Malaga 0-2 Atletico Madrid: Diego Simeone's men up to third in La Liga Atletico Madrid continued their fine run since the turn of the year as goals in each half by Koke and Filipe Luis moved Diego Simeone's men up to third place in La Liga.

La Liga: Barca beats nine-man Atletico - CNN.com Barcelona took a giant step towards retaining the La Liga title with a 2-1 victory over nine-man Atletico Madrid in a crunch top of the table clash Saturday.

Atlético Madrid Are A Miracle Because Atlético Madrid have been consistently really good for a handful of years now and truly great for about two or three, we’ve almost become numb to the fact that they are once again legitimate contenders in the Spanish league. This should no Read more ... t be the case. Halfway through the season, Atlético currently sit atop La Liga. This should not be possible.

Rayo Vallecano 0-2 Atletico Madrid: Correa and Griezmann leave it late Atletico Madrid left it late to secure the points that temporarily took them to the top of La Liga following a 2-0 defeat of Rayo Vallecano at the Vallecas stadium.

Atletico 1-0 Espanyol: Griezmann strikes as Simeone's men move further ahead of Real Antoine Griezmann scored his third goal in his last two games early in the match, and Espanyol never threatened to rally as Atletico Madrid stayed second in La Liga behind Barcelona.

Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Atletico Madrid: Simeone denied top spot Atletico Madrid were denied top spot in La Liga after being held to a 1-1 draw with Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor Stadium. Lucas Perez equalised former Chelsea midfielder Tiago's opener.

Atletico Madrid 2-1 Valencia: Martinez finds his form Atletico Madrid remained within touching distance of the La Liga summit as they hung on to victory against Valencia at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Sunday night.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Las Palmas: Griezmann the hero for Simeone's men Atletico Madrid got their La Liga campaign up and running when Antoine Griezmann's deflected free-kick secured an unconvincing 1-0 home win over promoted Las Palmas on Saturday.

Atletico vs Barcelona LIVE: Messi and Co clinch La Liga with a win Barcelona can wrap up the La Liga title ahead of Real Madrid with a win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday evening, as all 20 teams play simultaneously. Follow Sportsmail's live coverage HERE.

Goal shy Real Madrid stumbles against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga race - CNN.com Real Madrid fell to a lacklustre 1-0 defeat at the hands of Athletic Bilbao Saturday, potentially handing the La Liga advantage to arch rival Barcelona.