Alexander Sørloth came off the bench to score with a header late in the second half and give Atlético Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Getafe in La Liga, their 11th consecutive triumph in all competitions.
Atlético went level with Barcelona at the top of the standings before the leaders’ home game against Leganés on Sunday night on 38 points, moving above Real Madrid who are third on 37.
Atlético, who have won all their games since late October, had to dig deep to break the deadlock and their winner came in a collaboration between two substitutes in the 69th minute. The full-back Nahuel Molina lifted a long cross from the right touchline which found the unmarked Sørloth, whose header at the far post beat goalkeeper David Soria.
In the Bundesliga, Hoffenheim’s Jacob Bruun Larsen scored a stoppage-time goal against his former club Borussia Dortmund to snatch a 1-1 draw for the visitors on Sunday and drop their opponents down to eighth place.
Bruun Larsen slid in to score in second-half stoppage time, spoiling the home fans’ celebrations. Gio Reyna had powered Dortmund into a 46th-minute lead after pouncing on a bad clearance to drill in from just inside the box.
With Dortmund’s injury concerns easing, as the forward Karim Adeyemi made his comeback and Nico Schlotterbeck was declared fit after a midweek ankle injury, the hosts gradually took control of the game after a strong Hoffenheim start.
Reyna put them in the driving seat but they struggled under late pressure from Hoffenheim and the visitors were rewarded late in the game, capping a bad week for Dortmund after their 3-2 Champions League loss to Barcelona.
The Ruhr valley club dropped to eighth on 22 points, with Bayern Munich, who suffered a 2-1 defeat at Mainz on Saturday, leading the title race on 33. Hoffenheim are in 14th spot on 14 points.
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