Espanyol move up to third after win at Atletico <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>BARCELONA (AFP) - Second half goals from Raul Tamudo and Luis Garcia gave Espanyol a 2-1 win at Atletico Madrid on Sunday and helped the Barcelona-based side move up to third place in La Liga. Atletico created many of their own problems in the crucial match with their visitors to determine the closest challenger to the Spanish giants of Real Madrid and Barcelona, the neighbours of the two protagonists. Kun Aguero was sent off after 30 minutes to leave Atletico a man down, the Argentine striker retaliating to a crude tackle by Marc Torrejon. Yet the hosts quickly bounced back from the blow with Simao Sabrosa putting Atletico ahead with a stunning free kick seven minutes later. Espanyol made their numerical advantage tell in the second half. Raul Tamudo put Espanyol back on level terms eight minutes after the break when he connected with a Luis Garcia corner. Atletico were reduced to nine men when Mariano Pernia picked up his second yellow card just before the hour. After several near misses, Espanyol then got the winner from time when Luis Garcia hammered home an Ivan De La Pena cross Espanyol now have 33 points from their 17 games, one ahead of Villarreal who moved up to fourth despite being held to a 1-1 draw by Recreativo Huelva. Recreativo opened the scoring after 37 minutes when midfielder Javier Camunas was on hand to tap the ball into the net after Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez could only block a Florent Sinama-Pongolle effort. However, their lead lasted only a little over a minute. Nihat Kahveci got his eighth of the season after a good cross from Santi Cazorla.</div>
