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Atletico Madrid clinch La Liga title thanks to Luis Suarez winner

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Football - La Liga Santander - Real Valladolid v Atletico Madrid - Estadio Jose Zorrilla, Valladolid, Spain - May 22, 2021. Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez scores their second goal. [REUTERS/Juan Medina]

Atletico Madrid pipped city rivals Real Madrid to the La Liga title on Saturday after Luis Suarez fired them to a 2-1 comeback win at Real Valladolid.

Valladolid took a shock lead in the 18th minute when Oscar Plano slotted past Jan Oblak to complete a sweeping counterattack after Yannick Carrasco had lost control of the ball following an Atletico corner.

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