Kevin Gameiro's penalty was enough to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna on an unhappy birthday for Clarence Seedorf.
Atletico Madrid moved to within nine points of LaLiga leaders Barcelona with a 1-0 win over Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.
With Antoine Griezmann suspended and Diego Costa restricted to a second-half appearance from the bench, it was Kevin Gameiro who struck the only goal of the game to keep his side's faint title hopes alive.
Barca snatched a point against Sevilla on Saturday thanks to a dramatic late comeback, but the result was enough to give Atleti some hope of keeping the title race going with eight matches left to play.