Griezmann double helps Atleti close in on top eight
Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid claimed a comfortable 3-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League.
The Spanish side has won each of its last 10 matches in all competitions as they closed in on the automatic qualification spots.
Julian Alvarez opened the scoring for Atletico with a well-taken strike, curling his shot into the top-right corner past Dominik Takac after just 16 minutes.
Slovan almost caused an upset against the run of play shortly after as Tigran Barseghyan caught out Jan Oblak with a floated effort, but struck the top of the crossbar.
Atletico continued to dominate in the first half and got its reward as Griezmann scored for the fifth successive match with a thumping header just before the break.
The visitor briefly got back into the match to pull it back to 2-1 when Davis Strelec earned a penalty and converted himself from 12 yards, but Griezmann restored the two-goal cushion six minutes later with a simple finish at the near post.
Atletico moved up to 10th with 12 points from six matches, while Slovan are rooted to the bottom of the 36-team table having lost all six games and they cannot make the playoffs.
