Spanish LALIGA

Atlético vs Villarreal 2023-24 LALIGA

  • 45'+1': Axel Witsel
  • 80': Antoine Griezmann
  • 85': Samuel Lino
FT
3 - 1
  • 20': Gerard Moreno

Atletico fight back to grab 3-1 win over Villarreal

Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and Samuel Lino struck late in the second half as the hosts recovered to beat Villarreal 3-1 in their LaLiga clash in the Spanish capital on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 20': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Villarreal 1. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 36': Substitution, Villarreal. Ramon Terrats replaces Alexander Sørloth because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 1. Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Étienne Capoue (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Villarreal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Villarreal. Ilias Akhomach replaces Yeremy Pino.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Nahuel Molina.
  • 74': Substitution, Villarreal. Carlos Romero replaces Álex Baena.
  • 77': Ilias Akhomach (Villarreal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 80': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Villarreal 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
  • 83': Substitution, Villarreal. Ben Brereton replaces Alberto Moreno.
  • 85': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Villarreal 1. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios following a fast break.
  • 88': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces Álvaro Morata.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Villarreal 1.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 56,632

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+58 Barcelona 34 79 5
+36 Real Madrid 34 75 5
+33 Atlético Madrid 35 70 5
+24 Athletic Club 34 61 5
Full Table

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 7
3 Corner Kicks 6
7 Saves 6
50.5 Possession 49.5
11 SHOTS 25
7 ON GOAL 10
0.6 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
519 Accurate Passes 490
592 Passes 547
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 10
3 Crosses 37
0.7 Cross % 0.3
68 Long Balls 28
34 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 5
7 Effective Tackles 4
11 Tackles 7
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 5
30 Effective Clearances 5
30 Clearances 5

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
2 José María Giménez
22 Mario Hermoso
20 Axel Witsel
8 Saúl Ñíguez
5 Rodrigo De Paul
6 Koke
25 Rodrigo Riquelme
16 Nahuel Molina
19 Álvaro Morata
7 Antoine Griezmann

VIL Villarreal (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Filip Jørgensen (GK)
5 Jorge Cuenca
3 Raúl Albiol
18 Alberto Moreno
26 Adrià Altimira
10 Dani Parejo
6 Étienne Capoue Yellow Card
16 Álex Baena
21 Yeremy Pino
11 Alexander Sørloth
7 Gerard Moreno

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