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Atletico Madrid 1-0 Leverkusen: Report, Ratings & Reaction as Morata Settles Tense Affair

Atlético Madrid stumbled to their first home win since September 1 thanks to Álvaro Morata's second-half header in their Champions League group stage match against Bayer Leverkusen.

Leverkusen goalkeeper Lukáš Hrádecký almost gifted the hosts an opening goal when he fumbled Ángel Correa's tame shot, but Diego Costa was too slow to react - a pattern of the first-half where left-back Renan Lodi had the only shot on target out of both teams.

Things didn't improve too much after the break either, with blocked shots and slow build-up play becoming the pattern of the game.

Costa saw a good shout for a penalty turned away as the game began to open up following Thomas Lemar's introduction, while Héctor Herrera's deflected shot was impressively clawed out by Hrádecký from underneath his crossbar.