Atletico Madrid missed the opportunity to go top of La Liga as it fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Malaga.
Ten-man Atletico Madrid missed out on the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of La Liga as a heavily deflected goal with four minutes to go saw it lose out 1-0 to lowly Malaga.
With Barcelona taking part in - and winning - the Club World Cup final earlier on Sunday, Diego Simeone's men knew that even a point from their trip to La Rosaleda would be enough to send them into the Christmas break as outright leaders.