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Villarreal

  • Senna 48’
  • Llorente 51’
  • Rodríguez 58’
  • Rossi 63’

Atlético de Madrid

  • Simao 1’, 83’
  • Forlán 22’
  • García Escudero 86’

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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Villarreal
    • Atlético de Madrid
    • 90+3' The referee blows the final whistle on a quite frankly insane game of football! Credit to Atletico, who perhaps kept boss Javier Aguirre in a job with their spirit and belief. Stick around for champions Real Madrid against struggling Athletic Bilbao.
    • 90' Gonzalo Rodriquez goes into the book as the fourth official indicates three minutes of injury time.
    • 87' Atletico come again through Forlan. He is in the box but has to check back onto his right foot with two men on his tail. the Uruguayan tries to square a pass across the box but it's cut out. What a match...
    • 86' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Yes they can!! Simao's free-kick is an inviting one and Raul Garcia is perfectly-placed to head past the keeper and see this insane match take another twist!
    • 83' GOOOOL! Atletico have a faint scrap of hope now as Simao scores his second of the game! Simao kncks it past Gonzalo and beats Godin for pace to slot cooly past Diego Lopez! Surely they can't claw their way back into this game, can they?
    • 82' Robert Pires gets a huge ovation from the El Madrigal crowd as he comes off for talented youngster Mati Fernandez.
    • 81' It looks as though Javier Aguirre is not going to bother bringing an unfit Aguero on, which is probably for the best. The way their evening is going, the little Argentinian will pick up a fresh knock.
    • 78' Llorente shows a clean pair of heels as he latches on to a chipped ball over the top, but the flag is up for offside.
    • 76' Kun Aguero is jogging up and down the touchline, but he's not coming on yet. It will be Miguel de las Cuevas who replaces Maniche, who has looked on a mission to get himself sent off.
    • 71' Santi Cazorla has contributed as much as anyone to this remarkable comeback, and he gets a rest as he is replaced by Cani.
    • 68' GOLGOLGOLGOLGOLGOL!!! Cazorla sneaks a cheeky little pass through to Rossi and the Italian teases Leo Franco into submission before firing into the empty net! Poor, poor Atletico. Can you believe this side drew with Liverpool on Wednesday?
    • 64' The ball falls to Cazorla who will fire a shot on the half-volley... It takes a deflection and Leo Franco tips it round the post! An excellent save from the keeper guilty of a couple of howlers tonight!
    • 63' Senna is standing over the ball, ready to take a free-kick... It's a good strike, tipped over two-handed by Leo Franco.
    • 59' GOOOOOOOOOOOL! You'll never guess what's happened! A Villarreal free-kick is played to Pires at the far post, who is one of THREE men unmarked and onside. Pires lays a cushioned pass for Gonzalo to blast past Leo Franco. Atletico are in meltdown!
    • 56' Villarreal come forward again and Cazorla has a go... Leo Franco punches away what in truth was a tame effort, but this crowd is starting to believe that every attack will end in a goal!
    • 51' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOL!! Villarreal for level! Joseba Llorente is played onside as he latches on to a through ball and he prods the ball past the onrushing Leo Franco to equalise! This could be a long half for Atletico and their travelling fans now!
    • 48' GOOOOOOOOL!! Villarreal's fight back starts in earnest as they score right at the startof hte second half! Marcos senna's shot from way out fizzes through the air at speed, but where Leo Franco should have caught it comfortably he lets it slip through his arms and into the net! What a howler!
    • 46' Right away villarreal come forward and PIRES SHOOTS... Leo Franco gets down low to block the effort and it rebounds back into the box, but there are no yellow shirts to follow up on it.
    • 46' Atletico have brought on Antonio Lopez for the second half in place of Georgios Seitaridis at right-back.
    • 45+1' Half-time is called, and 10-man Atletico go into the break two goals to the good.
    • 45+1' Pires knocks a cross to the far post back across goal for Bruno, but the close-rangwe effort is blocked. Pires has it again and the ball is in the back of the net! It's been disallowed though, because the refereec orrectly spotted the ball had gone out before Pires's pulled back pass.
    • 44' Maniche lunges at Senna and catches him on the ankle with his studs! The referee gives him a yellow card, but on another night it could easily have been red.
    • 42' Pires shoots from the edge of the box, but he was being charged down and had to rush his effort and it goes wide. The crowd have gone quiet as Atletico look to bring the tempo down to help them get to half-time without conceding.
    • 37' Banega dives in with a scissor challenge on Capdevilla. He's already on a yellow... HE'S OFF! It was a ridiculous challenge. It didn't even harm Capdevilla, but the manner of it was enough for the referee to take action. Nobdy self destructs like Atletico Madrid, and so it could prove again here tonight...
    • 35' Good build-up by Villrreal as Cazorla feeds Rossi who can turn on the edge of the box and SHOOT... TIPPED OVER THE BAR BY LEO FRANCO! The shot took a slight deflection on its way to goal, making that sensational save an even better one!
    • 30' Llorente has a shot that is straight at Leo franco, but for some reason the keeper chooses to punch it away rather than catch! Luckily it falls to his team-mates and not a Villarreal player.
    • 29' Senna gives the ball away and flies in on Simao with his studs showing. It was nasty, and the booking is deserved. Not what Villarreal need when they are chasing a two-goal deficit.
    • 28' Santi Cazorla will try his luck from distance... His curling effort is JUST wide of the post, although Leo Franco was diving for it and probably had it covered.
    • 25' Rossi skips through three challenges and goes on a great run into the box and Dominguez has to time his tackle perfectly in order to prevent the strike and avoid conceding a penalty.
    • 22' GOL GOL GOOOOOOL!! Atletico go two up! Simao does wonderfully well to beat Javi Venta down the wing and he crosses into the box. Godin can only stick a foot out and the ball sits up nicely for Diego Forlan to hammer it into the net on the turn! Great finish, you could hear the goal frame rattle!
    • 20' Pires is looking busy for the Yellow Submarine, and he is fouled by Ever Banega.
    • 16' Senna has a free-kick in a goos position. It's played in and Leo Franco has to palm it away and it's cleared for a corner. Villarreal have not been too rattled by the early goal.
    • 12' Giuseppe Rossi chases a long ball into the box and swiftly turns Heitnga but goes down... NO PENALTY!! The El Madrigal crowd are livid, but replays show that referee Mallenco was right not to award the spot-kick.
    • 9' Simao is released well down the left and gets in behind Javi Venta. he lays a pass back and Maniche stabs a strike on goal... It stings the hands of Diego Lopez but the keeper catches it.
    • 6' Both sides had tiring european outings in midweek, with Atletico salvaging a 1-1 draw with Liverpool and Villarreal emerging as the victors of a nine-goal thriller with Aalborg.
    • 5' Well, many people hadn't even taken their setas before Atlei's man of the moment got his goal, and we didn't have time to set the scene. Villarreal will go joint-top with a win here following Valencia's draw at Recre and Sevilla's homedefeat against Malaga.
    • 1' GOOOLAAAAAAAAAAZZOOO! Barely a minute on the clock and Atletico are in front! Excellent build up as a one-two between Pernia and forlan finds its way to Simao, who lines up and unleashes a stunning strike that flies in off the bar! Diego Lopez got his fingertips to it but there was no stopping that wonderful effort!
    • 1' The action is underway!
    • 17:59 Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Villarreal v Atletico Madrid at El Madrigal!

  • Team Stats

    Villarreal Stats Atlético de Madrid
    68% Possession 31%
    23 Shots 8
    14 Shots on target 5
    1 Saves 4
    10 Corners 3
    19 Fouls 13
    6 Offsides 0
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 1
    17 Tackles 24
    534 Accurate passes 206
    69 Bad passes 34

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Villarreal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      13 Diego Lopez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      4 Diego Godín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 1 2
      2 Javier Gonzalo Rodriguez 1 2 2 4 0 0 0 29 0 1
      5 Joan Capdevila 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 37 13 1
      17 Javi Rodriguez Venta 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 70 1 0
      7 Robert Pires 0 2 1 0 7 2 1 67 8 4
      19 Marcos Senna 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 85 8 2
      21 Bruno Llido 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 98 20 4
      8 Santi Cazorla 0 4 2 0 5 0 1 54 6 2
      22 Giuseppe Rossi 1 4 3 4 2 2 1 22 5 0
      16 Joseba Llorente 1 4 3 1 0 1 0 16 3 0
      14 Matías Fernández 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 1 0
      9 Guillermo Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Ruben Gracia Calmache 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 2 1
      3 José Edmílson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Fabricio Fuentes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Sebastian Viera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Ángel David López Ruano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Atlético de Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Leonardo Franco 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 6 0
      2 Giourkas Seitaridis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 1
      28 Alvaro Dominguez Soto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 1 3
      4 Mariano Pernia 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 24 6 6
      5 Johnny Heitinga 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 21 1 1
      20 Simão Sabrosa 2 2 2 3 3 0 1 21 7 1
      18 Maniche Ribeiro 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 21 2 4
      16 Ever Banega 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 2 0
      12 Paulo Assuncao 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 20 1 2
      11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 25 3 2
      7 Diego Forlan 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 14 2 1
      10 Sergio Aguero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Angel Bernabé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Antonio López Guerrero 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1
      14 Florent Sinama-Pongolle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      8 Raúl García 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 10 2 2
      19 Miguel de las Cuevas 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 1 0
      22 Pablo Ibañez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' Atletico come again through Forlan. He is in the box but has to check back onto his right foot with two men on his tail. the Uruguayan tries to square a pass across the box but it's cut out. What a match...
    • 86' GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! Yes they can!! Simao's free-kick is an inviting one and Raul Garcia is perfectly-placed to head past the keeper and see this insane match take another twist!
    • 83' GOOOOL! Atletico have a faint scrap of hope now as Simao scores his second of the game! Simao kncks it past Gonzalo and beats Godin for pace to slot cooly past Diego Lopez! Surely they can't claw their way back into this game, can they?
    • 68' GOLGOLGOLGOLGOLGOL!!! Cazorla sneaks a cheeky little pass through to Rossi and the Italian teases Leo Franco into submission before firing into the empty net! Poor, poor Atletico. Can you believe this side drew with Liverpool on Wednesday?
    • 64' The ball falls to Cazorla who will fire a shot on the half-volley... It takes a deflection and Leo Franco tips it round the post! An excellent save from the keeper guilty of a couple of howlers tonight!
    • 59' GOOOOOOOOOOOL! You'll never guess what's happened! A Villarreal free-kick is played to Pires at the far post, who is one of THREE men unmarked and onside. Pires lays a cushioned pass for Gonzalo to blast past Leo Franco. Atletico are in meltdown!
    • 51' GOL GOL GOOOOOOOOOOL!! Villarreal for level! Joseba Llorente is played onside as he latches on to a through ball and he prods the ball past the onrushing Leo Franco to equalise! This could be a long half for Atletico and their travelling fans now!
    • 48' GOOOOOOOOL!! Villarreal's fight back starts in earnest as they score right at the startof hte second half! Marcos senna's shot from way out fizzes through the air at speed, but where Leo Franco should have caught it comfortably he lets it slip through his arms and into the net! What a howler!
    • 45+1' Pires knocks a cross to the far post back across goal for Bruno, but the close-rangwe effort is blocked. Pires has it again and the ball is in the back of the net! It's been disallowed though, because the refereec orrectly spotted the ball had gone out before Pires's pulled back pass.
    • 37' Banega dives in with a scissor challenge on Capdevilla. He's already on a yellow... HE'S OFF! It was a ridiculous challenge. It didn't even harm Capdevilla, but the manner of it was enough for the referee to take action. Nobdy self destructs like Atletico Madrid, and so it could prove again here tonight...
    • 35' Good build-up by Villrreal as Cazorla feeds Rossi who can turn on the edge of the box and SHOOT... TIPPED OVER THE BAR BY LEO FRANCO! The shot took a slight deflection on its way to goal, making that sensational save an even better one!
    • 22' GOL GOL GOOOOOOL!! Atletico go two up! Simao does wonderfully well to beat Javi Venta down the wing and he crosses into the box. Godin can only stick a foot out and the ball sits up nicely for Diego Forlan to hammer it into the net on the turn! Great finish, you could hear the goal frame rattle!
    • 12' Giuseppe Rossi chases a long ball into the box and swiftly turns Heitnga but goes down... NO PENALTY!! The El Madrigal crowd are livid, but replays show that referee Mallenco was right not to award the spot-kick.
    • 1' GOOOLAAAAAAAAAAZZOOO! Barely a minute on the clock and Atletico are in front! Excellent build up as a one-two between Pernia and forlan finds its way to Simao, who lines up and unleashes a stunning strike that flies in off the bar! Diego Lopez got his fingertips to it but there was no stopping that wonderful effort!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

  • Villarreal

    Manager: Manuel Pellegrini

    Starting line-up

    • D. López
    • J. Venta
    • D. Godín
    • G. Rodríguez Goal
    • J. Capdevila
    • M. Senna Goal Yellow Card
    • S. Bruno
    • S. Cazorla Substitution Out (70′)
    • R. Pires Substitution Out (81′)
    • J. Llorente Goal
    • G. Rossi Goal

    Subs

    • 3. J. Edmilson
    • 10. R. Gracia "Cani" Substitution In71′
    • 18. &. López Ruano
    • 1. S. Viera
    • 9. G. Franco
    • 20. F. Fuentes
    • 14. M. Fernández Substitution In81′
    • 24. J. Altidore

    Injured

    • 11. A. Ibagaza
    • 15. K. Nihat
    • 6. S. Eguren

    Suspended

    None

  • Atlético de Madrid

    Manager: Javier Aguirre

    Starting line-up

    • L. Franco
    • G. Seitaridis Substitution Out (46′)
    • J. Heitinga
    • &. Domínguez
    • M. Pernía
    • E. Banega Red Card
    • P. Assuncao Substitution Out (61′)
    • M. Rodríguez
    • R. Maniche Yellow Card Substitution Out (75′)
    • .. Simao Goals×2 Yellow Card
    • D. Forlán Goal

    Subs

    • 3. A. Antonio López Substitution In46′
    • 14. F. Sinama-Pongolle
    • 9. L. Garcia
    • 22. P. Ibáñez
    • 8. R. García Escudero Substitution In61′ Goal
    • 10. S. Agüero
    • 19. M. De las Cuevas Substitution In75′
    • 27. &. Bernabé

    Injured

    • 1. G. Coupet
    • 17. T. Ujfalusi

    Suspended

    • 21. L. Perea

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