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Celta 2-0 Atletico Madrid: Simeone's men stunned in Vigo

Iago Aspas and Maxi Gomez sealed the three points for the Galicians

Iago Aspas mató las esperanzas rojiblancas con un cabezazo letal / | sport
Sebastián Vargas Rozo

Atletico Madrid fell to a surprise defeat on Saturday as they were beaten 2-0 by Celta Vigo in La Liga. 

Iago Aspas and Maxi Gomez scored the goals as Atletico ended the game with 10 men after Stefan Savic saw red in the second half. 

Celta thought they had a third goal, too, but Gustavo Cabral's goal was eventually ruled out by VAR after a short delay. 

Atletico now have four points from their first three games after drawing with Valencia and beating Rayo Vallecano in their first two outings. 

Celta, meanwhile, have seven points after drawing with Espanyol and beating Levante in their opening two fixtures. 

 

Diego Simeone's Atletico could find themselves five points behind title rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona by the end of the weekend if both teams with their respective games.