A roundup of all of Saturday’s action in Spain’s top flight…
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Atletico Madrid 2-0 Getafe
Atleti extended their unbeaten run to 18 games with a straightforward 2-0 victory over sixth-place Getafe on Saturday. As they’ve now done three straight weekends, Diego Simeone’s side cut Barcelona’s title lead to just two points ahead of the defending champions’ fixture. Each of the last two weeks, Barca have taken the field on Sunday and restored their five-point advantage.
Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring with a left-footed strike from the edge of the box in the 27th minute, followed by Saul Niguez’s tap-in of a rebound from Nikola Kalinic’s initial effort in the 37th.
🔴⚪️ GOOAAL: @Thomaspartey22 sets @AntoGriezmann up perfectly to give @atletienglish 1️⃣-0️⃣ lead over @GetafeCF. #AtletiGetafe https://t.co/eGKrVhdQVJ
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 26, 2019
WATCH: @saulniguez was on the spot to pounce on a rebound and give @atletienglish a 2-0 lead over @GetafeCF before halftime ⏯ #AtletiGetafe https://t.co/NvfGogDWXP
— beIN SPORTS USA (@beINSPORTSUSA) January 26, 2019
Sevilla 5-0 Levante
Sevilla hammered 11th-place Levante for five goals to snap their four-game winless skid (two straight losses) and reclaim third place — for the time being — from Real Madrid.
Pablo Machin’s side got five goals, all in the second half, from five different goalscorers — Wissam Ben Yedder (48th minute), Andre Silva (60th), Franco Vazques (71st), Pablo Sarabia (80th) and Qunicy Promes (90th).
Elsewhere in La Liga
Leganes 2-2 Eibar
Valencia 3-0 Villarreal
Sunday’s La Liga schedule
Real Valladolid v. Celta Vigo — 6 a.m. ET
Girona v. Barcelona — 10:15 a.m. ET
Real Sociedad v. Huesca — 12:30 p.m. ET
Athletic Bilbao v. Real Betis — 12:30 p.m. ET
Espanyol v. Real Madrid — 2:45 p.m. ET
