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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 23541827" data-attributes="member: 158020">Valencia 1 Atletico Madrid 1:  Rodrigo strikes to deny Simeone's side  <img src="https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/08/20/20/4F3E5A3A00000578-6080011-image-a-16_1534793901578.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />     Atletico Madrid failed to follow up their victory over city rivals Real in  the UEFA Super Cup as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Valencia in their LaLiga  opener.   Diego Simeone’s men triumphed 4-2 after extra time in Tallinn last week but  threw away a one-goal advantage to pick up just a solitary point from their trip  to Mestalla.The lively Angel Correa gave Atleti the lead after 26 minutes,  before Rodrigo Moreno drew Valencia level in the early stages of the second  half.     Rodrigo's goal marks the first time Valencia have scored against Atleti in  their last five league encounters.Valencia have been busy in the transfer market  during the close-season and new recruit Daniel Wass almost made an instant  impact when he went close with a dipping effort from distance after four  minutes.   Diego Costa was the first man in an Atleti shirt to get a proper sight of  goal but saw goalkeeper Neto get down well to keep out his left-footed shot from  the centre of the box in the 15th minute.The visitors’ opener arrived 11 minutes  later when Antoine Griezmann split the Valencia defence with a throughball that  Correa latched on to and slotted past Neto.   Rodrigo's attempt to produce an immediate response from 20 yards flew over  the crossbar, but he was not to be denied after the interval.Wass lifted a  superb volleyed cross into the box, which Rodrigo took down on his chest and  blasted into the back of the net.   It could have been 2-1 moments later, when Gabriel Paulista arrowed a header  at the right-hand post from a corner, and Atleti may be relieved to take home  anything from a tricky start to the campaign.</blockquote>

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