Villarreal vs Atletico Suspension against Villarreal survive
Atletico Madrid have prepared for next weekend’s derby Real Madrid with a significant 2-0 victory Villarreal Sunday night.
If you were just one yellow card away from suspension, you could understand if Luis Suarez held back at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Usually from him, the veteran attacker did not take a step back, pushing from the front, making challenges and protesting decisions.
Eventually he received no booking, which means he will be at the Wanda Metropolitano to face Real Madrid in Play Day 26.
Joao Felix also impressed at La Ceramica, though he had to do it off the bench. The former Benfica former player, who was called up half of Diego Simeone, scored Atletico’s second goal with an elegant chest and passed Sergio Asenjo. His celebration was also striking.
Joao Felix replaces Thomas Lemar at half-time after the Frenchman was involved in a controversial incident in the preceding minutes. The midfielder may have seen red on another day for his elbow on Etienne Capoue, with VAR only giving him a yellow card.
The lineout flag cut short Atletico’s celebrations when Stefan Savic wanted to give the lead in the first half. “It’s a goal, it’s a goal,” Simeone barked from the bench. After a VAR review, the referees agree with him.
Unai Emery was forced to watch the match from the stands as part of his two-match boundary line ban. He suffered at a distance and protested because his team in Villarreal could not win the seventh consecutive game in LaLiga Santander.