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Atletico Madrid beat Levante 2-0 as Rayo and Betis also win

Atletico Madrid beat Levante 2-0 in LaLiga on Oct. 31, while Rayo Vallecano defeated Celta Vigo 3-0 and Real Betis edged Malaga 2-1.

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Atletico Madrid. (CC0)
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Atletico Madrid beat Levante 2-0 in LaLiga on Oct. 31, with Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone scoring in the away victory, according to ESPN's scoreboard. Grimaldo scored the opening goal for Atletico, with Simeone scoring the second goal for the visiting team.

The result took Atletico's record to nine wins, one draw and one defeat. Levante finished the match with two wins, four draws and five defeats. The victory was Atletico's ninth, while the loss was Levante's fifth.

Grimaldo scored in the 36th minute at Estadi Ciutat de Valencia. Simeone added Atletico's second in the 62nd minute, with attendance at 20,513. Levante finished without a goal in reply to the strikes from Grimaldo and Simeone.

Rayo Vallecano recorded the largest winning margin of the day's three completed matches, beating Celta Vigo 3-0 at Estadio de Vallecas. Rayo scored three goals without conceding, while Celta finished the match without scoring.

Jorge de Frutos scored twice for Rayo, opening the scoring in the 36th minute and adding his second in the 55th. Unai Lopez scored the third in the 73rd minute. The goals from de Frutos put Rayo ahead before Lopez added the team's final goal.

The match drew 11,714 spectators. Rayo's record stood at three wins, three draws and four defeats, while Celta had two wins, six draws and three defeats. Rayo finished with its third victory, and Celta with its third defeat.

Real Betis beat Malaga 2-1 at Estadio La Cartuja in the other completed match on Oct. 31. Marc Bartra and Pablo Fornals scored for Betis before Adrian Nino scored for Malaga. Betis' goals came before the break, with Malaga's goal coming after it.

Bartra put Betis ahead with a header in the 38th minute. Fornals added the second two minutes into first-half stoppage time, giving Betis a two-goal lead at the break.

Nino scored in the 68th minute to bring Malaga within one goal. The final score left Betis with seven wins, two draws and two defeats. Malaga's goal reduced the lead established by Bartra and Fornals, but Betis finished with the victory.

Malaga remained without a win, with five draws and six defeats. All three matches ended in victories for teams that kept their opponents to one goal or fewer. Atletico and Rayo conceded no goals, while Betis conceded one.

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