Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid Competition – Spanish Primera Liga Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Date: 1st April 2024 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
La Liga continues on Monday with Atlético Madrid travelling to the Estadio de la Ceramica to face Villarreal. The Yellow Submarines will look to continue where they stopped just before the international break when they face Diego Simeone’s side. The hosts were on a nine-game La Liga unbeaten run before the break (W5, D4), with their last four games ending in a win. That unbeaten run accounts for half their points this campaign; as a result, Marcelino’s men start this round eight points behind the top six, a gap which is still bridgeable, especially as Villarreal are no longer distracted by European football having exited the UEFA Europa League. Home form could be crucial for that late charge and the Yellow Submarine have a solid foundation on this ground. They are on a seven-game streak without defeat at the Estadio de la Cerámica (W4, D3), including three successive wins. And if recent H2Hs are anything to go by, the arrival of Atlético Madrid is unlikely to threaten that sequence as the hosts have lost just one of their last eight home meetings (W3, D4). Meanwhile, Atlético Madrid will be desperate to return to winning ways after losing 3-0 to Barcelona in their last game before the international break. That loss was their eighth in the league this season—the highest figure among the top seven sides after 29 matches. Consequently, they are out of the top four and could see the gap widen if they don’t halt a two-game losing run in La Liga. They must juggle preparing for the upcoming UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg against Borussia Dortmund and getting back on track domestically. However, in the interim, manager Diego Simeone will be desperate to improve his side’s away form as they have failed to win on their last six road trips (D2, L4). All four defeats saw them fail to score, but the visitors can look at their record of six straight league victories on a Monday for inspiration. Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga: Spanish Primera Liga Table
May 3, 2024
Getafe
20:00
Athletic Bilbao
May 4, 2024
Real Sociedad
13:00
Las Palmas
Real Madrid
15:15
Cadiz
Girona
17:30
Barcelona
Mallorca
20:00
Atlético de Madrid
May 5, 2024
Osasuna
13:00
Real Betis
Celta Vigo
15:15
Villarreal
Valencia
17:30
Alaves
Rayo Vallecano
20:00
Almeria
Sevilla
20:00
Granada
May 10, 2024
Alaves
20:00
Girona
May 11, 2024
Mallorca
13:00
Las Palmas
Villarreal
15:15
Sevilla
Granada
17:30
Real Madrid
Athletic Bilbao
20:00
Osasuna
May 12, 2024
Cadiz
13:00
Getafe
Atlético de Madrid
15:15
Celta Vigo
Valencia
17:30
Rayo Vallecano
Real Betis
20:00
Almeria
May 13, 2024
Barcelona
20:00
Real Sociedad
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Real Madrid
33
26
6
1
71
22
+49
84
2
Barcelona
33
22
7
4
68
39
+29
73
3
Girona
33
22
5
6
69
40
+29
71
4
Atlético de Madrid
33
20
4
9
62
39
+23
64
5
Athletic Bilbao
33
16
10
7
53
33
+20
58
6
Real Sociedad
33
13
12
8
46
35
+11
51
7
Real Betis
33
12
13
8
41
39
+2
49
8
Valencia
33
13
8
12
37
38
-1
47
9
Villarreal
33
12
9
12
54
55
-1
45
10
Getafe
33
10
13
10
41
45
-4
43
11
Osasuna
33
11
6
16
37
49
-12
39
12
Alaves
33
10
8
15
31
38
-7
38
13
Sevilla
33
9
11
13
42
46
-4
38
14
Las Palmas
33
10
7
16
30
41
-11
37
15
Rayo Vallecano
33
7
13
13
27
42
-15
34
16
Mallorca
33
6
14
13
27
39
-12
32
17
Celta Vigo
33
7
10
16
37
50
-13
31
18
Cadiz
33
4
14
15
23
46
-23
26
19
Granada
33
4
9
20
36
61
-25
21
20
Almeria
33
1
11
21
32
67
-35
14
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