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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 30
Villarreal CF v Atletico Madrid
Estadio de la Cerámica
Villarreal, Spain
Monday, 1 April 2024
Kick-off is at 21h00
Villarreal CF will battle it out with a wounded Atletico Madrid side in a
La Liga match at the Estadio de la Cerámica on 1 April.
Current Form
The Yellow Submarine emerged as 1-0 winners over Valencia CF on 17 March and they are now undefeated in their last nine games in the Spanish top flight.
Villarreal are also unbeaten in their last six home matches in the league having registered three consecutive draws and three wins in the Estadio de la Cerámica.
Meanwhile, Atletico were thrashed 3-0 by FC Barcelona at home on 17 March and they are winless in their last two matches in La Liga having lost two games in a row.
The Mattress Makers are also winless in their last four away matches in the league having recorded two defeats and two draws on the road.
Team News
Villarreal players Raúl Albiol, Pepe Reina, Eric Bailly Alfonso Pedraza, Ramon Terrats, Juan Foyth, Denis Suárez and Yeremy Pino are currently injured while Kiko Femenia is suspended.
Atletico, on the other hand, could be without Thomas Lemar, Marcos Paulo and José María Giménez who are all out injured while Nahuel Molina and Rodrigo De Paul are both suspended.
Quotes
"We started well, we had a good first half," Atletico manager Diego Simeone said after his side's defeat to Barcelona.
"With [Pablo] Barrios' goal that could have been a goal, [Alvaro] Morata's goal, [Jan] Oblak took Fermin [Lopez]'s goal in the first of them, until Joao [Felix]'s goal. The second goal took us directly out of the game and they forcefully took advantage of their situations.
"Congratulations to them, they were better. We had started with a good rhythm, we were organized, but they were forceful. The second goal hurt us a lot and took away our energy to continue competing."
Head-to-Head
Atletico secured a 3-1 win over Villarreal in their last meeting in La Liga in a match played at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on 12 November 2023.
As a result, the Mattress Makers are unbeaten in their last two matches in the league against the Yellow Submarine having registered one draw and one win.
La Liga matchday 30 fixtures
Friday, 29 March
22:00 - Cadiz CF v Granada CF
Saturday, 30 March
15:00 - Getafe CF v Sevilla FC
17:15 - UD Almeria v CA Osasuna
19:30 - Valencia CF v Real Mallorca
22:00 - FC Barcelona v Las Palmas
Sunday, 31 March
14:0 - Celta Vigo v Rayo Vallecano
16:15 - Girona FC v Real Betis
18:30 - Deportivo Alaves v Real Sociedad
21:00 - Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao
Monday, 01 April
21:00 - Villarreal CF v Atletico Madri
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