Quick-fire goals against Levante take Atletico up to third
Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix in action with Levante's Sergio Postigo and Coke REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Atletico Madrid made it three La Liga wins in a row by beating Levante 2-1 at home on Saturday to climb up to third in the standings following an action-packed game in which three goals were scored in the space of five minutes.
Argentine forward Angel Correa gave the home side the lead in the 13th minute after Kieran Trippier took the Levante defence by surprise by volleying a chipped pass from Thomas Partey towards Correa.
The visitors responded three minutes later with a volley of their own from striker Roger Marti which flummoxed Atleti keeper Jan Oblak at his near post but Diego Simeone's side regained the lead 60 seconds later with a header from defender Felipe.
Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Felipe celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Sergio Perez
Atleti controlled most of the second half but ceded two chances to Enis Bardhi who was denied on both occasions by superb saves from Oblak, the latter of which came deep in stoppage time.
The victory took Atletico onto 35 points after 19 games, level with fourth-placed Sevilla who were held 1-1 at home to Athletic Bilbao on Friday. Real Madrid lead the standings with 40 points.
Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa in action with Levante's Sergio Postigo REUTERS/Sergio Perez
(Reporting by Richard Martin, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata in action with Levante's Nemanja Radoja REUTERS/Sergio PerezSoccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Felipe scores their second goal REUTERS/Sergio PerezSoccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Levante - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - January 4, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi in action with Levante's Ruben Rochina REUTERS/Sergio Perez
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