Despite suffering sbo their first league defeat of the campaign on Friday evening, Atletico Madrid will spend Christmas in second place in the LaLiga table, courtesy of Valencia's defeat to Villarreal on Saturday afternoon.Los Rojiblancos have taken 36 points from their first 17 LaLiga matches, a return which places them two clear of Valencia and five ahead of fierce rivals Real Madrid.The club are not in action again until a friendly sbo match on December 30 against Al Ahly and, by the time Diego Simeone's charges next take to the pitch in the league, Diego Costa and Vitolo will be available for selection.These two arrivals will provide a significant boost to the club's attacking corps, given that they have lacked depth all season as a result of the transfer ban. sbo
