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.