BARCELONA — Atletico Madrid substitute Luciano Vietto scored a late goal to snatch a 1-1 draw against crosstown rival Real Madrid Sunday, denying Rafa Benitez's side the chance to reclaim the Spanish league lead. Karim Benzema gave Madrid a great start with his league-leading sixth goal to quiet the Vicente Calderon crowd just nine minutes into the match, and goalkeeper Keylor Navas protected that advantage by saving Antoine Griezmann's penalty in the 22nd minute. But as Madrid settled for defending instead of seeking a second goal to seal the win, Atletico pushed forward and Vietto poked in a cross from fellow substitute Jackson Martinez that the goalie couldn't handle in the 83rd. Still unbeaten, Madrid squandered the opportunity to overtake Villarreal at the top of the standings after the leader lost 1-0 at Levante earlier. Madrid was left one point behind in second place, level on points with Celta Vigo in third and Barcelona in fourth after the defending champions' 2-1 loss at Sevilla Saturday. Diego Simeone's Atletico remained in fifth place, three points off Vilarreal's pace. “We snatched a point, and tried to get the win, but it wasn't to be,” the 21-year-old Vietto said after his first goal for Atletico since transferring from Villareal following his breakout last season. “We finished with a goal and a great save by their goalie,” said Simeone. “The sensation is that we lost two points because we were closer than they were to the win as far as scoring chances go.” Elsewhere, striker Aritz Aduriz set up Athletic Bilbao's second goal and added another to seal the Basque side's 3-1 win at home over Valencia. Bilbao's second win of the campaign lifted it into 13th place, while Valencia fell to ninth place behind Real Betis after its 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano thanks to Ruben Castro's goal and assist. — AP
