In the Spanish "La Liga" championship, after the festive break, the 18th round matches returned on Saturday. Madrid "Atletico" hosted another city team - "Getafe". Diego Simeone's team achieved a victory with a score of 2-0, and Diego Costa, returning to "Rojiblancos", stood out with his style. The first goal for "Atletico" was scored by Andrea Correa - the striker scored after a precise pass from Antoine Griezmann. In the 68th minute, Diego Costa, who returned to "Atletico" this winter, scored his goal. The striker decided to celebrate with the fans and received his second yellow card for it, and had to leave the field. However, "Atletico" didn't have any problems playing with ten players and achieved a 2-0 victory. "Atletico" remains in second place after the victory, reducing the gap to "Barcos" to 6 points. "Valencia" had a tough victory at home. The "Bats" defeated "Girona" with a score of 2-1 after two consecutive losses. In the last matches, a real goal fiesta took place - in the emotional Seville city derby, "Sevilla" and "Real Betis" scored a total of eight goals, but "Betis" celebrated the victory. In the first half, "Real Betis" took the lead twice, but "Sevilla" always found a way to equalize. However, in the second half, the visitors scored two important goals, which gave them a two-goal advantage. However, the resilient "Sevilla" team reduced the deficit in the 67th minute and pressed the opponents until the end of the match, trying to equalize. In the final moments, the hosts also conceded a fifth goal to their own net. For Sevilla's head coach Vincenzo Montella, this was his debut in Spanish championships, where "Sevilla" occupies the fifth position with 29 points, but remains without a taste of victory for the fourth consecutive game. Results: "Atletico" 2 - 0 "Getafe" (VIDEO) 18' [1 - 0] A. Correa 68' [2 - 0] D. Costa 68' D. Costa ("Atletico") sent off "Valencia" 2 - 1 "Girona" 8' [0 - 1] C. Portu 27' [1 - 1] J. Ramalho (own goal) 48' [2 - 1] D. Parejo (penalty) "Las Palmas" 1 - 2 "Eibar" 32' [1 - 0] J. Viera (penalty) 73' [1 - 1] F. Orellana 77' [1 - 2] S. Enrich "Sevilla" 3 - 5 "Real Betis" 1' [0 - 1] F. Ruiz 13' [1 - 1] W. Ben Yedder 21' [1 - 2] Z. Feddal 40' [2 - 2] S. Kjaer 63' [2 - 3] R. Durmisi 65' [2 - 4] S. Leon 67' [3 - 4] S. Lenglet 90+5' [3 - 5] C. Tello Standings:
