Spanish LALIGA

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Atlético Madrid WWWWW 2
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Villarreal WWDDD 2
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Estadio de la Cerámica · 21,566 att.

Match Report

Villarreal hold Atletico Madrid to a draw in first game of season

Atlético Madrid fought back twice to earn a point from an entertaining 2-2 draw at Villarreal in their LaLiga season opener on Monday.

Full story at ESPN →

Team Stats

12
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
2
55.4
Possession
44.6
9
SHOTS
9
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
519
Accurate Passes
420
592
Passes
477
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
7
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
12
0.5
Cross %
0.2
34
Long Balls
41
19
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
7
17
Tackles
11
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
10
9
Effective Clearances
19
9
Clearances
19

Highlights

00:39 Alexander Sørloth heads in equalizer on LaLiga debut for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:46 Arnaut Danjuma squeezes in opener for Villarreal Watch on ESPN 00:34 Marcos Llorente powers Atletico Madrid level in rapid fashion Watch on ESPN 00:39 Koke's own goal restores lead for Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 13Diego CondeG
  2. 4Eric BaillyCD-L
  3. 3Raúl AlbiolCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 17Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 14Santi ComesañaCM-L
  7. 10Dani ParejoCM-R
  8. 16Álex BaenaLM
  9. 21Yéremy PinoRM
  10. 9Arnaut DanjumaCF-L
  11. 7Gerard MorenoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 26Pau NavarroSUB
  2. 11Ilias AkhomachSUB
  3. 19Nicolas PépéSUB
  4. 18Pape GueyeSUB
  5. 22Ayoze PérezSUB
  6. 31Iker ÁlvarezSUB
  7. 5Willy KambwalaSUB
  8. 20Ramón TerratsSUB
  9. 27Arnau SolàSUB

ATM · 3-4-2-1

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 20Axel WitselCD
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-L
  4. 3César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 6KokeCM-L
  6. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  7. 23Reinildo MandavaLM
  8. 14Marcos LlorenteRM
  9. 9Alexander SørlothF
  10. 12Samuel LinoCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Rodrigo De PaulSUB
  2. 19Julián ÁlvarezSUB
  3. 10Ángel CorreaSUB
  4. 16Nahuel MolinaSUB
  5. 2José María GiménezSUB
  6. 17Rodrigo RiquelmeSUB
  7. 27Ilias KostisSUB
  8. 18Arthur VermeerenSUB
  9. 31Antonio GomisSUB
  10. 22Giuliano SimeoneSUB
  11. 15Javi GalánSUB
  12. 1Horatiu MoldovanSUB

Timeline

  1. 10' Yeremy Pino (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 18' Goal! Villarreal 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Arnaut Danjuma (Villarreal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Conde.
  3. 20' Goal! Villarreal 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
  4. 37' Own Goal by Koke, Atletico Madrid. Villarreal 2, Atletico Madrid 1.
  5. 40' Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 45'+5' Goal! Villarreal 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Barrios with a cross.
  8. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Axel Witsel.
  9. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  10. 54' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Reinildo.
  11. 64' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Koke.
  12. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gerard Moreno.
  13. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Yeremy Pino.
  14. 71' Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Álex Baena.
  15. 78' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  16. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Arnaut Danjuma.
  17. 81' Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+1' Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Dani Parejo.

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