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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his side's ability to score different kinds of goals after Saturday's 3-1 win over Malaga at the Estadio Vicente Calderon.
Atletico have been deadly from set-pieces in recent times, and that run continued as home midfielder Tiago headed them in front from Koke's corner.
But their second goal was a superb, sweeping team move, with Mario Mandzukic and Arda Turan involved before Antoine Griezmann made it 2-0 before the break.
Roque Santa Cruz got one back for the visitors in the second half, before Atletico centre-back Diego Godin made the points safe by capitalising on a mistake from Malaga goalkeeper Carlos Kameni.
Simeone told his postmatch news conference: "To score three goals is not easy. The important thing is that the team creates chances -- the first goal from a set piece, then the second from a team move.
"We had plenty of other great moves which could also have lead to similar goals. We played well, and we hope this run continues."
Malaga came to the Calderon on the back of five straight wins, but Simeone said: "In the first half they were hardly able to attack us -- we had the game under control.
"The first 15 or 20 minutes of the second half were not so good. We did not begin well, but we reacted well to Malaga's goal."
Croatia international Mandzukic went off in the second period with a neck problem, making him a doubt for Wednesday's Champions League group game at home to Olympiakos.
His replacement was not Italy international Alessio Cerci, who has spoken about being unhappy on the bench, but Mexico centre-forward Raul Jimenez, who has also been out of the team recently.
"Raul will be an important player for us," Simeone said. "He is competitive and plays well with his back to goal. Today he worked for the team to come out of difficult situations. I hope he keeps this up."