Felix back on target as Atletico Madrid beat Villarreal to go third
Atletico Madrid's record signing Joao Felix scored for the first time in the league for almost five months as his side beat Villarreal 3-1 at home o
Spanish LALIGA
FULL TIME
- Ángel Correa 40'
- Koke 64'
- João Félix 74'
- Paco Alcácer 16'
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ATM | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| VIL | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Yellow Card 90'
João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Villarreal. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Moi Gómez.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Villarreal. Javier Ontiveros replaces Vicente Iborra.
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Goal 74'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Villarreal 1. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
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Goal - Header 64'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Villarreal 1. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno.
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Yellow Card 61'
Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 58'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Vitolo.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Villarreal 1. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a through ball.
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Yellow Card 25'
Rubén Peña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 16'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 0, Villarreal 1. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
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Yellow Card 90'
João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Substitution 84'
Substitution, Villarreal. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa replaces Moi Gómez.
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Substitution 83'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Álvaro Morata.
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Substitution 75'
Substitution, Villarreal. Javier Ontiveros replaces Vicente Iborra.
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Goal 74'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Villarreal 1. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
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Goal - Header 64'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Villarreal 1. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 64'
Substitution, Villarreal. Samuel Chukwueze replaces Gerard Moreno.
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Yellow Card 61'
Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 58'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
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Substitution 57'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Vitolo.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Villarreal 1.
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Goal 40'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Villarreal 1. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a through ball.
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Yellow Card 25'
Rubén Peña (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Goal 16'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 0, Villarreal 1. Paco Alcácer (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
Team Stats
VIL
ATM
6
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
3
59.3
Possession
40.7
10
SHOTS
17
4
ON GOAL
9
40
On Target %
50
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
569
Accurate Passes
355
650
Passes
434
90
Pass Completion %
80
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
23
10
Cross %
20
70
Long Balls
60
48
Accurate Long Balls
29
70
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
16
60
Tackle %
60
15
Interceptions
13
28
Effective Clearances
10
28
Clearances
10
Head to Head
Series tied 1-1-3
- 1 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga FT 2017-10-28 @ ATM 1
- 1 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga FT 2018-03-18 @ VIL 2
- 1 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga FT 2018-10-20 @ VIL 1
- 2 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga FT 2019-02-24 @ ATM 0
- 0 2019-2020 LaLiga FT 2019-12-06 @ VIL 0
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG13SV 3
FelipeCD-L18SOG 1SH 1
Stefan SavicCD-R15
Renan LodiLB12SH 1
Sime VrsaljkoRB24A 1
Thomas ParteyCM-L5SH 2
KokeCM-R6A 1SOG 1G 1SH 1
Saúl ÑíguezLM8SH 1
Ángel CorreaRM10A 1SOG 1G 1SH 2
VitoloCF-L20SOG 1SH 1
Álvaro MorataCF-R9SOG 3SH 3
Substitutes
João FélixSUB7YC 1SOG 2G 1SH 5
Yannick CarrascoSUB21
Kieran TrippierSUB23
Antonio AdánSUB1
Marcos LlorenteSUB14
Mario HermosoSUB22
José María GiménezSUB2
VIL · 4-3-3
Sergio AsenjoG1SV 6
Pau TorresCD-L4
Raúl AlbiolCD-R3
Alberto MorenoLB18SOG 1SH 1
Rubén PeñaRB20YC 1
Vicente IborraCM10
Santi CazorlaLM8
Manu TriguerosRM14SH 1
Paco AlcácerF17SOG 1G 1SH 3
Moi GómezLF23SOG 1SH 2
Gerard MorenoRF7YC 1SH 1
Substitutes
Samuel ChukwuezeSUB11
Javi OntiverosSUB24SOG 1SH 2
Carlos BaccaSUB9
Andrés FernándezSUB13
Frank AnguissaSUB19
Ramiro Funes MoriSUB6
MarioSUB2
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