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
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
Class response from the team after a difficult start, and shoutout to Oblak for his amazing save at 0-1. We dominated the second half and created chance after chance, Morata with some poor misses but he is perfectly entitled to an off day after his brilliant start to the season
Great subs from Cholo. Llorente, Barrios and Lino all made a big impact. It feels good to have this kind of depth
Otherwise credit to Villarreal, they looked MUCH better than at any point under Pacheta. Gerard is a joy to watch and this squad should suit Marcelino well. They have so many technical players that are difficult to press which is very frustrating when chasing the game
The stove is on
I’ve changed my mind on us needing a Koke back-up / long term replacement. Barrios should be used further up the pitch similar to Saul or Llorente.
Also, Lino is ridiculous.
I was afraid we might end up regretting Carrasco, but i am so happy that Lino surpassed everyone`s expectations. Very important win, we totally dominated the 2nd half. The only thing i want now is no injuries after this international break
Marcelino’s got a lot of work to do
17 straight home wins.
2023 Atleti has beaten the 2 hardest teams we struggle with, Villarreal and Levante (away). Its the team of destiny.
My unorganised thoughts.
Deserved victory for Atlético. Tbh they should’ve been up 2-1 by the 60th minute already. Villarreal was good defensively but didn’t do enough upfront.
Good job by Atlético to get back to winning after the surprise loss to Las Palmas.
Atlético’s counter attack goal for the 3rd was smooth.
Griezmann was once again everywhere. It’s up to Atléti fans but he has to be in contention for greatest ever player alongside Aragonés.
Barrios and Riquelme playing was nice to see. I’m always a fan of getting academy players involved.
Atlético seem on a clear path towards partial rejuvenation of the team a bit with Samuel Lino, aforementioned Riquelme and Barrios and also Molina, although he isn’t really “young” anymore.
We are cooking, very strange especially since Simeone ruins attackers according to /r/soccer and Benfica fans.
Where’s Memphis?
Choliban strikes again