Atletico Madrid beat Levante 2-0 at the Estadi Ciutat de Valencia to move one point clear at the top of LaLiga. The win extended Atletico Madrid's unbeaten run in all competitions to nine games.
Goals and disallowed efforts
Alejandro Grimaldo scored Atletico Madrid's first goal after 36 minutes. Giuliano Simeone added the second from Alex Baena's through ball.
A Morten Hjulmand goal for Atletico Madrid was ruled out for offside after VAR intervention. Early in the second half, David Hancko had the ball in the back of the net for Atletico Madrid, but his effort was immediately ruled out for offside.
Table and defensive data
Atletico Madrid have now managed three successive league shutouts. They have conceded just 8 goals in 11 games so far.
Levante remain one point clear of the relegation zone and have dropped one place to 16th position in the table.
Next match
Atletico Madrid host Bayern Munich in the league phase of the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.
Man of the Match
Flashscore named Alejandro Grimaldo as its Man of the Match.
