Marcos Llorente and Angel Correa both scored twice to help a depleted Atletico Madrid thrash visitor Las Palmas 5-0 in LaLiga on Saturday, as manager Diego Simeone rested key players ahead of a midweek Champions League last-16 tie at Inter Milan.
Atletico moved up to third place in La Liga on 51 points, level with Barcelona, which plays at Rafa Benitez's Celta Vigo later on Saturday. It is five points behind Girona and 10 adrift of leader Real Madrid, both of whom have a game in hand.
Despite French forward Antoine Griezmann being on Simeone's list of rested players, Atletico dominated proceedings and made the most of its chances against a usually solid Las Palmas, which arrived in the capital with the second-best defensive record in La Liga with 20 goals conceded in 24 games, behind only Real Madrid's 15.
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