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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 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 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:

December 22, 2024
Valencia 14:00 Alaves
Real Madrid 16:15 Sevilla
Leganes 18:30 Villarreal
Las Palmas 18:30 Espanyol
Real Betis 21:00 Rayo Vallecano
January 3, 2025
Valencia 21:00 Real Madrid
January 10, 2025
Rayo Vallecano 21:00 Celta Vigo
January 11, 2025
Alaves 14:00 Girona
Real Valladolid 16:15 Real Betis
Espanyol 18:30 Leganes
Sevilla 21:00 Valencia
January 12, 2025
Las Palmas 14:00 Getafe
Atlético de Madrid 16:15 Osasuna
January 13, 2025
Real Sociedad 21:00 Villarreal
January 17, 2025
Espanyol 21:00 Real Valladolid
January 18, 2025
Osasuna 14:00 Rayo Vallecano
Leganes 16:15 Atlético de Madrid
Celta Vigo 18:30 Athletic Bilbao
Getafe 21:00 Barcelona

Spanish Primera Liga Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Atlético de Madrid 18 12 5 1 33 12 +21 41
2 Barcelona 19 12 2 5 51 22 +29 38
3 Real Madrid 17 11 4 2 37 16 +21 37
4 Athletic Bilbao 19 10 6 3 29 17 +12 36
5 Mallorca 19 9 3 7 19 21 -2 30
6 Villarreal 17 7 6 4 29 28 +1 27
7 Real Sociedad 18 7 4 7 16 13 +3 25
8 Girona 18 7 4 7 26 25 +1 25
9 Osasuna 18 6 7 5 23 27 -4 25
10 Celta Vigo 18 7 3 8 27 28 -1 24
11 Real Betis 17 6 6 5 20 21 -1 24
12 Sevilla 17 6 4 7 18 23 -5 22
13 Rayo Vallecano 17 5 6 6 19 20 -1 21
14 Las Palmas 17 5 4 8 22 27 -5 19
15 Leganes 17 4 6 7 15 23 -8 18
16 Getafe 18 3 7 8 11 15 -4 16
17 Alaves 17 4 4 9 19 28 -9 16
18 Espanyol 17 4 3 10 16 29 -13 15
19 Real Valladolid 18 3 3 12 12 37 -25 12
20 Valencia 16 2 5 9 14 24 -10 11

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