Villarreal and Atlético Madrid draw 2-2 on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS

VILLARREAL. Villarreal manages to recover against Atlético Madrid with a goal on the M. Llorente 20' and a goal on the A. Sørloth 45'.

Mark Hall

August 20, 2024

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

Villarreal

2 - 2

Atlético Madrid

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

Yéremy Pino- Yellow

10'

Arnaut Danjuma(goal)Diego Conde

18'

20'

Marcos Llorente(goal)Antoine Griezmann

37'

Koke(own-goal)

40'

Robin Le Normand- Yellow

43'

Pablo Barrios- Yellow

45'

Alexander Sørloth(goal)Pablo Barrios

46'

Ángel Correa- sub ->Alexander Sørloth

46'

José María Giménez- sub ->Axel Witsel

54'

Nahuel Molina- sub ->Reinildo Mandava

64'

Rodrigo de Paul- sub ->Koke

Ilias Akhomach- sub ->Yéremy Pino

71'

Pape Gueye- sub ->Álex Baena

71'

Nicolas Pépé- sub ->Gerard Moreno

71'

78'

Julián Álvarez- sub ->Antoine Griezmann

Ayoze Pérez- sub ->Arnaut Danjuma

79'

81'

Samuel Lino- Yellow

Ramón Terrats- sub ->Dani Parejo

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

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

Villarreal

Diego Conde 13.Spain

6.7

Raúl Albiol 3.Spain

6.6

Eric Bailly 4.Ivory Coast

7.0

Kiko Femenía 17.Spain

7.3

Sergi Cardona 23.Spain

6.8

Álex Baena 16.Spain

7.0

71'

Santi Comesaña 14.Spain

6.9

Dani Parejo 10.Spain

7.1

90'

Yéremy Pino 21.Spain

6.7

71'

10'

Gerard Moreno 7.Spain

7.5

71'

Arnaut Danjuma 9.Netherlands

7.2

79'

18'

Substitutes

Iker Álvarez 31.Andorra

Willy Kambwala 5.France

Pau Navarro 26.Spain

Arnau Solà 27.Spain

Pape Gueye 18.Senegal

6.6

71'

Ramón Terrats 20.Spain

90'

Ilias Akhomach 11.Spain

6.7

71'

Nicolas Pépé 19.Ivory Coast

7.0

71'

Ayoze Pérez 22.Spain

6.7

79'

Villarreal started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Marcelino García Toral decided to play with the following team: Diego Conde (6.7), Kiko Femenía (7.3), Raúl Albiol (6.6), Eric Bailly (7.0), Sergi Cardona (6.8), Yéremy Pino (6.7), Dani Parejo (7.1), Santi Comesaña (6.9), Álex Baena (7.0), Gerard Moreno (7.5) and Arnaut Danjuma (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Ramón Terrats, Willy Kambwala, Ilias Akhomach (6.7), Pape Gueye (6.6), Nicolas Pépé (7.0), Ayoze Pérez (6.7), 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 7.5 with 25 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

6.1

César Azpilicueta 3.Spain

7.0

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

6.5

46'

Robin Le Normand 24.Spain

6.5

40'

Pablo Barrios 8.Spain

7.6

43'

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

6.6

54'

Koke 6.Spain

6.9

64'

Antoine Griezmann 7.France

7.0

78'

Samuel Lino 12.Brazil

6.6

81'

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

7.7

20'

Alexander Sørloth 9.Norway

7.3

46'

45'

Substitutes

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Horațiu Moldovan 1.Romania

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

6.9

46'

Javi Galán 15.Spain

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

7.0

54'

Ilias Kostis 27.Greece

Arthur Vermeeren 18.Belgium

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

6.9

64'

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

7.0

46'

Julián Álvarez 19.Argentina

6.6

78'

Giuliano Simeone 22.Argentina

Atlético Madrid started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (6.1), César Azpilicueta (7.0), Axel Witsel (6.5), Robin Le Normand (6.5), Marcos Llorente (7.7), Pablo Barrios (7.6), Koke (6.9), Reinildo Mandava (6.6), Antoine Griezmann (7.0), Samuel Lino (6.6) and Alexander Sørloth (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Horațiu Moldovan, Rodrigo de Paul (6.9), Rodrigo Riquelme, José María Giménez (6.9), Ángel Correa (7.0), Javi Galán, Nahuel Molina (7.0), Arthur Vermeeren, Julián Álvarez (6.6), 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′).