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Atletico 2-0 Sevilla: Simeone's men leap into second place in La Liga

Atletico inflicted Sevilla's first defeat of the new Liga campaign

Carrasco and Griezman were on target for the Rojiblancos

EFE

Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 2-0 in their second ever game at the Wanda Metropolitano to move into second place in La Liga. 

Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Griezmann were the scorers as Atletico showed their quickly getting to grips with their new home having left the Vicente Calderon behind last season. 

It's the third consecutive win for Diego Simeone's side, who are just one point behind Barça for now, who play Girona later on Saturday. 

 

Sevilla, meanwhile, drop to third, two points back from Barça, after this, their first defeat in La Liga under new coach Eduardo Berizzo.