European roundup: Atlético Madrid defeat hits Champions League buildup

Atlético Madrid suffered a shock 1-0 loss at lowly Mallorca to end their six-game winning streak in La Liga, as they prepared for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City.

Atlético are fourth in the standings on 57 points, level with Barcelona who have two games in hand, and three points behind second-placed Sevilla. Real Madrid, who host Getafe later on Saturday, lead the way on 69 points.

Diego Simeone rested several players for their home leg against City and Atlético struggled to find their rhythm against fourth-bottom Mallorca who were on a run of seven consecutive league losses.

The winner was scored in the 71st minute by Kosovo striker Vedat Muriqi who converted a penalty after Atlético defender Reinildo Mandava fouled Pablo Maffeo.

Bayern Munich needed an 82nd-minute penalty from top scorer Robert Lewandowski to snatch a 1-0 victory over visitors Augsburg and protect their nine-point lead with five matches remaining.

Lewandowski converted the spot-kick awarded for a handball, breaking Augsburg’s valiant resistance, to keep Bayern comfortably clear of second-placed Borussia Dortmund, winners 2-0 over VfB Stuttgart on Friday, and on course for a record-extending 10th straight league crown.

Bayern, who suffered their first Champions League loss of the season in midweek, going down 1-0 to Villarreal in the quarter-final first leg, were toothless for much of the game. They were shut out by a hard-working defence, lacked any real tempo in their game and didn’t manage a single corner in the first half.

Lewandowski thought he had finally broken the deadlock in the Bavarian derby with a 47th-minute header but the Augsburg keeper Rafal Gikiewicz somehow got a hand to the ball to push