Sevilla lived up to Diego Simeone's billing as La Liga title contenders on Sunday as Steven N'Zonzi's second-half strike clinched a deserved 1-0 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid.
Jorge Sampaoli's men came into the game in fourth after a strong start to the season and, having dominated possession for much of the match, they claimed a deserved first win over Atletico in any competition since October 2010.
Angel Correa wasted a glorious chance towards the end of a tight first half and Sevilla should have capitalised on that just after the break – Samir Nasri hitting the post and Vitolo going close.
That proved to be the start of a dominant second-half performance from Sevilla and, although Atletico became compact, the visitors were undone 17 minutes from time as N'Zonzi bounded clear to score his first goal of the season.
Koke compounded Atletico's frustration a few moments later as he was sent off for a second bookable offence and Sevilla held on to move top of the table for at least a few hours and end the visitors' unbeaten start to 2016-17.
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