Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Atletico Madrid v Real Valladolid - Wanda Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - December 5, 2020 Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Javier Barbancho
MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid overcame a rusty first-half display to beat Real Valladolid 2-0 at home on Saturday with goals from Thomas Lemar and Marcos Llorente sending them clear at the top of La Liga.
French midfielder Lemar struck his first goal since April 2019 to break the deadlock in the 56th minute, appearing at the back post to guide in a cross from Kieran Trippier and complete a sweeping counter-attack.
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