Good afternoon, and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Atletico Madrid v Malaga.

WIDE! The corner causes mayhem inside the home penalty area, the ball falls to Charles who can't direct his shot on target.

SAVE! Cop rifles a half-volley at goal and forces Oblak into his first stop of the evening. The visitors have a corner now.

Atletico defend a corner and immediately spring a counter attack as Carrasco picks out Juanfran on the channel but he's not allowed to get a cross in.

A slight concern for Atletico here as Carrasco comes out the worst in an aerial challenge. He should be OK though.

Saul shows brilliant close control in the penalty area and tries to pick out a team mate in the penalty area but the Malaga defence stands firm to clear the danger.

The home side have had plenty of the ball in the early stages at Vicente Calderón.

Koke looks for the run of Torres but overhits his pass and the ball goes out for a goal-kick.

KICK-OFF! Atletico Madrid's match with Malaga is underway. The hosts need a win to move to the top of the table after Real Madrid clinched a late 3-2 winner ar Rayo earlier today.

TEAMS - Atletico Madrid: Oblak, Juanfran, Gimenez, Lucas, Filipe Luis, Gabi, Saul, Koke, Carrasco, Griezmann, Torres. Subs: Moya, Jesus Gamez, Savic, Augusto, Thomas, Correa, Vietto. /// Malaga: Ochoa, Rosales, Albentosa, Weligton, Torres, Recio, Camacho, Horta, Pablo, Cop, Charles. Subs: Aarón, Atsu, Ricca, Juanpi, Duda, Chory Castro, Santa Cruz.

Some pre-kick-off reading for you - can Fernando Torres grab the treble he's pursuing?