Atletico Madrid takes third place in the "La Liga"
Atletico Madrid finished third and put pressure on its former partner Barcelona, who was invited to play the Clasico against its arch-rivals Real Madrid today, by winning the capital's derby against its neighbor and host Rayo Vallecano 1-0 Saturday in the twenty-ninth stage of the Spanish Football League.
Atlético Madrid owes its fifth consecutive victory in the League to its captain Koke, who scored the only goal in the 49th minute after a pass from Portuguese international Joao Felix.
Atlético Madrid completed the match with ten men after their Argentine striker Angel Correa was sent off.
The defending champion succeeded in taking advantage of his high spirits after qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Manchester United (1-0 away in Manchester after a 1-1 draw in Madrid), and he strengthened it before hosting Deportivo Alaves after the international break in The second of next April, before it is a guest of City, the second pole of Manchester, in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the prestigious continental competition on the fifth of it.
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