Three minutes for Atletico to negotiate and go top.

Malaga's Recio is booked for a double-footed crunching tackle on Angel Correa. He might have got the ball but he definitely got the man.

An escape for Atletico as Jan Oblak can only parry Recio's effort from 20 yards - if a Malaga player had gambled he'd have had a tap-in. 

Angel Correa almost scores his second of the game but Guillermo Ochoa makes himself big and sticks out his arms to deny him.

Less than five minutes to go and Atletico Madrid are keeping Malaga penned back. They're looking fairly comfortable.

Good point, the Manchester City midfielder says he sees ghosts all the time. , external

Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis loses possession and chases Juanpi, nipping away at his heels like a piranha. Booked.

All this talk of Atletico Madrid almost sealing the game and Juanpi is inches away from levelling the score. He hits the ball on the bounce from the edge of the box and it whizzes just wide.

Atletico substitute Angel Correa almost puts this game to bed. Glides past a couple of defenders like he was a ghost (do ghosts glide? Do ghosts exist? That's a debate for another time I guess). Anyway he does all that but then fires over the bar.

On comes Roque Santa Cruz, yep that Roque Santa Cruz, for Malaga. Off comes Duje Cop.

Atletico Madrid substitute Augusto Fernandez has a shot from the edge of the box but it's held by keeper Guillermo Ochoa.

Atletico Madrid look to be in control at the Vicente Calderon. Seventeen minutes away from going top for now.

Barcelona and Sporting Gijon name their teams for tonight's next game. Dani Alves is left on Barca's bench - with Sergi Roberto taking his place - as the three lads starts up front.

Sporting start playmaker Alen Halilovic, who is on loan from... Barca. 

Barcelona: Bravo, Pique, Mascherano, Sergi Roberto, Alba, Rakitic, Busquets, Iniesta, Suarez, Messi, Neymar. 

Sporting Gijon: Cuellar, Vranjes, Hernandez, Lichnovsky, Lopez, Mascarell, Rachid, Perez, Halilovic, Menendez, Guerrero.

Atletico Madrid bring off star striker Antoine Griezmann for Augusto Fernandez. That might be with Wednesday's Champions League semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich in mind.

Seconds later Saul almost seals the game but his 18-yard effort curls just wide.

Atletico Madrid push for an immediate second and Antoine Griezmann heads over. Another goal would definitely finish this off.

Alex Mantle: Cmon Atleti, brilliant to see Torres finding form again! Would be brilliant for him to take them to glory! 

Malaga make a change in mdifield as Ricardo Horta is replaced by Chory Castro.