Atletico Madrid beat Sevilla 3-1 to top La Liga table

Atletico Madrid secured a 3-1 victory at Sevilla on Saturday, August 29, 2026, moving to the top of the early La Liga table while the future of striker Julian Alvarez remained the dominant subplot. The win was achieved without the Argentine forward, who was left out of the squad entirely amid an ongoing transfer saga.

Goals from Alex Baena and Ademola Lookman gave Atletico a commanding 3-0 halftime lead at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Baena opened the scoring in the fourth minute, finishing a move initiated by summer signing Lee Kang-in. Lookman doubled the advantage in the 26th minute with a precise shot into the bottom corner, and Baena added his second seven minutes later from outside the box. Sevilla improved after the break and pulled a goal back through Miguel Sierra's volley in the 66th minute, but it was only a consolation.

The result left Atletico with seven points from their first three matches. The victory was overshadowed by the absence of Alvarez, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona. The club has repeatedly ruled out a sale, but the player did not train with the team for most of the week. He was also omitted from the squad for the season opener and was booed...