MADRID: Atletico Madrid leapfrogged Valencia into second in La Liga thanks to Fernando Torres’s first goal at the Wanda Metropolitano to edge out Alaves 1-0 on Saturday. Valencia remain five points off leaders Barcelona in third after falling to a second defeat in three matches 2-1 at Eibar. Barca can regain their six-point lead over Atletico and open up an 11-point gap over Real Madrid ahead of next weekend’s El Clasico between the two with victory over Deportivo la Coruna on Sunday. Torres had only been on the pitch six minutes when he stretched to fire home Sime Vrsaljko’s cross for his first league goal of the season. When you score you always have the feeling that you have done a good job,” Torres told BeIN Sports Spain.

Source: New Strait Times December 16, 2017 22:30 UTC