Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann was the first to score a goal against Celta Vigo on Sunday. (Photo : Reuters)
Atletico Madrid came out with a 2-0 away win against Celta Vigo thanks to second-half goals scored by Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco, keeping the club at the top of the table as the Spanish BBVA Primera Liga season hit its halfway mark this weekend, as reported by China Daily.
The game was played in difficult conditions with heavy rainfall in the north-west of Spain. However, this did not seem to faze Atletico, who gave a stellar performance.
Atletico included Augusto Fernandez, who was recently signed from Celta, in its starting roster.
Griezmann scored the first goal, his 10th goal of the season, four minutes into the second half. With Celta's attacking being largely ineffective, Carrasco scored the second goal with 11 minutes remaining, sealing the win.
On Saturday afternoon, Barcelona beat Granada 4-0, featuring a hat trick by Leo Messi. Neymar scored the fourth goal of the game, cementing Barcelona's victory in the Camp Nou Stadium.
Zinedine Zidane got off to a good start as the new coach of Real Madrid, leading the team to a 5-0 victory at home against Deportivo la Coruna, with Gareth Bale scoring a hat trick.
Cedric Bakambu scored two goals for Villareal, earning a 2-0 win against Sporting Gijon on Sunday. This secured the club's position as fourth place in the table.
Levante beat Rayo Vallecano 2-1, with all goals coming in during the last 18 minutes. Deyverson and Jose Luis Morales gave Levante a 2-0 lead until the last seven minutes of the game when Pablo Hernandez scored a goal for Rayo.
Sevilla defeated Athletic Club Bilbao 2-0 in Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium, with Kevin Garneiro scoring twice, with one goal the result of a penalty.
Real Sociedad earned a 2-0 home win against Valencia, with Jonathas's first two goals of the season. Gary Neville, the coach of Valencia, is still searching for his first league win as Valencia coach.
