VILLARREAL. Villarreal finds its way back against Atlético Madrid with a goal on the M. Llorente 20′ and a goal on the A. Sørloth 45′.
The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Monday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 21,566 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández with the support of Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Alejandro Estévez Iglesias. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.76 degrees Celsius or 87.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 4
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 88 Attack 96
- 39 Dangerous attack 46
- 56 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 55% while Villarreal was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Atlético Madrid to win the encounter.
Villarreal shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Villarreal received 1 yellow card (Yéremy Pino). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Samuel Lino, D. Simeone, Pablo Barrios and Robin Le Normand).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Villarreal has 1 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid has 1 points (7th).
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Sevilla on the 23rd of August with a 17-9 head to head in favor of Sevilla (14 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Girona on the 25th of August with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Villarreal – Formation
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Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Diego Conde
, Kiko Femenía , Raúl Albiol , Eric Bailly , Sergi Cardona , Yéremy Pino , Dani Parejo , Santi Comesaña , Álex Baena , Gerard Moreno and Arnaut Danjuma .The home team had on the bench: Ramón Terrats, Willy Kambwala, Ilias Akhomach
, Pape Gueye , Nicolas Pépé , Ayoze Pérez , Pau Navarro, Arnau Solà and Iker Álvarez.Substitutions
Villarreal made 5 changes: Gerard Moreno for Nicolas Pépé (71′), Álex Baena for Pape Gueye (71′), Yéremy Pino for Ilias Akhomach (71′), Arnaut Danjuma for Ayoze Pérez (79′) and Dani Parejo for Ramón Terrats (90′).
Player of the match: Gerard Moreno
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Gerard Moreno.
His rating is
with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.Atlético Madrid – Formation
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Atlético Madrid started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak
, César Azpilicueta , Axel Witsel , Robin Le Normand , Marcos Llorente , Pablo Barrios , Koke , Reinildo Mandava , Antoine Griezmann , Samuel Lino and Alexander Sørloth .These were the players on the bench: Horațiu Moldovan, Rodrigo de Paul
, Rodrigo Riquelme, José María Giménez , Ángel Correa , Javi Galán, Nahuel Molina , Arthur Vermeeren, Julián Álvarez , Giuliano Simeone, Ilias Kostis and Antonio Gomis.Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Axel Witsel for José María Giménez (46′), Alexander Sørloth for Ángel Correa (46′), Koke for Rodrigo de Paul (64′), Reinildo Mandava for Nahuel Molina (54′) and Antoine Griezmann for Julián Álvarez (78′).
Player of the match: Marcos Llorente
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Marcos Llorente.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 43 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.