Lemar leaves it late to give Atletico win at Eibar


Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Eibar v Atletico Madrid - Ipurua, Eibar, Spain - April 20, 2019 Atletico Madrid's Thomas Lemar scores their first goal REUTERS/Vincent West

EIBAR, Spain (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid's record signing Thomas Lemar came off the bench to score late on and snatch a 1-0 win at Eibar on Saturday, provisionally taking Atletico six points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona.

The France winger raced towards the far post to meet a pass from midfielder Koke and slam the ball into the net from close range in the 85th minute.

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