Atletico move five points clear in Spain

Published on: 28 February 2021

Atletico Madrid have been Spanish champions 10 times in their history

Leaders Atletico Madrid moved five points clear at the top of La Liga by winning away at Villarreal.

Atletico, aiming to win the Spanish title for the first time since 2013-14, went ahead thanks to an own goal from Villarreal's Alfonso Pedraza.

Joao Felix doubled their lead with a low strike in the second half.

The result leaves them five points ahead of second-placed Barcelona and six ahead of Real Madrid, who Atletico host in a derby game on 7 March.

For Atletico, this was a return to form after they had gone three games without a win and were beaten 1-0 by Chelsea in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.

They have the best defensive record in La Liga with only 16 goals conceded in 24 matches, although this was their first clean sheet in 10 matches in all competitions.

Real will move above Barcelona and into second if they win at home against Real Sociedad on Monday (20:00 GMT).

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsVillarreal

Formation 4-3-3

1Asenjo8Foyth3Albiol4Torres24Pedraza14Trigueros Muñoz25Capoue5Parejo11Chukwueze7Moreno23Gómez Bardonado

    1Asenjo8Foyth3AlbiolBooked at 51mins4Torres24PedrazaSubstituted forEstupiñánat 60'minutes14Trigueros MuñozSubstituted forBaenaat 71'minutes25CapoueSubstituted forCostaat 71'minutesBooked at 30mins5Parejo11Chukwueze7Moreno23Gómez BardonadoSubstituted forBaccaat 60'minutes

Substitutes

    6Funes Mori9Bacca12Rabaseda Antolín13Rulli15Estupiñán21Costa32Baena34Niño44Ratiu

Atl Madrid

Formation 3-1-4-2

13Oblak15Savic18Felipe22Hermoso6Koke24Vrsaljko14Llorente11Lemar8Saúl10Correa9Suárez

    13Oblak15Savic18FelipeBooked at 35mins22Hermoso6Koke24Vrsaljko14Llorente11LemarBooked at 45minsSubstituted forSequeiraat 45'minutes8SaúlBooked at 47mins10CorreaSubstituted forTorreiraat 83'minutes9SuárezSubstituted forKondogbiaat 76'minutes

Substitutes

    1Grbic4Kondogbia5Torreira7Sequeira12Lodi dos Santos16Herrera19Dembele20Machín Pérez

Referee:Ricardo de Burgos BengoetxeaMatch StatsHome TeamVillarrealAway TeamAtl MadridPossessionHome64%Away36%ShotsHome19Away6Shots on TargetHome6Away5CornersHome10Away2FoulsHome15Away19Live TextPost update

Match ends, Villarreal 0, Atlético de Madrid 2.

90'+2'Full Time

Second Half ends, Villarreal 0, Atlético de Madrid 2.

90'+2'Post update

Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal).

90'+2'Post update

Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'Post update

Attempt blocked. Gerard Moreno (Villarreal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.

89'Post update

Foul by Juan Foyth (Villarreal).

89'Post update

Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88'Post update

Attempt saved. Carlos Bacca (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán.

86'Post update

Attempt saved. Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.

85'Post update

Attempt missed. Jaume Costa (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Álex Baena with a headed pass following a corner.

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Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.

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Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Jan Oblak.

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Attempt saved. Álex Baena (Villarreal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Bacca with a headed pass.

85'Post update

Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (Villarreal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Foyth.

83'Post update

Daniel Parejo (Villarreal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

83'Post update

Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid).

83'Substitution

Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Lucas Torreira replaces Ángel Correa.

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Álex Baena (Villarreal) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jaume Costa following a corner.

82'Post update

Corner, Villarreal. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.

81'Post update

Foul by Jaume Costa (Villarreal).

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Source: bbc.com

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