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: Spanish Primera Liga Table
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
#
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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