Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, February 28, 2021
Atlético Madrid DWDLL 2
–
Villarreal DLWDW 0
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ATM112
VIL000
Estadio de la Cerámica

Match Report

Atletico Madrid increase La Liga lead with victory at Villarreal

Atletico Madrid secured a vital 2-0 win away to Villarreal on Sunday to reaffirm their title ambitions following a difficult run of results.

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Team Stats

19
Fouls
15
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
10
6
Saves
4
36.5
Possession
63.5
6
SHOTS
19
5
ON GOAL
6
0.8
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
270
Accurate Passes
529
354
Passes
609
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
8
10
Crosses
28
0.4
Cross %
0.3
53
Long Balls
53
20
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
5
22
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
8
33
Effective Clearances
9
33
Clearances
9

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

VIL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Sergio AsenjoG
  2. 4Pau TorresCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 24Alfonso PedrazaLB
  5. 8Juan FoythRB
  6. 25Étienne CapoueCM
  7. 5Dani ParejoLM
  8. 14Manu TriguerosRM
  9. 7Gerard MorenoF
  10. 23Moi GómezLF
  11. 11Samuel ChukwuezeRF

Substitutes

  1. 15Pervis EstupiñánSUB
  2. 9Carlos BaccaSUB
  3. 32Álex BaenaSUB
  4. 21Jaume CostaSUB
  5. 44Andrei RatiuSUB
  6. 34Fer NiñoSUB
  7. 6Ramiro Funes MoriSUB
  8. 13Gerónimo RulliSUB
  9. 12Dani RabaSUB

ATM · 3-1-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 18FelipeCD
  3. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 15Stefan SavicCD-R
  5. 6KokeSW
  6. 11Thomas LemarCM-L
  7. 14Marcos LlorenteCM-R
  8. 8Saúl ÑíguezLM
  9. 24Sime VrsaljkoRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Ángel CorreaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Ivo Grbic
  2. 16Héctor Herrera
  3. 19Moussa Dembélé
  4. 7João Félix
  5. 5Lucas Torreira
  6. 4Geoffrey Kondogbia
  7. 12Renan Lodi
  8. 20Vitolo

Timeline

  1. 25' Own Goal by Alfonso Pedraza, Villarreal. Villarreal 0, Atlético de Madrid 1.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  2. 30' Jaume Costa (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+4' VAR Decision: No card change Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid).
  5. 45'+5' Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Thomas Lemar because of an injury.
  7. 47' Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 51' Raúl Albiol (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 60' Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Bacca replaces Moi Gómez.
  10. 60' Substitution, Villarreal. Pervis Estupiñán replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
  11. 69' Goal! Villarreal 0, Atlético de Madrid 2. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  12. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Jaume Costa replaces Etienne Capoue.
  13. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Manu Trigueros.
  14. 76' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Luis Suárez.
  15. 83' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Lucas Torreira replaces Ángel Correa.

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