Atlético Madrid 0 - Valencia 1

Atlético: Leo Franco; Valera (Maxi 70'), Perea, Pablo, Antonio López; Jurado (Galletti 46'), Luccin, Costinha, Petrov; Mista (Agüero 46'), Fernando Torres. 4-4-2.
Valencia: Cañizares, Miguel, Raúl Albiol, Ayala, Moretti; Marchena, Edu; Angulo, David Silva (Regueiro 67'), Vicente (Gavilán 81'); David Villa (Jorge López 89'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Atlético: Valera for Seitaridis / Valencia: Miguel, Ayala, Marchena for David Navarro, Albelda, Morientes.

Goals:
0-1. 07. David Villa. Turned shot wide of Leo Franco from Vicente's cross.

Valencia share the lead with Barcelona pending Sunday's fixtures after beating Atlético Madrid 0-1 on Saturday evening. Both sides came in to the game having won their opening matches, but it was the visitors who took the lead, David Villa latching on to Vicente's cross to beat Leo Franco in the seventh minute.

Villa could have increased the lead had Franco not stopped a carbon copy effort from the other side, and Atlético only started to create problems for Cañizares with half an hour gone, the veteran keeper turning an effort from Fernando Torres for a corner and then watching as efforts from Jurado, Mista and Petrov all missed the target.

A frustrated Aguirre made two changes at the break, Galletti coming on for Jurado and Agüero making his home debut in place of Mista. The first chance of the half though fell to Villa, but soon afterwards Valencia were left with ten men after Moretti was red carded by World Cup referee Medina Cantlejo for scything down Valera.

After that Atlético had their best moments, Ayala deflecting a shot from Agüero over the bar and Luccin testing Cañizares with a long shot. With a quarter of an hour to go though numbers were evened up after Medina sent off Torres, reportedly for an insult after he had been booked for a challenge on the keeper. The visitors closed up shop, happy to save energy for their forthcoming Champions League game.