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Valencia 1-1 Atletico - Correa and Rodrigo got the goals

Valencia and Atletico Madrid battle it out in hard fought draw

Valencia came from behind with Rodrigo hitting the equaliser as they drew 1-1 in a hard fought LaLiga Santander game against Atletico Madrid, played in hot and humid conditions on Monday night.

The temperature gauge was touching almost 30 degrees despite the evening kick-off at the Mestalla but it did not stop the high tempo demanded by both coaches.

It was an evenly fought clash with pockets of dominance from both sides and it was Antoine Griezmann, terrorising the Valencia backline, who set up Angel Correa for the opening goal.

Valencia looked to bounce back but were up against a typically solid Atletico rearguard and in fact the visitors were nearer to going further ahead with Diego Costa's shot after he turned Garay was saved by the finger tips of Neto.

However, in the second half Atletico began to lose their concentration at times, and while they still created chances, it was Valencia that equalised with Wass crossing, Godin measuring his jump badly and Rodrigo controlled the ball before shooting home.

In the closing stages Gabriel Paulista headed against a post while Savic at the other end also went close with his head as both sides went for the victory.

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