Atletico Madrid 1-0 Las Palmas

Antoine Griezmann scored 22 La Liga goals for Atletico last season

Atletico Madrid opened their La Liga season with a narrow but deserved victory over promoted Las Palmas.

Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal after 16 minutes with a deflected free-kick which wrong-footed keeper Raul Lizoain.

The visitors from the Canary Islands, celebrating their 66th anniversary, were playing in their first La Liga match since 2002 and competed well.

But they almost lost 2-0 when Koke hit the post with a free-kick late on.

Atletico boss Diego Simeone started two of his summer signings, ex-Chelsea defender Filipe Luis and former Porto frontman Jackson Martinez.

Luis, who won the Spanish title with Atletico in 2014 before one season at Stamford Bridge, played well at left-back, getting involved in several attacks and having three shots at goal.

Colombia striker Martinez, who cost £25m, was quiet and was replaced by Fernando Torres in the second half.

Elsewhere, David Moyes's Real Sociedad started their season with a goalless draw at Deportivo La Coruna.

Espanyol beat Getafe 1-0 thanks to Salva Sevilla's third-minute free-kick. Sunderland loanee Santiago Vergini was sent off on his Getafe debut late on.

Friday night saw another ex-Premier League player sent off on his debut as Steven Nzonzi was dismissed in Sevilla's 0-0 draw at Malaga.