Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Francisco Jose Hernandez Maeso
Lineups:
Atleti: Jan Oblak - Rodrigo Riquelme, Mario Hermoso, Axel Witsel, Jose Maria Gimenez, Nahuel Molina - Saul Niguez, Koke, Rodrigo de Paul - Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann
Subs: Ivo Grbic, Antonio Gomis, Cesar Azpilicueta, Caglar Soyoncu, Stefan Savic, Marcos Llorente, Javi Galan, Pablo Barrios, Angel Correa, Lino
Villarreal: Filip Jorgensen - Alberto Moreno, Jorge Cuenca, Raul Albiol, Adria Altimira - Alex Baena, Dani Parejo, Etienne Capoue - Yeremi Pino, Alexander Sorloth, Gerard Moreno
Subs: Pepe Reina, Matteo Gabbia, Kiko Femenia, Aissa Mandi, Carlos Romero, Santi Comesana, Manu Trigueros, Ramon Terrats, Ben Brereton Diaz, Jose Luis Morales, Ilias Akhomach
Match Events:
17' - Gerard Moreno lays the ball of to the right to Yeremy Pino, who shoots right at Oblak
20' - Sorloth's shot from outside of the box comes off Oblak, and Gerard Moreno is left open and scores off the rebound. Atleti 0, Villarreal 1 -- link
28' - Sorloth has a good look from the left side however Oblak turns his shot away
36' - Substitution for Villarreal: Terrats on for Sorloth
41' - Griezmann tests Jorgensen with a shot towards the bottom left corner
45+1' - Rodrigo Riquelme lays the ball off to Griezmann on the left wing whose centering pass goes all the way to the far post where Witsel is left unmarked; the Belgian then shoots into the top right corner. Atleti 1, Villarreal 1 -- link
45+2' - Yellow card for Capoue
45+5' - End of half
45' - Substitution for Atleti: Llorente on for Saul
45' - Substitution for Villarreal: Akhomach on for Yeremi Pino
49' - Gerard Moreno shoots straight into Oblak's hands from the right side
50' - Llorente crosses to Morata, who can't get his header on target from the edge of the 6 yard box
54' - Llorente crosses to Morata, who can't get his header on target from the edge of the 6 yard box
64' - Substitution for Atleti: Lino and Correa on for Rodrigo (Riquelme and de Paul) respectively
70' - Substitution for Atleti: Barrios on for Molina
73' - Substitution for Villarreal: Romero on for Baena
77' - Yellow card for Akhomach
81' - Koke with a long pass to the right side to Llorente, who centers it to Griezmann & co immediately, and the Frenchman scores. Atleti 2, Villarreal 1 -- link
83' - Substitution for Villarreal: Ben Brereton Diaz on for Alberto Moreno
85' - Barrios beats everyone on the right wing with speed and centers to Lino who shoots into the top right corner. Atleti 3, Villarreal 1 -- link
88' - Substitution for Atleti: Soyoncu on for Morata
90+4' - End of game. Atleti 3, Villarreal 1
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Atleti | Villarreal | |
|---|---|---|
| xG | 3.79 | 0.87 |
| xA | 2.12 | 0.48 |
| Possession | 50% | 50% |
| Shots on target | 10 | 7 |
| Shots off target | 7 | 2 |
| Blocked shots | 6 | 0 |
| Corner kicks | 6 | 3 |
| Offsides | 6 | 1 |
| Fouls | 9 | 8 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 | 2 |
| Red Cards | 0 | 0 |
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girona | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 16 | +15 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | +19 | 32 |
| Barcelona | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 13 | +13 | 30 |
| Atletico Madrid | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 28 |
| Athletic Club | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | +8 | 24 |
| Real Sociedad | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | +7 | 22 |
| Real Betis | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 21 |
| Las Palmas | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 18 |
| Valencia | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 18 |
| Getafe | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 16 |
| Osasuna | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 21 | -6 | 14 |
| Sevilla | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 12 |
| Villarreal | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 24 | -6 | 12 |
| Alaves | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 12 |
| Cadiz | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -6 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 7 |
| Granada | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 30 | -12 | 7 |
| Almeria | 13 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 35 | -20 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Atleti: vs Mallorca, 11.25, 21:00 CEST
Villarreal: vs Osasuna, 11.26, 14:00 CEST
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17 straight home wins.
2023 Atleti has beaten the 2 hardest teams we struggle with, Villarreal and Levante (away). Its the team of destiny.