The big news: Antoine Griezmann on target for Atletico
Atletico Madrid’s Antoine Griezmann powered his team to third place in La Liga after his goal helped beat 10-man Deportivo La Coruna 1-0 on Sunday. Griezmann scored his fifth goal of the season as Deportivo’s midfielder Faycal Fajr was sent off after a second yellow card in the first half itself.
Atletico, who host Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday, lost Jose Gimenez and Augusto Fernandez to injury during the clash. However, Diego Simeone's team remains unbeaten this season and are two points behind leaders Real Madrid.
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- Southampton thrashed West Ham United 3-0 in their Premier League clash on Sunday. Goals by Charlie Austin, who netted his fifth in four matches, Dusan Tadic and James Ward-Prowse ensured that the Saints registered their fourth win on the trot and are eighth in the table.
- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has told Raheem Sterling to bring his A-game in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, as the Belgium playmaker could be out for a month because of a hamstring injury. De Bruyne suffered the injury during City’s sixth successive Premier League win after a 3-1 victory at Swansea City.
- The son of Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone scored in his first league start for Serie A club Genoa on Sunday. The 21-year-old Giovanni Simeone gave his side a 47th-minute lead as they played out a 1-1 draw with Pescara.
- Manchester City discard and England goalkeeper Joe Hart produced a stellar performance to help Torino beat Roma in a Serie A for the first time since 1990. Hart made Edin Dzeko suffer a frustrating night as he denied his former teammate three times in a tight encounter. Andrea Belotti put Torino ahead before Iago Falque's penalty made it 2-0. Roma struck back when Francesco Totti scored his 250th Serie A goal from the spot before Falque scored the third for a 3-1 win. In another clash, Fiorentina played out a goalless draw with AC Milan.
- Bundesliga side Hamburg have sacked manager Bruno Labbadia for the second time, after a poor start this season. After Saturday's 1-0 defeat at the hand of champions Bayern Munich, Hamburg registered their fourth loss and have just one point from their first five games. Labbadia was appointed Hamburg boss for a second time in April 2015 and was previously sacked in 2010.
- Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane defended his move of substituting Cristiano Ronaldo during the 2-2 draw against Las Palmas. Ronaldo was replaced by Lucas Vazquez in the 72nd minute and was visibly unhappy with the move. Zidane seemed to have one eye on Madrid's mid-week Champions League clash with Borussia Dortmund in Germany and defended his decision. "I have to take him off sometimes and tonight we did it," said Zidane. "It is obvious he always wants to stay on the field, but I have to think about my players and particularly Cristiano."
- Indian Super League club FC Pune City suffered a massive blow after marquee player Eidur Gudjohnsen was ruled out of the tournament with an injury. The 38-year-old Iceland international, who has played for top sides likes Chelsea and FC Barcelona, suffered an injury during a pre-season training. Club sources have said that Gudjohnsen is returning home on Monday.
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