Atlético Madrid achieved a hard-fought victory in LaLiga on Monday evening. When visiting Villarreal, coach Diego Simeone's team was too strong 1-2 thanks to goals from Axel Witsel and Saúl Ñíguez. Alexander Sørloth scored on behalf of Villarreal. Thanks to the three-point recapture los Colchoneros (58 points) fourth place in Spain, at the expense of Athletic Club (56 points). Girona (65), Barcelona (67) and Real Madrid (75) complete the top five.

Villarreal – Atlético Madrid 1-2

The game started excellently for the visitors, where Memphis Depay was in the starting line-up, as Witsel made it 0-1 with a beautiful header in the ninth minute of play. A few minutes after the break, Villarreal leveled thanks to Sørloth. The former striker of FC Groningen, among others, scored 1-1 on a pass from Gerard Moreno.

For a long time it looked like the teams would have to settle for a draw, but in the 87th minute Atlético struck again. After an excellent attack, the ball ended up on the edge of the sixteen-meter area at the feet of Saúl, who scored with a slider into the corner: 1-2.

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