Atletico Madrid's Angel Correa (R) celebrates with teammate Kieran Trippier (C) and Marcos Llorente after scoring the 1-0 lead during a Spanish LaLiga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla FC at Wanda Matropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, 12 January 2021. EFE / JUANJO MARTIN // EFE_20210112-637460856376717281 / 2101122216 / Credit: JuanJo Martín / EFE / SIPA / 2101122216 -

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The leader does not weaken: thanks to Angel Correa and Saul Niguez, Atlético Madrid dominated Sevilla FC 2-0 on Tuesday in a late match of the 1st day of La Liga, and increased its lead at the top of the standings (41 pts ), four points ahead of Real Madrid, with two more games to play.

Starting from an arithmetic base of 100 points at the end of the championship, the Colchoneros, who have only been champions once in the last decade, are for the moment untouchable for the two declining mastodons.

Four points ahead of Real and two less games

The prodigy Joao Felix preserved on the bench, Diego Simeone still has an offensive card to destroy to advance his family: Tuesday night, it is the Argentine striker Angel Correa (25) who deceived Bono with a pivot shot well adjusted (17th) before the second goal of Saul Niguez (76th), to allow the Madrilenians to extend their series to five successes in a row in La Liga.

In the frigid Madrid night, with mounds of snow lining the lawn, exercise bikes to keep players warm and heat lamps installed near the substitutes, Atlético did not go numb.

[🎞️SUMMARY] 🇪🇸 #LaLiga


✨ Atletico Madrid win the shock against Sevilla: 2-0


📈 Still in the lead despite two games late, the Colchoneros take 4 points ahead of Real Madrid


💥 Ángel Correa and Saúl Ñíguez goal scorershttps: //t.co/nOGFpgfGxe

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“All of this makes the team very good internally at the moment.

We will have other difficult times, but here we manage not to go out of matches, and we see what we see on the field, ”savored the Argentine technician in a post-match press conference on Tuesday evening.

What makes me most enthusiastic is that the club and the players are growing, that we always play with passion ”.

And efficiency.

Atlético have conceded only six goals since the start of the season, including two in their only loss to Real (2-0).

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