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Leganes vs Atletico Madrid LIVE: Stream, prediction, latest score and goal updates from La Liga

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Callum Rice-Coates
Sunday 25 August 2019 12:02 EDT
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Atletico Madrid are a new-look team this season
Atletico Madrid are a new-look team this season (Getty)

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Atletico Madrid head to their bogey ground at Leganes, somewhere they haven't won for three years running, as they look to earn a second win of the La Liga season.

Under Mauricio Pellegrino, Leganes are a team who like to defend sturdily and don't afford opponents like Atletico space to break.

Diego Simeone is set to stick with his new-look team which includes former Tottenham defender Kieran Trippier, as well as the potent strike pairing of Joao Felix and Alvaro Morata. Follow it live:

Prediction?

Leganes 0-3 Atletico Madrid. This new-look Atletico side look well-drilled with touches or real quality and they will be too good today.

What time does it start?

The match kicks off at 6pm BST (5pm local time).

Leganes 0-0 Atletico

58 minutes

Oblak makes a strong save to deny Eraso. The hosts are playing with a little more ambition in this second half, helped by Atletico's more open approach.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:21

Leganes 0-0 Atletico

61 minutes

Simeone makes an attacking change: Vitolo is on for Hermoso.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:21

Leganes 0-0 Atletico

65 minutes

Rosales nearly finds himself with a tap in, escaping his marker and finding space in the box. The cross into the box didn't quite drop for the Leganes man, who would have been offside anyway.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:26

Leganes 0-0 Atletico

70 minutes

Atletico are still struggling to find a way through Leganes' compact, disciplined defensive block. Simeone makes another change: Marcos Llorente, formerly of Real Madrid, replaces Partey.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:30

GOAL! Leganes 0-1 Atletico (Vitolo)

71 minutes

Out of nothing, Atletico finally find a way through! And it's the substitute Vitolo who gets it. Trippier finds Felix, who beats a couple of players and picks out Vitolo. He gets the ball out of his feet and slots it coolly into the bottom corner with his left.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:30

Leganes 0-1 Atletico

75 minutes

Atletico are well on top now and look comfortable. They win a corner, which is sent into the box and met by Morata. But the forward is penalised for a foul.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:34

Leganes 0-1 Atletico

77 minutes

Leganes make a change: winger José Arnaiz is on for Omeruo.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:38

Leganes 0-1 Atletico

80 minutes

Llorente goes into the book for a high challenge. Leganes have a free kick in a crossing position.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:40

Leganes 0-1 Atletico

81 minutes

Savic gets his head to the set piece, sending the ball looping up in the air. Oblak gets out and clutches it before it can go behind for a corner.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:41

Leganes 0-1 Atletico

84 minutes

Mesa goes for goal from long range and Oblak makes a comfortable save.

At the other end, Morata is set clear on goal and tries to prod his finish past Soriano. But the goalkeeper saves well with his feet. That should've been 2-0.

Callum Rice-Coates25 August 2019 19:43

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