After a winter break, the Spanish "Primera" championship returned on Saturday with five matches played in the 17th round. At the "Vicente Calderon" stadium, the footballers of Madrid's "Atletico" and Valencia's "Levante" met. Diego Simeone's team easily defeated the visitors from Catalonia with a score of 3-1. The first goal of the match came in the 18th minute, when Antoine Griezmann scored with a header from a high cross. At the beginning of the second half, the same A. Griezmann increased the advantage, but in the 62nd minute, Nabil El Zhar reduced the deficit. However, Levante's team failed to equalize the score, and Diego Godin sealed the victory with a goal in the 82nd minute after a corner kick by Tiago. " Atletico" remains in third place with 38 points, the same as Barcelona, but having played one less match. The leader of "Primera" is still Real Madrid, which has two more matches in hand. In other matches, "Sevilla" narrowly defeated Vigo's "Celta", and "Villarreal" secured an away win. "The Yellow Submarine" led 2-0, but "Elche" managed to equalize in the first half and earn a point. Results: "Atletico" 3 - 1 "Levante" 18' [1 - 0] A. Griezmann 47' [2 - 0] A. Griezmann 62' [2 - 1] N. El Zhar 82' [3 - 1] D. Godin "Sevilla" 1 - 0 "Celta" 32' [1 - 0] N. Pareja 21' C. Planas ("Celta") sent off "Elche" 2 - 2 "Villarreal" 12' [0 - 1] L. Vietto 17' [0 - 2] I. Uche 26' [1 - 2] Jonathas 35' [2 - 2] V. Rodriguez "Deportivo" 1 - 0 "Athletic Bilbao" 24' [1 - 0] I. Cavaleiro "Malaga" 1 - 2 "Almeria" 39' [0 - 1] T. Hemed 73' [1 - 1] Samu 76' [1 - 2] T. Hemed (11m penalty) Standings:
