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Fernando Torres leads Atletico Madrid to victory over Getafe

Atletico Madrid's forward Fernando Torres
Image: Fernando Torres scored the winner for Atletico Madrid on Sunday

Fernando Torres' early goal gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Getafe on Sunday and moved them back up to second in La Liga.

Torres struck with just two minutes gone, firing home from Yannick Carrasco's cross to ensure the visitors left the Coliseum Alfonso Perez with all three points.

Fifth-placed Sevilla left it late to get the better of lowly Las Palmas at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan before wrapping up a 2-0 win inside six second-half minutes.

Ever Banega put them ahead with 69 minutes gone and Kevin Gameiro cemented victory with quarter of an hour remaining.

Granada remain just one place off the foot of the table after a 3-0 defeat at Real Sociedad.

Striker Mikel Oyarzabal did the bulk of the damage with a goal in either half, opening the scoring after 21 minutes and then after Brazilian Jonathas had made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time, completing the job on the hour.

Levante, the only side worse off than Granada, slipped to an eighth defeat in 10 league outings when they lost 2-0 at Eibar.

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Frontman Borja Baston set the home side on their way with a close-range 37th-minute strike - his 16th goal of the season - and defender Tono's own goal 13 minutes after the restart confirmed the win.

Barcelona remain top of the table after easing to a 6-1 victory over Celta Vigo.

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