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Atletico beat Levante 2-0 for a seventh straight LaLiga win
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📰 Atletico Madrid won 2-0 at Levante to make it seven straight LaLiga wins and go provisionally top.
📌 Key points
⚽ Grimaldo pounced on a Levante error to open the scoring before half-time.
🎯 Giuliano Simeone added the second after the break.
🏆 They went provisionally top on 28 points ahead of Barcelona's game.
📏 Diego Simeone's 344th league win equalled Luis Aragones's club record.
🚩 Atletico had two goals ruled out for offside.
📝 What happened
⚽ The matchday 11 game was played at the Ciutat de Valencia on 31 October. Alejandro Grimaldo scored in the 36th minute after a mistake by Jon Ander Olasagasti, though some outlets list it as the 35th.
🎯 Giuliano Simeone made it 2-0 in the 61st minute. Yahoo Sports said Alex Baena played a part in both goals.
🚩 Morten Hjulmand's 16th-minute finish and a David Hancko goal in the 54th minute were both ruled out for offside. Levante had 20 shots to Atletico's 11 but could not beat Jan Oblak.
📊 By the numbers
• Score: Levante 0-2 Atletico
• Seventh straight league win, 28 points from 11 games
• Expected goals: Atletico 0.58, Levante 1.25
• Shots: Atletico 11, Levante 20
• Grimaldo has four goals and two assists, the most among LaLiga defenders
🔭 Why it matters
Barcelona host Alaves later the same night, so Atletico's place at the top depends on that result. The side that holds it will take the early advantage in the title race.
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