Atlético de Madrid won an easy 3-0 victory against Valencia on Saturday night, the occasion of their match of the 26th day of La Liga. Put into orbit by Griezmann (23rd), the Colchoneros consolidated their lead just after the break thanks to Yannick Carrasco (49th). Lemar (69th) scored the 3rd goal. Carrasco was substituted in the 70th. Axel Witsel entered the game in the 77th in place of Koke. In the standings, Atlético is 3rd (51 points) 14 lengths from Barcelona and 5 from Real who are playing the Clasico on Sunday evening in Catalonia.
Another Red Devil found the way to goal on Saturday night: Loïs Apenda. The Lens striker scored twice (30th and 46th) in the big 3-0 victory over bottom side Angers. Fofana had unlocked the counter in the 26th.
Openda now have 14 Ligue 1 goals this season and five in the last two games. Lens temporarily occupies 2nd place in the standings (57 points) 9 points behind PSG and one point ahead of Marseille, who both play Sunday against Rennes and Reims respectively.
