Atletico Madrid defeated the Levante justly and approached the top

He had nothing else, but he reached the goal. O Atletico Madrid he won by 1-0 for raise by date number 19 of the Spanish League and remains as an escort, but now is closer to the leader, Barcelona.

The team led by Diego Simeone had a discreet performance against a rival who was tidy and did not allow him to generate much danger. "The Colchoneros" could only break the zero with a penalty goal by the Frenchman Antoine Griezmann, at 12 minutes of the second half.

With this victory, Atletico Madrid closed the first round of the season with 38 points and is the second in the table, two points below the only leader, who is Barcelona. The Catalan team will try to recover the distance this afternoon when they receive the Eibar at the Camp Nou.

Despite his correct performance at the Metropolitan Wanda, Levante went empty-handed and 23 units, in 11th position of the classification.