Atletico Madrid, who finished third in the previous La Liga season, started this year’s campaign with a crushing win over Granada, which rocketed them straight to the top of the standings.

Granada, returned to La Liga this season, after securing first position in the Segunda División (second division) table last season on the very last match day of the season.

However, they failed to kick off their campaign from where they left last season, as Atletico Madrid handed them a hefty defeat in their first game.

Atletico Madrid started the game with an early attempt in the fifth minute by Álvaro Morata but it was saved in the centre of the goal.

Morata, however, did not slow down and netted the first goal in the extra time of the first half.

The second half saw Granada challenge Atletico’s defence and earned the reward as Samu Omorodion scored an equalizer in the 62nd minute.

But Atletico’s Memphis Depay, who came in for Morata, quickly pulled Granada back with a brilliant goal in the 67th minute to give his team the match-winning advantage.

The 2-1 lead for Atletico remained intact until the 90th minute, but Marcos Llorente bettered it with a late goal in the final minutes of extra time to thump Granada 3-1.

In another game of La Liga, Cadiz scripted history, as they won their first home game in La Liga in 46 years, with a 1-0 victory over Alves at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla.

They started the game with an early lead with Federico San Emeterio scoring in the seventh minute.

Jon Guridi and Luis Rioja made continuous efforts for Alves, but they could not capitalize due to the rock-solid defence of Cadiz.

Cadiz will face last year’s champions Barcelona on August 20, while Table toppers Atletico Madrid will face Real Betis in their next La Liga clash on August 21.

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