETICO (4-4-2): Jan Oblak, Andres Solano, Jose Gimenez, Stefan Savic, Santiago Arias, Vitolo, Rodrigo, Thomas Partey, Angel Correa, Antoine Griezmann, Nikola Kalinic.
SUBS: Andres Prieto, Juanfran, Gerard Gumbau, Guido Carrillo, Nabil El Zhar, Jose Amaiz, Michael Santos.
The players are out and we are almost ready for kick-off in Madrid.
LEGANES (3-5-2): Andriy Lunin, Rodrigo Tarin, Kenneth Omeruo, Diego Reyes, Vasyl Kravets, Mikel Vesga, Ruben Perez, Javier Eraso, Allan Nyom, Martin Braithwaite, Youssef En-Nesyri.
Atletico can now turn their attention to the midweek Champions League clash with Juventus in Turin before they return to league action against Athletic Bilbao next weekend. Leganes will be looking to bounce back from this defeat when they host Girona next weekend, who are sitting one place below them in the table.
That's all from the Wanda Metropolitano. Thank you for following our live coverage of this La Liga clash!
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