Spanish LALIGA

FT Monday, April 1, 2024
Atlético Madrid LWLWL 2
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Villarreal WLWWW 1
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Estadio de la Cerámica · 19,679 att. · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Saul strike earns Atletico Madrid hard-fought win at Villarreal

Substitute Saul Niguez scored a late winner to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Villarreal on Monday, as Diego Simeone's side climbed back into LaLiga's top four.

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Team Stats

22
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
6
48.1
Possession
51.9
14
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
2
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
406
Accurate Passes
440
482
Passes
515
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
5
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
18
0.4
Cross %
0.4
55
Long Balls
47
31
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
0
16
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
18
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
10
16
Effective Clearances
7
16
Clearances
7

Highlights

00:31 Axel Witsel spins in the header off the corner Watch on ESPN 01:01 Alexander Sorloth equalizes early in second half for Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

VIL · 4-3-3

  1. 13Filip JørgensenG
  2. 23Aïssa MandiCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 5Jorge CuencaLB
  5. 2Yerson MosqueraRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM
  7. 19Francis CoquelinLM
  8. 6Étienne CapoueRM
  9. 11Alexander SørlothF
  10. 9Gonçalo GuedesLF
  11. 7Gerard MorenoRF

ATM · 5-3-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 2José María GiménezCD
  3. 23Reinildo MandavaCD-L
  4. 20Axel WitselCD-R
  5. 17Rodrigo RiquelmeLB
  6. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  7. 6KokeCM
  8. 12Samuel LinoCM-L
  9. 24Pablo BarriosCM-R
  10. 9Memphis DepayCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Villarreal 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross following a corner.
  2. 26' Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 27' Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Stefan Savic replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
  5. 50' Goal! Villarreal 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Alexander Sørloth (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Moreno.
  6. 58' Dani Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 62' Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 65' Substitution, Villarreal. Álex Baena replaces Francis Coquelin.
  9. 65' Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Étienne Capoue.
  10. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Memphis Depay.
  11. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  12. 66' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Axel Witsel.
  13. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. José Luís Morales replaces Gonçalo Guedes.
  14. 81' Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Raúl Albiol.
  15. 81' Substitution, Villarreal. Bertrand Traoré replaces Gerard Moreno.
  16. 84' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Pablo Barrios.
  17. 87' Goal! Villarreal 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  18. 90'+2' Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+3' Yerson Mosquera (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card.

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