Atletico Madrid's Giuliano Simeone (right) and Levante's Nacho Perez tussle for the ball during the match. (EPA Images pic)VALENCIA: Atletico Madrid earned a solid 2-0 win at Levante on Saturday to move provisionally top of La Liga before Barcelona host Alaves later on.
Diego Simeone's side climbed a point clear of the Catalan giants, who suffered their first league defeat against rivals Real Madrid last weekend.
Goals from Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone in Valencia helped Atletico record a seventh consecutive league win to continue their strong form and put pressure on the reigning champions.
There was a minute's silence at the start of the match in memory of the 69 victims of the train crash in the province of Toledo that rocked Spain this week.
