Atlético’s Correa scores from bench as VAR awards goal after he is taken off

The Atlético Madrid winger Ángel Correa achieved the rare feat of being awarded a goal while on the substitutes’ bench as Diego Simeone’s side drew 1-1 with Getafe.

After the hosts missed a number of chances to take a first-half lead at the Metropolitano, Correa fired home on the rebound in the 60th minute – but saw the assistant’s flag raised. The Argentinian was promptly substituted by Simeone only for the referee, Antonio Mateu Lahoz, to award the goal following a lengthy VAR review.

That led to the unusual sight of Atlético players piling into the dugout to celebrate with Correa, who had already taken his seat on the bench. The goal scorer then watched on as his side failed to close out victory, with relegation-threatened Getafe claiming a point through Enes Unal’s late penalty after a Saúl handball.

Elsewhere in La Liga, Elche finally earned their first win of the season at the 20th time of asking as Pere Milla’s hat-trick sealed a 3-1 home victory over Villarreal. The shock defeat leaves Villarreal four points behind fourth-placed Atlético in the race for Europe, while Elche are nine points behind Getafe at the foot of the table.

Lionel Messi’s second-half winner helped Paris Saint-Germain recover from a poor start to extend their Ligue 1 lead to eight points with a 2-1 home win over Toulouse.

Neymar and Kylian Mbappé both missed the game with injury, and PSG’s problems grew when Renato Sanches, in for the suspended Marco Verratti, left the pitch in tears after picking up an early thigh injury. Toulouse took the lead in the 20th minute, Branco van den Boomen beating Gianlugi Donnarumma with a fine free kick.

Lionel Messi celebrates with teammates after scoring what proved to be PSG’s winner. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images

Marquinhos then flicked a Messi free kick on to the post before Achram Hakimi equalised before the break with a superb curled finish from outside the box. Messi produced a similar finish on the hour mark and almost added a third in stoppage time, only to hit the post.

PSG lead second-placed Marseille, who host Nice on Sunday, by eight points with Lens, who visit Brest, a point further back in third place. Lyon moved up to eighth with a welcome 3-1 win at Troyes, with Alexandre Lacazette’s late goal securing victory after Bradley Barcola and Rayan Cherki had struck for the visitors.

In Serie A, Roma moved up to third after a flying start secured a 2-0 home win over Empoli. Roger Ibañez struck in the second minute, heading home from a corner before Tammy Abraham repeated the trick four minutes later to double Roma’s lead. The bottom club, Cremonese, remain winless after a 2-0 home defeat to Lecce.