Koke scored a stunning goal as Atletico Madrid cruised to a 3-0 victory over Girona.

Conor Gallagher and Antoine Griezmann were also on target at Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, as Diego Simeone's side returned to third place in LaLiga.

The visitors took the lead in the 13th minute as the ball broke kindly for Koke, who arrowed a superb 25-yard strike into the top-left corner for his 50th goal for Atletico.

Jan Oblak came to the rescue at the other end to deny former Atletico man Axel Witsel's volley, before Atleti doubled their advantage in the 38th minute.

Gallagher, 10 minutes after replacing the injured Nico Gonzalez, saw his 20-yard effort deflect beyond Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga via Vitor Reis.

Oblak made another smart save after the break to deny Alex Moreno, but Los Rojiblancos secured the victory in the second minute of stoppage time, as substitute Griezmann neatly slid home his fourth goal in three games.

Data Debrief: Super subs come up trumps once more for Atletico

Atletico have scored 10 goals via substitutes in LaLiga this season, more than any other team.

Once again, Griezmann produced the goods from the bench, netting his fifth goal as a substitute this term, more than any player in Europe's big five leagues.

As for Girona, coach Michel Sanchez has now lost eight of his 10 LaLiga meetings with Simeone (W1 D1), extending his highest number of defeats against a single manager in the competition.