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[ad_1] GIRONA: Alvaro Morata snatched a 94th minute winner to earn Atletico Madrid a 1-0 victory at Girona on Monday and tighten their hold on third place in La Liga. After La Real, fourth, drew at Mallorca on Sunday, Atletico moved three points clear of the Basque side with their last-gasp victory at Montilivi. Morata turned home from close range after a corner was flicked on to him by Angel Correa, with Atletico surviving a long VAR check to see if the striker had strayed offside. "For me it was very clear (that it was valid), but if it wasn't I'd have gone home by bicycle," Morata told DAZN. "(My team-mates) were annoyed because I touched it, but VAR gave it, so I am happy. "It's hard to see it there and not touch it, maybe they would have been more annoyed if I didn't touch it and it didn't go in." Girona, 12th, started brightly and thought they had won a penalty when Stefan Savic handled in the box, but striker Taty Cast

[ad_1] BARCELONA: La Liga leaders Barcelona welcome Atletico Madrid to Camp Nou on Sunday needing to climb out of a rut and take a significant step towards clinching the title. With an 11-point advantage on second-placed Real Madrid, Barcelona have one hand on the trophy, but have lost some ground with two consecutive 0-0 draws against Girona and Getafe. Xavi's side are crawling towards the line rather than sprinting over it, with the team's morale taking a big hit when Madrid knocked them out of the Copa del Rey with a 4-0 thrashing at Camp Nou earlier in April. Matters off the pitch have taken the focus, with president Joan Laporta giving a news conference to clarify the club's denial of any wrongdoings in the "Negreira case" referee scandal and a potential return for Lionel Messi from Paris Saint-Germain gaining momentum. Laporta has also said he wants to renew Xavi's contract, but the coach wants his team to finish the job by winning La Liga