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MADRID -- Atletico Madrids victory in its final game of 2016 in the Spanish league allowed coach Diego Simeone to overlook the teams struggles and focus on the positives of a fantastic year.Atletico beat Las Palmas 1-0 on Saturday to snap a three-game winless streak and avoid losing more ground to the leaders ahead of the winter break.It was an extraordinary year, Simeone said. We have to improve in the league, its true, but our fans should be proud of the year that we had.In the first half of the year, Atletico reached the Champions League final, losing to Real Madrid for the second time in three seasons, and contended for the Spanish league title until the final rounds, eventually finishing behind champion Barcelona and Madrid.This season hasnt started so well. It remained sixth in the league, having won half of its 16 matches. It was nine points behind leader Madrid.Atletico will play its last game of the year on Tuesday against third-division club Guijuelo in the Copa del Rey. Atletico won the first leg 6-0 in the round-of-32 matchup.On Saturday, Saul Niguez scored with a well-placed shot from outside the area in the 59th minute at Vicente Calderon Stadium, hitting the far corner with a curling left-foot shot to put an end to the teams recent struggles.This goal comes at the right time in what has been an up-and-down season, Niguez said. It helped the team win and it brings confidence.Simeones squad was coming off a 3-0 loss to Villarreal and a 0-0 home draw against Espanyol in the league. It also lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, a result that kept the team from finishing the group stage with a perfect record.Madrid plays in the Club World Cup final in Japan on Sunday, when Barcelona, six points off the lead, hosts Espanyol.SEVILLA 4, MALAGA 1Striker Luciano Vietto scored a pair three minutes apart in the first half to lead 10-man Sevilla to victory.Ben Yedder and Victor Vitolo Machin also scored before halftime as the hosts won for the fourth time in their last five league matches.Malaga scored through forward Sandro in the 62nd, just a couple of minutes after Sevilla defender Adil Rami was sent off for a second yellow card.Sevilla was second in the standings while Malaga, winless in three matches, stayed 11th.SPORTING GIJON 1, VILLARREAL 3Villarreal stayed near the top with a comfortable win over struggling Sporting in Gijon.Jonathan dos Santos, Nicola Sansone and Alexandre Pato scored in Villarreals first away win since September.Sportings consolation goal was by Carlos Carmona in the 89th.The result marked Sportings fifth loss in its last six games, leaving the club 18th in the 20-team standings, inside the relegation zone.GRANADA 0, REAL SOCIEDAD 2Real Sociedad got goals from Jon Bautista and Juanmi in the second half to win its second in a row and lie fifth.Granada, which has won only one game in the league so far, stayed with nine points after 16 matches, two points ahead of last-place Osasuna.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni DeMario Davis Jersey . 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Thats what (Duchene) did for us tonight.Colorado, playing the final game of a three-game trip, led 2-1 before Columbus Cam Atkinson tied it with 6.5 seconds left in regulation, assisted by Sam Gagne and Zach Werenski.It was Atkinsons second goal of the night and seventh of the season. His first came at 9:00 of the first period.I thought (Cam) gave us some good minutes, and scored some big goals, Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella said. Im always looking down the bench in all situations for him. I think he can play in them all. Hes going to get those opportunities, because he usually comes through.Tyson Barrie got Colorado on the board at 3:05 of the second period with his first goal of the season. The Avalanche then went up 2-1 with Erik Johnsons sniped shot from the left side at 9:00 of the second period.Johnson also assisted on Duchenes winner, which resulted from a 2-on-1 rush.In 3-on-3 there are lots of chances for odd-man (rushes), Johnson said. 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