Atletico Madrid 2-0 Celta Vigo: Renan Lodi brace boosts hosts' top-four hopes
A double from Atletico Madrid left-back Renan Lodi secured a home win over Celta Vigo, keeping the hosts in the hunt for a top-four finish.
Atletico Madrid boosted their hopes of a top-four finish in LaLiga, as Renan Lodi netted twice in a hard-fought 2-0 home win over Celta Vigo.
Towards the end of a turgid first period, Lodi fired a deflected effort past Matias Diruto to give Diego Simeone's team the lead, then volleyed in a second on the hour, with Geoffrey Kondogbia providing assists for both goals.
Simeone's solid rearguard stood firm as Atletico closed out the win in the latter stages, piling the pressure on top-four rivals Barcelona, who can move level with the Spanish champions by beating Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
After Atletico started slowly, Reinildo was forced into a brilliant block by Franco Cervi after 15 minutes.
Correa failed to meet Marcos Llorente's inviting cut-back at the other end, but Atletico did break the deadlock on 35 minutes.
Lodi was the scorer, beating Hugo Mallo before firing a low shot past Diruto, who looked to have been wrong-footed by a touch from the Celta skipper.
