18/05 - 12:30
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 15:00
18/05 - 15:00
18/05 - 16:15
18/05 - 17:00
18/05 - 19:45
18/05 - 20:00
18/05 - 12:30
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 15:00
18/05 - 15:00
18/05 - 16:15
18/05 - 17:00
18/05 - 19:45
18/05 - 20:00
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 14:30
18/05 - 15:00
18/05 - 15:00
Atlético de Madrid beat Villarreal, 1-2, on Monday, on to matchday 30 of the La Liga. Coming into the contest, Marcelino Toral's team came from four wins, and Diego Simeone's team came from two defeats. Saúl Ñíguez was decisive with 1 goal.
Axel Witsel opened the score after 9 minutes.
In the 50th minute, Alexander Sorloth fired home for Villarreal. Saúl Ñíguez scored the winning goal in the closing stages of the game.
After the result Atlético de Madrid are 4th in the table, with 58 points, while Villarreal sit 10th place, with 38 points. In the next fixture, Diego Simeone's team will play at home against Girona, whilst Marcelino Toral's team will play away against Athletic Bilbao.
| Villarreal | Atlético de Madrid | |||
| 7 | 3 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
| 8 | 1 | Shots on target | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | Total Tackles | 6 | 7 |
| - | Tackles Won | 1 | 7 | |
| 8 | 3 | Ball steals | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | 81 | Total Passes | 85 | 7 |
| 7 | 75 | Passes Completed | 74 | 8 |
| 7 | 6 | Saves | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | 10 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |
