Spanish LALIGA

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Villarreal WLWWW 1
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Atlético Madrid LWLWL 2
  • Alexander Sørloth 50'
  • Axel Witsel 9'
  • Saúl Ñíguez 87'
Estadio de la Cerámica · 19,679 att.

Match Report

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Saul strike earns Atletico Madrid hard-fought win at Villarreal

Substitute Saul Niguez scored a late winner to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Villarreal on Monday, as Diego Simeone's side climbed back into LaLiga's top four.

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Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/8/26 vs Getafe W 2-0 Spanish LALIGA
11/3/26 vs Paris Saint-Germain L 0-6 UEFA Champions League
10/30/26 vs Espanyol L 0-1 Spanish LALIGA
10/27/26 @ Manacor W 5-0 Spanish Copa del Rey
10/24/26 @ Valencia W 2-1 Spanish LALIGA
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Team Stats

ATM VIL
22
Fouls
14
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
6
48.1
Possession
51.9
14
SHOTS
11
8
ON GOAL
2
60
On Target %
20
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
406
Accurate Passes
440
482
Passes
515
80
Pass Completion %
90
5
Accurate Crosses
7
12
Crosses
18
40
Cross %
40
55
Long Balls
47
31
Accurate Long Balls
28
60
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
0
16
Effective Tackles
9
22
Tackles
18
70
Tackle %
50
14
Interceptions
10
16
Effective Clearances
7
16
Clearances
7

Highlights

00:31 Axel Witsel spins in the header off the corner Watch on ESPN 01:01 Alexander Sorloth equalizes early in second half for Villarreal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

VIL Last 5 matchups ATM
  1. 2 2021-22 LaLiga FT 2021-08-29 @ ATM 2
  2. 2 2021-22 LaLiga FT 2022-01-09 @ VIL 2
  3. 2 2022-23 LaLiga FT 2022-08-21 @ ATM 0
  4. 2 2022-23 LaLiga FT 2023-06-04 @ VIL 2
  5. 1 2023-24 LALIGA FT 2023-11-12 @ ATM 3

Lineups

Confirmed

VIL · 4-3-3

  1. Filip JørgensenG136
  2. Aïssa MandiCD-L232
  3. Raúl AlbiolCD-R3
  4. Jorge CuencaLB5
  5. Yerson MosqueraRB212
  6. Dani ParejoCM101
  7. Francis CoquelinLM191
  8. Étienne CapoueRM6
  9. Alexander SørlothF11112
  10. Gonçalo GuedesLF9
  11. Gerard MorenoRF713

Substitutes

  1. José Luis MoralesSUB15
  2. Álex BaenaSUB16
  3. Bertrand TraoréSUB25
  4. Carlos RomeroSUB37
  5. Manu TriguerosSUB14
  6. Ilias AkhomachSUB27
  7. Santi ComesañaSUB4
  8. Alfonso PedrazaSUB24
  9. Iker ÁlvarezSUB31

ATM · 5-3-2

  1. Jan OblakG131
  2. José María GiménezCD2
  3. Reinildo MandavaCD-L23
  4. Axel WitselCD-R20111
  5. Rodrigo RiquelmeLB1712
  6. Marcos LlorenteRB14
  7. KokeCM611
  8. Samuel LinoCM-L1211
  9. Pablo BarriosCM-R242
  10. Memphis DepayCF-L912
  11. Antoine GriezmannCF-R7

Substitutes

  1. Álvaro MorataSUB1922
  2. Antonio GomisSUB31
  3. Arthur VermeerenSUB18
  4. Horatiu MoldovanSUB1
  5. Gabriel PaulistaSUB4
  6. Stefan SavicSUB15
  7. Ángel CorreaSUB101
  8. Saúl ÑíguezSUB8111
  9. César AzpilicuetaSUB31

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