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BARCELONA, Spain -- For a second straight match, Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone made all the right moves to get a result that tightened competition at the top of the Spanish league.Simeones decision to send on Kevin Gameiro proved key to beating a Deportivo La Coruna side that remained stubborn despite playing the entire second half with 10 men.Four minutes after going on, the striker used his speed to set up Antoine Griezmann for the goal that secured a 1-0 victory with 20 minutes remaining at Vicente Calderon Stadium.Gameiro played well as soon as he went on and was decisive in the move that produced the goal, Simeone said. We had a tough time settling into the match and it was getting away from us.After drawing its first two matches of the season against newly-promoted sides, Atletico appeared to have already seriously damaged its hopes of making the title race a three-way contest with Barcelona and Real Madrid for a fourth straight season.But Simeones side is right back in the thick of things after a positive week. Atletico climbed into third place and closed to within two points of Madrid -- a day after the leader stumbled to a 2-2 draw at Las Palmas. Atletico also pulled to within one point of second-placed Barcelona, five days after its 1-1 draw at the defending champions on Wednesday.Simeones latest tactical twist came after he pulled Angel Correa and Fernando Torres off the bench while trailing at Barcelona, and the pair immediately linked up for Correas equalizer.While Simeone kept pulling the strings Sunday, it again fell to Griezmann to provide the goal.The goal was his fifth in six rounds this season, putting him level with Barcelonas Luis Suarez as the leagues leading scorers.The France forward tapped in a squared pass from Gameiro, who had beaten the offside trap to reach a throughball from Juanfran Torres.The victory came at a price, however.Atletico lost midfielder Augusto Fernandez and defender Jose Gimenez to leg injuries in the first half. Both players had to be stretchered off the pitch.The club said that Fernandez completely tore a ligament in his right knee, while Gimenez injured a muscle in his right leg.Deportivo was able to stifle Atleticos attack until Faycal Fajr left his team a man down in first-half injury time when he picked up a second yellow card for a low tackle on Nicolas Gaitan.It was Atletico in complete control for the rest of the match, and only the goalkeeping of German Lux kept the visitors clinging to a scoreless draw.Lux pushed Yannick Carrascos long strike onto his bar in the 53rd at the start of a barrage by Atletico. Lux then denied Carrasco from close range before saving a point-blank header by Angel Correa.Simeone took the risky decision to pull Carrasco, Atleticos most incisive player until that point, for Gameiro.The decision proved key to getting the winner, as Gameiro darted free down the right side before finding Griezmann with his low pass.It was Deportivos fifth straight round without a win.We played an intelligent first half, but after the sending off of Faycal Fajr we couldnt continue with the same plan, Lux said. It changed completely. We have to pick ourselves up and get past this.---VILLARREAL 3, OSASUNA 1Villarreal followed its 1-1 draw at Real Madrid with a comfortable 3-1 win over promoted Osasuna to move to fourth place with 12 points, two behind leader Madrid.Alexandre Pato, Bruno Soriano and Nicola Sansone scored first-half goals to give the hosts their third win in four matches.Villarreal is yet to lose after six rounds. The other two unbeaten teams are Madrid and Atletico Madrid.---LEGANES 1, VALENCIA 2Valencia continued its rebound under interim coach Salvador Voro Gonzalez with a second straight win after the club was in last place under former manager Pako Ayestaran.Nani and Mario Suarez, both newcomers to Valencia this season, scored to fight back for a 2-1 win at promoted club Leganes, which struck first through Alexander Szymanowski.This is the third time Voro, a long-time club employee, has acted as caretaker coach for Valencia as the club searches for a permanent replacement for Ayestaran. Stitched Flames Jerseys . PETERSBURG, Fla. Flames Jerseys 2020 . Burris threw two TD passes, including a key 15-yard fourth-quarter strike to Bakari Grant that effectively countered a Toronto comeback bid and led Hamilton to a 33-19 victory. https://www.cheapflames.com/ . Perhaps Carroll was so prepared for a break because he believes there is very little the Seattle Seahawks need heading into the off-season. "I dont see anything that we need to add. We just have to get better," Carroll said. Cheap Flames Jerseys . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. Calgary Flames Shirts . The phone hearing is scheduled for 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt. Winchester, who was not penalized for the hit, appeared to make contact with Kellys head early in the first period of Thursdays game in Boston. Jim Quirk, the executive director of the National Football League Referees Association since April 2013, is retiring.The NFLRA says Wednesday that Scott Green, a past president of the union and a retired NFL referee, will replace Quirk.Quirk, 76, has been associated with the NFL and the union since 1988, serving as an umpire in the league for 21 years. He worked one Super Bowl.I am very happy that Scott will succeed me, Quirk says. Ive been blessed to have had the opportunity to servee the NFLRA membership for over 12 years.ddddddddddddGreen, 65, joined the NFL officiating ranks in 1991 as a field judge, then moved to back judge before becoming a referee in 2005. When he retired after the 2013 season, Greens officiating career included three Super Bowls.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '