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La Liga: Atletico see off Valencia
- Updated: October 2, 2016
Atletico Madrid overcame the heroics of Valencia goalkeeper Diego Alves to win 2-0 at the Mestalla.
The Brazilian saved two penalties, but second-half strikes from Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro settled matters.
The result keeps Diego Simeone’s side in early-season contention for La Liga glory. However Valencia, who replaced Pako Ayestaran with Cesare Prandelli as head coach this week, continue to struggle near the bottom.
Malaga lifted some of the pressure on under-fire coach Juande Ramos as they came from behind late on to beat Athletic Bilbao 2-1 at La Rosaleda.
The Basque side had reeled off four successive La Liga wins coming into this game and an …
