Soccer-Atletico hold on to edge bottom side Almeria 2-1

Soccer Football - LaLiga - Atletico Madrid v Almeria - Metropolitano, Madrid, Spain - December 10, 2023 Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann scores their first goal before getting ruled out after a VAR review REUTERS/Susana Vera

MADRID (Reuters) - Atletico Madrid beat Almeria 2-1 on Sunday with first half goals from Alvaro Morata and Angel Correa, extending the bottom side's winless streak in LaLiga to 16 games.

The victory moved Atletico to third, level with Barcelona on 34 points and five points behind league leaders Real Madrid.