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Atletico Madrid logo
La Liga
Oct 6, 2013 at 11am UK
 
Celta Vigo logo

2-1

Costa (42', 62')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Nolito (71')

Diego Costa double gives Atletico Madrid the win

Two goals from Diego Costa give Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo in this afternoon's La Liga encounter.

Atletico Madrid have secured all three points with a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo in this afternoon's La Liga clash.

The home side started the game well and pushed forward early on, with David Villa coming close with a header on seven minutes.

Atletico Madrid's Brazilian forward Diego da Silva Costa celebrates with Atletico Madrid's Turkish midfielder Arda Turan after scoring during the Spanish league football match Club Atletico de Madrid vs RC Celta de Vigo at the Vicente Calderon stadium in © Getty Images

Diego Costa made room for a shot three minutes later, but his effort went wide of the post.

Atletico were awarded a penalty on 25 minutes after a foul by David Costas, although Costa's spot kick was saved well by the goalkeeper.

The Madrid side continued to dominate the contest and almost took the lead through Mario Suarez and then Arda Turan, but the goalkeeper stood strong once again.

Costa gave the home side the lead on 43 minutes, turning a cross in from close range to make it 1-0.

Villa had a huge chance to double the lead on the hour mark, but he could only put his shot wide of the post.

Two minutes later, Costa did grab a second goal, muscling past two defenders before firing his shot into the back of the net.

Nolito pulled a goal back for the away side on 71 minutes through Nolito, who chipped over the onrushing goalkeeper to make it 2-1.

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2Atletico MadridAtletico18125133122141
3Barcelona19122551222938
4Athletic Bilbao19106329171236
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13Las PalmasLas Palmas186482327-422
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16AlavesAlaves184592130-917
17Getafe183781115-416
18Espanyol1843111630-1415
19Valencia1826101728-1112
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