Atletico overtake Barca with comfortable Alaves win

Barcelona, Oct. 31: Atletico Madrid eased to a 2-1 win over Alaves on Sunday to rise above champions Barcelona to third in La Liga.

After league leaders Real Madrid beat the Catalans 2-1 in Saturday's Clasico, Diego Simeone's Atletico took full advantage to move a point ahead of Xavi Hernandez's side.

Atletico trail Los Blancos and second-place Girona by three points, having played a game less.

Alvaro Morata scored and set up Rodrigo Riquelme's opener as Atletico cruised to victory over Alaves, 17th, at the Metropolitano stadium. Ander Guevara pulled one back at the death for Alaves but it was too little, too late.

Atletico have now won 14 consecutive league matches at home, equalling the club's all-time record set in 2013 at their former stadium, the Vicente Calderon.

"(The record) is not by chance, at home with our fans we feel more comfortable, they make us feel stronger, this win is very important for us," Riquelme told Movistar.

"We're on the right path, going game by game and we aren't thinking about the league table." Riquelme sent Atletico ahead after 26 minutes when Antoine Griezmann slipped in Morata, who crossed to the back post. The Spanish midfielder cleverly opened up some space and flashed a shot into the near top corner.

Morata doubled Atletico's advantage just before half-time when he gathered Koke's long ball, cut inside from the right and swept home. Alaves pulled one back deep in stoppage time when Guevara struck from the edge of the box, with goalkeeper Jan Oblak partly to blame as he should have kept the shot out.

Inter revenge on Lukaku 

Milan: Marcus Thuram earned revenge on Romelu Lukaku for Serie A's top dogs Inter Milan with the decisive goal in Sunday's 1-0 win over Roma, as Napoli came back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with AC Milan.

Inter lead Juventus by two points after Thuram guided home Federico Dimarco's low cross with nine minutes remaining at a pulsating, shrieking San Siro where his World Cup-winning father Lilian was watching on.

The 26-year-old is repaying the faith Simone Inzaghi has shown in him with five goals and as many assists in all competitions alongside Lukaku's former strike partner Lautaro Martinez.

Lukaku was given the promised hostile welcome from over 70,000 fans who consider him a traitor, with thousands of whistles making their way into the stadium despite police banning their distribution by Inter's hardcore supporters.

Missing a host of starters and suspended coach Jose Mourinho, Roma tried but failed to hold off Inter and sit eighth on 14 points.

Inter's lead at the summit was extended to two points thanks to champions Napoli's comeback in Naples, Matteo Politano and Giacomo Raspadori earning the hosts a point after they trailed Milan by two at half-time.

Napoli are seven points behind Inter in fourth while third-placed Milan were left three behind their local rivals and wondering what could have been after two classic Olivier Giroud headed goals had the away side deservedly in front at the break.

Leverkusen stay top

Berlin: A late equaliser from Julian Brandt saw Borussia Dortmund rescue a point in a thrilling 3-3 draw with Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Dortmund twice came from behind to level the scores against in-form Frankfurt, claiming a draw which keeps them within two points of champions Bayern Munich ahead of next weekend's clash.

Edin Terzic's side are now four points behind league leaders Bayer Leverkusen, who beat Freiburg 2-1.

Both Dortmund and Bayern remain behind Bayer Leverkusen, who defended top spot for the fourth week in a row with their win at Freiburg. (AFP)