Beaten last weekend in Leganés (1-0), Atlético de Madrid lost new precious points in the title race in La Liga this Saturday with a draw (1-1) against Villarreal, letting the L ‘Opportunity to put his rival under pressure and current leader of Real Madrid.
Led from the 29th minute of play after a penalty caused and transformed by the experienced Gerard Moreno (1-0), Colchoneros returned to the game in the second period thanks to an opportunistic goal from the Brazilian winger Samuel Lino (57ᵉ, 1-1).
They then failed to reverse the course of the match despite the entry into play ofAntoine Griezmann And several opportunities at the end of the meeting.
L’Atlético (2ᵉ, 45 points), thus gives the opportunity to his rival and neighbor of Real (1ᵉʳ, 46 points) to take off at the top of the championship if successful at Valladolid (9 p.m.) and could see the FC Barcelona (3ᵉ, 39 points), return to three lengths. However, this draw is a good result for Villarreal (5ᵉ, 34 points), which remains in the race for Champions League.
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