Late Griezmann strike ends Atletico's away-day hoodoo


Soccer Football - Champions League - Group Stage - Group A - Club Brugge v Atletico Madrid - Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges, Belgium - December 11, 2018 Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann in action with Club Brugge's Marvelous Nakamba REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

VALLADOLID, Spain (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann struck twice in a thrilling 3-2 win at Real Valladolid on Saturday, after they had thrown away a two-goal lead, taking them level on points with Barcelona at the top of La Liga.

Croatian forward Nikola Kalinic scored for the second league game in a row to put Atletico ahead in the 26th minute, sliding to the ground to produce a powerful finish after latching on to a wonderful pass from Griezmann.

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