Saul Niguez netted in the fourth minute and Atletico's defense kept Liverpool's powerful attack from having a single attempt on target at the Wanda Metropolitano.
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While defending European champion Liverpool has everything going its way, Atlético's season will be on the line when the teams meet in Madrid in the first leg.
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Valencia haven't beaten Atlético since a league game at home in 2014, with six losses and five draws since then.
Karim Benzema scored a second-half winner to give Madrid its eighth straight victory this year and a six-point lead over second-placed Barcelona, which hosts Levante on Sunday.
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Barcelona said it had agreed to pay Portuguese club Braga 31 million euros to acquire Francisco Trincao after the season ends for five years.
Atletico never seriously threatened their modest crosstown rival at their Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in a match they needed to win to reclaim third place from Sevilla and stay in touch with Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Atlético hit a new low under Simeone on Thursday when it was eliminated by third-division club Cultural Leonesa in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey.
Atletico hadn't been eliminated this early in the Copa since losing to Albacete at this stage in 2011-12, just before it hired coach Diego Simeone.
Real Madrid won the shootout 4-1 after the final ended 0-0 after extra time.
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Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in extra time to set up a final clash with Derby rivals Real Madrid.
Atletico’s first victory in six league games on the road left it in fourth place at seven points off the pace of leader Barcelona.
In other matches: CParis Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel was paired with his former club, Borussia Dortmund; Lyon will take on Juventus; Tottenham will play Leipzig; and Atalanta will meet Valencia.
The Spanish league had denounced the club after some fans chanted “Die Griezmann” in Sunday's match, won by Barcelona at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.
Lionel Messi scored a late winner for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid as the Catalan giants regained top position in the La Liga table.
Griezmann knows he cannot expect an entirely warm welcome from fans of the club that helped him blossom into one of Europe’s top forwards.
La Liga said a Madrid court denied an injunction to force the federation to approve the staging of the match abroad.
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