Atleti wins at Valencia
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ANTOINE Griezmann made amends for missing a second penalty in as many games by hitting the opening goal as Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 2-0 yesterday to provisionally go top of La Liga.
The France hitman saw his first-half penalty beaten away by spot-kick saving specialist Diego Alves, who repelled another penalty from Gabi later on. But he finally blasted past the Brazilian goalkeeper in the 62nd minute, while Kevin Gameiro sealed the points in injury time.
Atletico provisionally leads the table with 15 points, with title rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona, on 14 and 13, respectively, playing later.
Atletico travelled to Mestalla stadium full of confidence after its impressive 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, while there was an optimistic mood among the home fans too following the appointment of new coach Cesare Prandelli.
The former Italy coach assumes full control of the struggling team today and his new side made a positive start, although it conceded a penalty when Nani fouled Angel Correa in the area.
Griezmann, who had struck the bar from the spot against Bayern and in the UCL final against Real, missed a third straight penalty as Alves dived to his right to save yet another spot-kick after setting a La Liga record last week.
After Griezmann had broken the deadlock Alves made his 19th penalty save in the league by denying Atletico captain Gabi from 12 yards, but his feats proved anecdotal as Valencia slumped to a fifth defeat in seven games.
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