Atletico Madrid moved back to the top of La Liga on Sunday after a 1-1 draw against Real Betis opened a one-point lead over city rivals Real.

Carrasco put Atletico Madrid ahead against Betis with five minutes gone in the match. The Belgian winger got his third goal of the season and gave Atletico fans much needed belief.

Atletico Madrid have announced that Luis Suarez, who left training this Wednesday with an injury problem, "has a muscle injury in his left leg" which means he will be out for at least three weeks.

Ousmane Dembele volleyed in a 90th-minute winner against Real Valladolid on Monday to fire Barcelona to within a point of Atletico Madrid ahead of next weekend's Clasico in La Liga. 

Atletico Madrid stumbled again in La Liga on Sunday as they were beaten 1-0 by Sevilla, giving Barcelona the chance to move to within a point of the top of the table on Monday. 

Like against Alaves, Jan Oblak saved a vital penalty for Atletico Madrid's title hopes. This time it was against Sevilla and the Slovenian saved Lucas Ocampos' penalty.

Benfica have spoken and they have made their position clear. In a brief statement, the Portuguese side have denied that they are in talks to sign Diego Costa. The Spanish striker is still without a club since he left Atletico Madrid.

28 rounds of La Liga have now been played and Lionel Messi is four ahead of second placed Luis Suarez with 23 goals after scoring twice v Real Sociedad. Atletico's Luis Suarez has 19 goals to his name.

Atletico Madrid forward Moussa Dembele collapsed during a training session on Tuesday due to a reported drop in blood pressure, and images of his dramatic slump and medical response were widely reported in the Spanish press.

Atletico Madrid stayed on course to win La Liga even as their rivals kept up the pressure, Kylian Mbappe reached a milestone and Juventus saw their Serie A title hopes surely come to an end. 

Jan Oblak saved a late penalty to boost Atletico Madrid's stuttering La Liga title challenge as Luis Suarez's header proved enough for a nervy 1-0 win over Alaves on Sunday.

Luis Suarez put Atletico Madrid ahead in the second half against Alaves. The Uruguayan headed home a great cross from Kieran Trippier.

Robert Lewandowski comes up against another of the Bundesliga's hottest strikers, Atletico Madrid look to keep Barcelona at arm's length in Spain and there is a huge showdown at the top of the table in France.

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Chelsea reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2014 as Hakim Ziyech ended his goal drought to inspire a 2-0 win against Atletico Madrid in the last 16 second leg on Wednesday.