Atletico routs Cadiz 5-1, overtakes Madrid for 2nd place

Atletico Madrid continued its winning form by routing Cadiz 51 and overtaking Real Madrid for second place in the Spanish leagueAntoine Griezmann scored twice in the first half and Aacutelvaro Morata Yannick Carrasco and Nahuel Molina each added a goal in the second to give Atletico its 12th win in 14 league matches Diego Simeones team moved a point in front of Madrid with five rounds remainingIt is the first time this season Atletico moved into second spot in the standings which is particularly important because it guarantees a spot in the lucrative Spanish Super Cup in Saudi ArabiaAlso ReadCastellanos scores again as Girona beats Sevilla in La LigaMadrid which lost 20 at Real Sociedad on Tuesday had been in the top two since the early rounds It is now focused on Saturdays Copa del Rey final against Osasuna and the Champions League semifinal against Manchester CityAtletico would still make it to the Super Cup by finishing third behind Madrid though which earned its spot for the tournament in Saudi Arabia by reaching the Copa final It wouldnt make it if it finished third behind another teamAtletico is 13 points behind leader Barcelona which has the chance to clinch its first league title in four years in the next roundAtletico has been the hottest team in Spain in the final stretch of the season Its only setbacks recently were a 11 draw against Getafe a 11 draw at Madrid and a 10 loss at Barcelona The domestic league is the only competition it is still participating after disappointing results in Europe and in the CopaWe have to enjoy this moment Griezmann said We cant think about what happened in the past We have to look to what is ahead of us and try to finish as high as possibleGriezmann scored in the second and 27th minutes Morata got on the board in the 49th Carrasco in the 57th and Molina in the 73rd at the Metropolitano stadiumAnthony Lozano scored in the 72nd for Cadiz which dropped to 15th place only one point from the relegation zoneVALENCIA STALLSValencia coming off a loss at Cadiz was held to a 11 draw against Villarreal at home to stay near the relegation zoneIt is in 17th place with 34 points the same as 18thplace Getafe in the first drop position Espanyol which visits Sevilla on Thursday was three points behind in 19th Lastplace Elche was mathematically relegated after a 21 loss at Almeria on TuesdayVillarreal opened the scoring with Nicolas Jackson in the 62nd and Samuel Lino equalized in the 72ndVillarreal had won five of its previous seven matches It stayed seven points behind fourthplace Sociedad in the final Champions League placeGETAFE WINS AGAINGetafe kept alive its chances of escaping demotion with a 10 home victory against Celta VigoEnes Unal scored three minutes into the match to help end his teams sixmatch winless streakCelta sitting 13th has only one win in its last seven matches It had defender Joseph Aidoo sent off with a second yellow card in the 77thThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever