Atletico secured their first victory in the fourth round
Atletico, who had only collected two points in the first three rounds of La Liga, hosted Villarreal, who started well on Saturday. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
In the 9th minute of the game, Sergi Cardona made an incorrect back pass in his own penalty area. Julian Alvarez passed the ball in one touch to Pablo Barrios, who opened the scoring with a precise shot – 1:0.
The Madrid team demonstrated an excellent combination. Alvarez passed to Juliano Simeone in the penalty area, but his shot from 12 meters went beside the goal.
The hosts ignored the guests attacking from the center. Alberto Moleiro entered the penalty area and shot to the right from 13 meters, but the ball went out of the goal.
Moleiro received the ball entering the penalty area, deceived the defender, and shot with his left foot, but the ball went to the right of the goal. The Madrid team played with low passes in the penalty area.
Antoine Griezmann made a strong pass from the left wing, but the guests' defense held firm. Nicolas Pepe took a powerful shot from a free kick to the near corner, but the ball hit the goalpost and bounced back.
In the 52nd minute, Marcos Llorente made a cross from the right wing to the far corner. Niko Gonzalez, running there, headed the ball and increased the score to 2:0.
After that moment, the game ended. Atletico rose to ninth place in the league table with five points, while Villarreal share fourth place with seven points.
The match protocol is as follows: Atletico 2:0 Villarreal (1:0) Pablo Barrios 9’, Niko Gonzalez 52’. The starting lineup included Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Robin Le Normand, Clément Lenglet, Matteo Ruggeri, Xavi Galan, Juliano Simeone, Jorge Koke, Pablo Barrios, Niko Gonzalez, Antoine Griezmann, Julian Alvarez.
On the bench were Giacomo Raspadori, Jonni Cardoso, Carlos Martin, Salvi Esquivel, Juan Musso, Nahuel Molina, Jano Monserrate, Luis Junior, Santiago Mourinho, and other players. The match took place at the Riyad Aer Metropolitano stadium in Madrid.
