Today’s important question: did Fernando Torres get his signature on the dotted line in time to make his (sort of) debut for Atletico Madrid against Levante? Answer: he did not. Sorry folks. Still, you might as well hang around for the Liga clash from the Vicente Calderon Stadium. We get underway in 30 minutes.
La Liga / Matchday 17
Estadio Vicente Calderón / 03.01.2015
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- A. Griezmann(18', 47')
- D. Godín(82')
- N. El Zhar(62')
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Updated 03/01/2015 at 16:49 GMT
25'
Antoine Griezmann - featuring a mop as blonde as new rival Torres - drops deep to help link up an attack.
23'
CLOSE! Gabi flings in a fizzing delivery which causes the visitors all sorts of problems. This time they do just enough to avoid conceding again.
22'
YELLOW! Pape Diop - not the former Premier League favourite - goes into the book for a sneaky hack at Gabi.
21'
Ah, the crowd are alive after all. Griezmann’s header has sparked them into life.
19'
Atletico are buzzing around the pitch and are dominating proceedings, although it must be added that Levante are playing miserably currently.
18'
GOAL! Atletico 1-0 Levante. Guilherme Siqueira watches his cross loop into the Spanish sky after a wicked deflection. Griezmann is alive to the situation, gets across his marker and heads the plummeting ball into the net.
16'
A crunching challenge wins Levante possession deep inside their own half and they counter at pace. A stumbling Jose Luis Morales has options, but elects to go alone and sees his tame shot easily saved.
15'
CHANCE! Mario Mandzukic hangs in the air and directs a header towards goal… Just wide. Decent start from the hosts.
14'
Mind you, Levante aren't much better in possession and surpass Godin's exploits moments later.
13'
Oops. Godin, fresh from his offside disappointment, balloons a simple 20-yard pass out of play.
12'
GOAL DISALLOWED! Diego Godin drifts around the back of the Levante defence, heads the ball across goal and breaks into a grin as Arda Turin nods home. His joy is short-lived though as the flag is up again. We’ve got a keen linesman this afternoon.
10'
YELLOW! Juanfran commits a second sin and earns his spot in the book.
9'
Nikos Karabelas bounces the ball menacingly before taking a throw-in deep in opposition territory. That's as exciting as it gets, however, as the hosts soon win the ball back.
8'
CHANCE! Levante have numerous opportunities to clear, but keep returning it to their opponents. Somehow they get bodies between the ball and the goal - with Loukas Vyntra making a fine block (albeit he may have used his hands) - to survive.
6'
Miguel Angel Moya claims a shot from a tight angle. Solid first stop from the Spanish stopper.
5'
The resulting set-piece floats into the penalty area. Atleti fans lean towards the edge of their seats; quickly sinking back when the flag shoots up to signal an offside.
4'
Antoine Griezmann glides through the opposition half, committing defenders on both sides, before hitting the deck after a hefty biff from Juanfran. Free-kick in a dangerous position.
3'
And it’s from that corner that Atletico mount their first attack. The ball is swung into the mixer, it ricochets around before being hacked away.