Atletico Madrid 3-0 Deportivo La Coruna

Antoine Griezmann (left) has now scored 16 goals in La Liga this season

Antoine Griezmann scored his 23rd goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat struggling Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 to move back within eight points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.

Barca stretched their lead with a 6-0 victory over Getafe earlier in the day but a fourth successive league win saw Diego Simeone's side narrow the gap.

Saul Niguez headed Atletico in front before top-scorer Griezmann made it 2-0 with an angled shot after an hour.

Angel Correa slotted a late third goal.

Atletico, second in La Liga, host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday night with their last-16 tie level at 0-0 following the first leg in the Netherlands.

Their preparation could not have gone better as they kept a 27th clean sheet of the season in all competitions as 13th-placed Deportivo's winless La Liga run was extended to 13 games.

Saul Niguez's early goal was his ninth of the season