Soccer-Atletico hang on to beat Osasuna 2-0 in ill-tempered match

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Osasuna v Atletico Madrid - El Sadar Stadium, Pamplona, Spain - September 28, 2023 Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann in action with Osasuna's Juan Cruz REUTERS/Vincent West

PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) -Goals from Antoine Griezmann and Rodrigo Riquelme earned Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win over Osasuna in a bad-tempered LaLiga encounter which ended with both teams reduced to 10 men on Thursday.

Atletico, who have a game in hand, moved up to fifth place in the LaLiga standings on 13 points, six behind surprise leaders Girona. Real Madrid are second on 18 points, one ahead of champions Barcelona.