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La Liga
Nov 9, 2014 at 8pm UK
 
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2-1

Vela (15'), Agirretxe (82')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Mandzukic (10')

Diego Simeone "happy" despite defeat

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone refuses to criticise his side following Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Real Sociedad.

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone has hinted that his side are not involved in the La Liga title race this season.

The capital outfit won their first league title since 1996 last term, but Simeone has continually played down their prospects in the early part of the season.

After Sunday's 2-1 defeat at Real Sociedad, Simeone claimed that Valencia and Sevilla were his side's main challengers in the table and not the current top two – Real Madrid and Barcelona.

"I'm happy because it's a good round for us. Valencia and Sevilla drew and in that regard the defeat comes at a good time," he told AS.

"It was a very entertaining, fast-moving game. We started well, the better team, and went ahead on the scoreboard, but Real responded well.

"They were gradually the better team and when [Guilherme Siqueira] was sent off, they played with more intensity on their pitch and I noticed that until they got their second goal ."

Atletico currently sit fourth in La Liga, four points off the top.

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Real Sociedad's players celebrate a goal during the Spanish league football match Real Sociedad vs Atletico de Madrid at the Anoeta stadium in San Sebastian on November 9, 2014
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2Real Madrid1283125111427
3Atletico MadridAtletico137511971226
4Villarreal127322319424
5Osasuna136341720-321
6Athletic Bilbao135531913620
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8Real Sociedad135351110118
9Mallorca135351010018
10GironaGirona135351617-118
11Celta Vigo135262022-217
12Rayo Vallecano124441313016
13Sevilla134361218-615
14Leganes133551316-314
15Getafe142751011-113
16AlavesAlaves134181422-813
17Las PalmasLas Palmas133371622-612
18Espanyol123181122-1110
19Real ValladolidValladolid142391027-179
20Valencia11146817-97


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