Atletico stretch Spanish League lead with Sevilla victory

Gulf Today Report

Atletico Madrid defeated Sevilla to extend their lead at the top of Spanish League by four points on Tuesday.

The leaders strengthened their title credentials with a 2-0 romp of Sevilla after goals in each half from Angel Correa and substitute Saul Niguez on a freezing night following historic snowfall in the Spanish capital allowed Diego Simeone's side to increase the gap between themselves and city rivals Real Madrid.

The match at the Wanda Metropolitano was one of three games in hand that Atletico had on Madrid and Barcelona, who sit a further three points back in third.

Their home fixture with Athletic Bilbao at the weekend had to be postponed after Madrid experienced its heaviest snowfall in half a century.

"I'm very happy to help the team with this goal... the work pays off," said Saul after the win.

Sevilla meanwhile stay sixth on 30 points, level with fifth-placed Real Sociedad.

Zinedine Zidane's Madrid will have a tough task defending their La Liga crown on the evidence of Tuesday's display which bore all the hallmarks of a Simeone side.

Kieran Trippier returned to the atletico side after FIFA suspended the England international's 10-week ban for breaching betting rules.

And the 30-year-old marked his comeback by helping Correa open the scoring in the 17th minute with a cut back that still left the Argentine with plenty of work to do as he controlled the ball in the area.