Atletico's 3-1 Win Over Levante

Madrid (Antara / BaliAFP) - Defending champion Spain Liga Atletico Madrid still try to defend their title, thanks to a 3-1 victory over Levante on Saturday (Sunday AM) through two goals from Antoine Griezmann.

In the presence of Fernando Torres in the stands before his return to his boyhood club was inaugurated on Monday (5/1), Griezmann is under pressure to continue after scoring trigol apiknya appearance while Atletico closes 2014 with a 4-1 away win over Athletic Bilbao two weeks ago.

And he was doing his duties with two header from close range at the beginning of each half before Diego Godin posted Atletico's third goal after kicking Nabil El Zar gave little hope to Levante.

Atletico now have a collection of the same numbers with Barcelona which was ranked second, and only one point behind the top standings Real Madrid, in which two teams of the latter it will play each against Real Sociedad and Valencia on Sunday.

Torres became the center of attention before the game began when he took a seat in the directors box, to reap a lot of praise.

However, in the field, Griezmann ensure the former captain "Atletico" that would meet the competition to be able to enter a team that will face Real Madrid in the King's Cup which was played on Wednesday (7/1).

Atletico securing this game into the second half when the rolling 60 seconds, although there are heroic actions from Marino to thwart Mandzukic header so that the ball was not over the goal line, he is not able to react in time to prevent Griezmann then grabbed the ball over the goal line.

However, the hosts conceded in the 60th minute when Levante able to reduce lag.

Elsewhere, Sevilla Valencia shift to occupy the fourth rank, but they play far from convincing 1-0 win over Celta Vigo.

The visitors had to play for 70 minutes with ten players, after Carles Planas received a red card on the offense against Denis Suarez.

Nico Pareja then scored a mere puppet in the game with a free kick 12 minutes later, to continue the pace of Sevilla are unbeaten at home this season.

Villarreal behind in the competition for the position of the Champions League when they squandered a two-goal from the caretaker team Elche, to put an end to the rate of seven wins with a 2-2 draw.

Malaga is now behind three points from the top four after a controversial penalty Tomer Hemed bring Almeria won 2-1 at La Rosaleda, while Deportivo La Coruna out of the relegation zone thanks to a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. (MFD)