Atletico Madrid's Arda Turan celebrates his goal against Deportivo Coruna during their Spanish first division soccer match at Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, November 30, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid climbed above Barcelona into second in La Liga thanks to a 2-0 win at home to Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday in a match overshadowed by the death of a Deportivo fan in violent clashes near the stadium.
A 43-year-old supporter of the Galician club, who was not identified by name, had to be fished out of the freezing Manzanares river near Atletico's Calderon stadium after dozens of rival fans battled in the streets a few hours before kickoff.
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