Atletico Madrid's title hopes extinguished by loss to Levante

ByTNT Sports

Updated 08/05/2016 at 20:16 GMT+1

La Liga, Ciudad de Valencia - Levante 2 (Victor 30, Rossi 90) Atletico Madrid 1 (Torres 2)

Levante's forward Victor Casadesus (C) celebrates with his teammates

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Atletico Madrid crashed out of the Liga title race with one game remaining after losing 2-1 to Levante.

Atletico took the lead at Levante in the first minute through Fernando Torres, but the relegated home side fought back, equalising through Victor Casadesus before Giuseppe Rossi grabbed the winner in stoppage time.

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