ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia (AP) -- Top of La Liga and now with three wins from three in the Champions League, Atletico Madrid's season so far is going to plan after beating FC Rostov 1-0 on Wednesday. Yannick Ferreira Carrasco fired in the winner on a cold night in Russia on Wednesday, and at the halfway point in Group D Atletico is all but assured of qualifying for the knockout stages with an eight-point lead over third place. Carrasco now boasts five goals from his last four games for Atletico after having failed to score in his first seven outings of the season.
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