A bad outing for Atletico Madrid saw Gabi sent off as it lost 1-0 to Malaga and missed the chance to overtake Barcelona as league leader.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone claimed not to be worried by the fact his side missed the chance to claim the top spot in La Liga by losing 1-0 to Malaga.
With Barcelona at the Club World Cup, the visitor knew that even a point at La Rosaleda would be enough to see them replace the Catalan giants as league leader. But instead, a heavily-deflected, 86th-minute goal from Brazilian striker Charles condemned them to their first defeat in 16 games.