Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco and France forward Antoine Griezmann led Atletico to win their second home match at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium, with Diego Costa, who is set to rejoin Atletico from Chelsea, watching the hosts from the stands, reports Efe.
After the fourth win out of six matches, Atletico hit 14 points to jump into the second spot, one point ahead of the third placed Sevilla, and one point behind leader Barcelona, who are set to face Girona later on Saturday.
Both teams observed a minute's silence for the victims of the powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that rocked central Mexico, leaving 292 people dead.
Although Atletico could not break the deadlock in the first half, just one minute into the second half Carrasco gave the Atletico the lead after a great effort before dribbling the goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
With 20 minutes to go, Griezmann doubled the score with a left-footed shot from inside the area. The shot went between the legs of Rico to give a comfortable 2-0 lead.
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