Atletico Madrid lost ground on leaders Barcelona as they were held 1-1 away to Granada on Saturday for a seventh draw in 14 La Liga games.
Diego Simeone's side went ahead on the hour mark through Brazilian leftback
Renan Lodi
but lost their lead soon after when Granada's
German Sanchez
outjumped his marker
Hector Herrera
and sent a header crashing into the net.
Simeone brought on record signing Joao Felix in search of a winner but his side barely managed to test Granada's keeper
Rui Silva
in the closing stages, although they were denied a penalty appeal when substitute
Dario Poveda
was felled in added time.
The draw keeps Atletico third in the standings on 25 points, three behind leaders Barcelona who beat Leganes 2-1 and have a game in hand, while Real Madrid are second on 25 and have two games in hand.