Diego Costa collided with a post when he bravely slid in to score a late second. In the end, however, it was just a scare and Diego Simeone's side sit four wins from La Liga glory - whatever Barcelona and Madrid do over the next five fixtures.
Costa's bloodied shin left the Brazil-born forward in agony and appeared a brutal blow to the title hopes of this terrific team. But it turned out to be worse than it looked, with positive news quickly filtering from the dressing room. "It's just a cut," confirmed Atleti, while Simeone's own personal press officer, Pepe Pasques, tweeted: "Relax everyone! Everything is fine. We just need to fix the post!"
The moment was nevertheless symbolic. It is often said that some players will run through brick walls for their coaches and that sums up Simeone's side and, in this case, Diego Costa. Where many may have been more concerned with their own health, the striker saw not the post, nor the danger, but only one objective: to score the goal that would win the match.
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