Simeone equals Atletico record with 344th La Liga win at Levante
Atletico Madrid won 2-0 at Levante on Saturday with goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone. It was their seventh straight league win and briefly put them top of La Liga, AFP reported.
Atletico Madrid beat Levante 2-0 in Valencia on Saturday, AFP reported. The win took Diego Simeone's side a point clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga. Barcelona hosted Alaves later that day. According to a later AFP headline, they then routed Alaves to keep top spot. The win was Simeone's 344th in La Liga as Atletico coach. That equals the club record set by Luis Aragones, according to AFP. Simeone has coached Atletico since 2011. It was also Atletico's seventh league win in a row. Levante's Dani Requena forced an early save from Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak. Morten Hjulmand thought he had scored from an Alex Baena pass, but a VAR review ruled the Dane offside. Baena then set up the opener. Levante defended his pass poorly and the ball reached Grimaldo, who shot high into the net at the near post. Lee Kang-in hit the crossbar early…
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