Luis Suarez ensured Atletico Madrid ended 2020 top of LaLiga with the only goal in the Madrid derby against Getafe.
Suarez glanced in Yannick Carrasco’s 20th-minute free-kick for his eighth goal of the season.
Atletico’s 1-0 win means they enter the new year two points ahead of city rivals Real Madrid, who could only manage a 1-1 draw at lowly Elche.
⏱ 20' | #AtletiGetafe 1⃣-0️⃣ 🗣 𝓖𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓞𝓛𝓛𝓛𝓛 ❗❕❗ ✈ ¡@LuisSuarez9 de cabeza! 🔴⚪ #AúpaAtleti pic.twitter.com/usV1KBaV5m — Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) December 30, 2020
Luka Modric headed Real into a 20th-minute lead but Elche hit back seven minutes into the second half with a Fidel Chaves penalty.
Jorge Molina’s goal three minutes from time gave Granada a 2-1 win at home to Valencia.
The 38-year-old headed in Alberto Soro’s cross to strengthen the hosts’ top-six bid and condemn Valencia to a seventh match without a victory.
📌 Donato (40 years, 138 days)📌 Cesar Rodriguez (39 years, 279 days)📌 Di Stefano (39 years, 231 days)📌 Ben Barek (39 years, 124 days)📌 JORGE MOLINA (38 years, 252 days) 👏 @Jorge9Molina is now the 𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 in #LaLigaHistory!#KickOut2020 pic.twitter.com/cjqGe1B3lZ — LaLiga English (@LaLigaEN) December 30, 2020
A bad-tempered finish saw Granada’s Domingos Duarte and Valencia’s Jason and Goncalo Guedes sent off in six second-half minutes before Molina struck.
Kevin Gameiro had put Valencia ahead before Kenedy equalised on the stroke of half-time.
Goals from Nolito and Iago Aspas gave Celta Vigo a 2-1 win against bottom club Huesca, for whom Jaime Seoane scored a late consolation.
