Diego Simeone capped off his 700th game as Atletico Madrid boss with a vital 2-1 win over Deportivo Alaves at the Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday afternoon.
Atletico went behind after only seven minutes of action when Jon Guridi grabbed the opener on the day.
However, with 15 minutes to play, Antoine Griezmann pulled one back for the hosts from 12 yards before Alexander Sorloth grabbed the winner courtesy a Rodrigo De Paul assist.
The win means Simeone has 413 wins and 156 draws in 700 games for Atletico Madrid, losing 131 times in the period.
Also, the crucial victory has moved Atletico high up the La Liga table win second place ahead of Real Madrid, who have two games in hand and face Leganes on Sunday night.
In the time of Diego Simeone at Atletico Madrid, he has won La Liga twice, the Copa del Rey, two UEFA Europa Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, as well as being runner-up of the UEFA Champions League twice.
Cholo will be aiming for more successes and the highest possible finish in La Liga this season.
