Atlético Madrid clutches a 2-1 win against Villarreal. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Atlético Madrid overcame Villarreal to win 2-1. A goal from S. Ñíguez was decisive in the 87min.

April 2, 2024

VILLARREAL. Atlético Madrid defeated Villarreal to win 2-1. A goal from S. Ñíguez was decisive in the 87min. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with an early goal of Axel Witsel at the 9′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Saúl Ñíguez gave the win to Atlético Madrid in the 87′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Estadio de la Cerámica stadium in Villarreal on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 19,679 spectators. The referee was Mario Melero López assisted by José Luis Martínez Serrato and José Francisco García Lozano. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.47 degrees Celsius or 67.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.

Match Statistics

Villarreal

1 - 2

Atlético Madrid

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

11 Total 14
2 On Target 8
9 Off Target 5
0 Shots blocked 1

125 Attack 79
55 Dangerous attack 41
73 Ball safe 87

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3

Fouls

15 Total 22
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Villarreal was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Atlético Madrid that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Villarreal was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Atlético Madrid managed to find the solution to win this match.

Villarreal shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Villarreal received 3 yellow cards (Y. Mosquera, Dani Parejo and Étienne Capoue). Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Pablo Barrios, Saúl Ñíguez and Antoine Griezmann).

Match Timeline

Axel Witsel(goal)Rodrigo Riquelme

26'

Antoine Griezmann- Yellow

Étienne Capoue- Yellow

27'

46'

Stefan Savic- sub ->Rodrigo Riquelme

Alexander Sørloth(goal)Gerard Moreno

50'

Dani Parejo- Yellow

58'

62'

Pablo Barrios- Yellow

Álex Baena- sub ->Francis Coquelin

65'

Santi Comesaña- sub ->Étienne Capoue

65'

66'

César Azpilicueta- sub ->Axel Witsel

66'

Ángel Correa- sub ->Antoine Griezmann

66'

Álvaro Morata - sub ->Memphis Depay

José Luis Morales- sub ->Gonçalo Guedes

71'

Alfonso Pedraza- sub ->Raúl Albiol

81'

Bertrand Traoré- sub ->Gerard Moreno

81'

84'

Saúl Ñíguez- sub ->Pablo Barrios

87'

Saúl Ñíguez(goal)César Azpilicueta

90'

Saúl Ñíguez- Yellow

Yerson Mosquera- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Villarreal stays with 38 points like Getafe to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will has 58 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Villarreal will play away against Athletic Club on the 14th of April with a 15-11 head to head record in favor of Villarreal (11 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Girona on the 14th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).

Villarreal – Formation

Villarreal

Filip Jørgensen 13.Denmark

7.5

Raúl Albiol 3.Spain

7.0

81'

Yerson Mosquera 2.Colombia

8.1

90'

Jorge Cuenca 5.Spain

6.4

Kiko Femenía 17.Spain

Aïssa Mandi 23.Algeria

7.0

Étienne Capoue 6.France

6.3

65'

27'

Dani Parejo 10.Spain

8.2

58'

Francis Coquelin 19.France

7.0

65'

Gerard Moreno 7.Spain

7.3

81'

Gonçalo Guedes 9.Portugal

6.7

71'

Alexander Sørloth 11.Norway

7.3

50'

Substitutes

Iker Álvarez 31.Andorra

Carlos Romero 37.Spain

Manu Trigueros 14.Spain

Alfonso Pedraza 24.Spain

6.4

81'

Santi Comesaña 4.Spain

6.7

65'

Álex Baena 16.Spain

7.1

65'

José Luis Morales 15.Spain

6.4

71'

Ilias Akhomach 27.Spain

Bertrand Traoré 25.Burkina Faso

6.3

81'

Villarreal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Kiko Femenía, F. Jørgensen (7.5), Y. Mosquera (8.1), Raúl Albiol (7.0), Aïssa Mandi (7.0), Jorge Cuenca (6.4), Étienne Capoue (6.3), Dani Parejo (8.2), Francis Coquelin (7.0), Gerard Moreno (7.3), Alexander Sørloth (7.3) and Gonçalo Guedes (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Manu Trigueros, José Luis Morales (6.4), Alfonso Pedraza (6.4), Ilias Akhomach, Iker Álvarez, Carlos Romero, Bertrand Traoré (6.3), Santi Comesaña (6.7) and Álex Baena (7.1).

Substitutions

Villarreal made 5 changes: Étienne Capoue for Santi Comesaña (65′), Francis Coquelin for Álex Baena (65′), Gonçalo Guedes for José Luis Morales (71′), Raúl Albiol for Alfonso Pedraza (81′) and Gerard Moreno for Bertrand Traoré (81′).

Player of the match: Dani Parejo

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Villarreal was Dani Parejo.

His rating is 8.2 with 65 passes (91% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

7.0

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

6.4

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

7.5

46'

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

7.3

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

7.9

66'

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

7.1

Koke 6.Spain

7.5

Samuel Lino 12.Brazil

7.5

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

6.8

84'

62'

Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands

6.8

66'

Antoine Griezmann 7.France

7.0

66'

26'

Substitutes

Horaţiu Moldovan 1.Romania

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

César Azpilicueta 3.Spain

7.3

66'

Gabriel Paulista 4.Brazil

Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro

6.4

46'

Arthur Vermeeren 18.Belgium

Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain

7.3

84'

90'

87'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

6.7

66'

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

7.3

66'

Atlético Madrid started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.0), Marcos Llorente (7.3), Axel Witsel (7.9), José María Giménez (6.4), Reinildo Mandava (7.1), Rodrigo Riquelme (7.5), Pablo Barrios (6.8), Koke (7.5), Samuel Lino (7.5), Antoine Griezmann (7.0), Memphis Depay (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Horaţiu Moldovan, César Azpilicueta (7.3), Gabriel Paulista, Ángel Correa (6.7), Arthur Vermeeren, Antonio Gomis, Stefan Savic (6.4), Saúl Ñíguez (7.3) and Álvaro Morata (7.3).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrigo Riquelme for Stefan Savic (46′), Memphis Depay for Álvaro Morata (66′), Antoine Griezmann for Ángel Correa (66′), Axel Witsel for César Azpilicueta (66′) and Pablo Barrios for Saúl Ñíguez (84′).