Fernando Torres has found a sudden rich vein of form in front of goal after netting to help Atletico Madrid win in Getafe and reclaim second place in La Liga.
Atleti leapfrogged city rivals Real Madrid in the table and went level with Barcelona at the top, on a day when Real Sociedad recorded a big win, while Sevilla and Eibar also picked up precious points.
Here are the full results from Sunday's games:
Home | Score | Away |
Real Sociedad | 3-0 | Granada |
Sevilla | 2-0 | Las Palmas |
Eibar | 2-0 | Levante |
Getafe | 0-1 | Atletico Madrid |
Barcelona | Celta Vigo |
Here's what those results mean for the table:
Position | Club | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal Difference | Points |
1 | Barcelona | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 54 |
2 | Atletico Madrid | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 54 |
3 | Real Madrid | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 47 | 53 |
4 | Villarreal | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 48 |
5 | Sevilla | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
6 | Eibar | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 36 |
7 | Athletic Bilbao | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 35 |
8 | Celta Vigo | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 35 |
9 | Deportivo La Coruna | 24 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 |
10 | Real Sociedad | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
11 | Malaga | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
12 | Valencia | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
13 | Getafe | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -10 | 26 |
14 | Real Betis | 24 | 6 | 8 | 10 | -15 | 26 |
15 | Rayo Vallecano | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -17 | 24 |
16 | Sporting Gijon | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 23 |
17 | Espanyol | 24 | 6 | 4 | 14 | -27 | 22 |
18 | Las Palmas | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -15 | 21 |
19 | Granada | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -24 | 20 |
20 | Levante | 24 | 4 | 5 | 15 | -24 | 17 |
Recap
It was all about club hero Torres, as manager Diego Simeone's team earned a valuable away win.