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FT Saturday, September 13, 2025
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Atlético Madrid LWLDD 2
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Match Report

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Atlético Madrid beat Villarreal for much-needed 1st win

Atlético Madrid secured their first LaLiga win of the season as goals from Pablo Barrios and Nico González sank Villarreal 2-0 at the Metropolitano Stadium.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
8
1
Saves
1
39.4
Possession
60.6
8
SHOTS
8
1
ON GOAL
3
0.1
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
340
Accurate Passes
559
395
Passes
623
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
4
18
Crosses
17
0.2
Cross %
0.2
39
Long Balls
51
22
Accurate Long Balls
34
0.6
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
4
12
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Highlights

01:04 Atletico Madrid takes down Villareal 2-0 Watch on ESPN 01:02 Pablo Barrios scores goal for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:38 Nicolas Pépé hits the frame Watch on ESPN 01:08 Nicolás González scores goal for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 3Matteo RuggeriLB
  5. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 6KokeCM-L
  7. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  8. 23Nico GonzálezLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

VIL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Luiz JúniorG
  2. 12Renato VeigaCD-L
  3. 8Juan FoythCD-R
  4. 23Sergi CardonaLB
  5. 15Santiago MouriñoRB
  6. 10Dani ParejoCM-L
  7. 16Thomas ParteyCM-R
  8. 20Alberto MoleiroLM
  9. 17Tajon BuchananRM
  10. 9Georges MikautadzeCF-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéCF-R

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 0. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  2. 24' Dani Parejo (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 32' Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Julián Alvarez.
  5. 52' Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 0. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross following a fast break.
  6. 64' Substitution, Villarreal. Ayoze Pérez replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  7. 64' Substitution, Villarreal. Santi Comesaña replaces Alberto Moleiro.
  8. 64' Substitution, Villarreal. Pape Gueye replaces Thomas Partey.
  9. 65' Renato Veiga (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 73' Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 76' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Nico González because of an injury.
  12. 76' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Dávid Hancko replaces Matteo Ruggeri.
  13. 77' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Robin Le Normand because of an injury.
  14. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Tani Oluwaseyi replaces Georges Mikautadze.
  15. 79' Substitution, Villarreal. Alfonso Pedraza replaces Sergi Cardona.
  16. 83' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Dávid Hancko because of an injury.
  17. 84' Santiago Mouriño (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 90'+4' Alfonso Pedraza (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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