Antoine Griezmann (left) has now scored 16 goals in La Liga this season
Antoine Griezmann scored his 23rd goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat struggling Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 to move back within eight points of La Liga leaders Barcelona.
Barca stretched their lead with a 6-0 victory over Getafe earlier in the day but a fourth successive league win saw Diego Simeone's side narrow the gap.
Saul Niguez headed Atletico in front before top-scorer Griezmann made it 2-0 with an angled shot after an hour.
Angel Correa slotted a late third goal.
Atletico, second in La Liga, host PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League on Tuesday night with their last-16 tie level at 0-0 following the first leg in the Netherlands.
Their preparation could not have gone better as they kept a 27th clean sheet of the season in all competitions as 13th-placed Deportivo's winless La Liga run was extended to 13 games.
Saul Niguez's early goal was his ninth of the season
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