Atletico Madrid needed an instinctive finish from Antoine Griezmann to see off Rayo Vallecano 1-0 and claim a first LaLiga win of 2018-19.
Atletico Madrid got their LaLiga campaign up and running as Antoine Griezmann's instinctive second-half finish saw off Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at Wanda Metropolitano.
Diego Simeone's side looked sharp as they drew 1-1 with Valencia in their opening fixture but were sluggish throughout the first half against their local rivals - Thomas Lemar's low effort the only chance of note before VAR dismissed Diego Costa's claim for a penalty.
And though Costa could have done better from a Lemar cross early in the second period, it was Rayo who were looking the most likely to break the deadlock.