Atletico Madrid beat Real Mallorca 3-0 on Monday to maintain their hunt for a European place and ease the pressure on coach Quique Sanchez Flores, pictured in 2010. Atletico Madrid downed Mallorca 3-0 on Monday to move into the Europa League positions at the midway point in the Spanish league season. The game promised to be a tough test for Atletico without injured forward Sergio Aguero and facing a Mallorca that had already won at Sevilla and Valencia and earned a rare point at Barcelona.

























