article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid turned up the heat on Valencia in the battle for La Liga's third automatic Champions League berth with club top scorer Antoine Griezmann setting La Liga's third automatic Champions League berth with club top scorer Antoine Griezmann on the way to a 2-0 stroll at bottom side Cordoba on Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: The victory for the champions at Cordoba's El Arcangel stadium in balmy Andalucia lifted Atletico above Valencia and onto 62 points from 29 matches.
article_snippet.sent: Valencia have 60 points in fourth and can reclaim third spot with a win at home to sixth-placed Villarreal on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: Valencia are currently two points behind Atletico Madrid but do have a game in hand over their top four rivals .
article_snippet.sent: One more loss at Deportivo La Coruna on Wednesday and they will equal the worst run in Spain's top flight of 11 defeats suffered by Las Palmas in 1960. '
article_snippet.sent: Atletico also stayed hard on the heels of second-placed Real Madrid, who have 64 points, four behind leaders Barcelona.
article_snippet.sent: Real, who have lost three of their last four games in all competitions, host Granada and Barca play at Celta Vigo on Sunday.
article_snippet.sent: Europa League champions Sevilla, the only side unbeaten at home in La Liga this season, have 58 points in fifth after they beat visiting King's Cup finalists Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at the Sanchez Pizjuan.
highlights_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid leapfrogged Valencia in race for third position .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: The La Liga duo are battling for automatic Champions League berth .
  