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Played
January 15, 2012 11:00 AM GMT
Estadio Vicente Calderón — Madrid
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
Attendance: 40000
January 15, 2012 11:00 AM GMT
Estadio Vicente Calderón — Madrid
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
Attendance: 40000
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| Atlético Madrid | 1.70 | 1.13 | 1.62 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 1.12 | 1.69 | 1.70 |
| Draw | 3.60 | 5.50 | 3.75 | 36.00 | 3.75 | 6.50 | 3.80 | 3.50 |
| Villarreal | 4.90 | 19.00 | 5.25 | 71.00 | 5.00 | 25.00 | 5.60 | 5.00 |
La Liga Preview: Atletico Madrid - Villarreal
Diego Simeone's side will be keen to build on a solid start to the new year, as they welcome the struggling Valencians to the capital
By Karthick Arvinth
Thibault Courtois - Atletico Madrid
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PROBABLE LINEUPS |
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ATLETICO MADRID
 Courtois Juanfran, Godin, Miranda, Filipe Diego, Tiago, Gabi, Turan Adrian, Falcao |
VILLARREAL
 D Lopez A Lopez, Zapata, Musacchio, Oriol Senna, Soriano Cani, Valero, Perez Nilmar |
Adrian and Arda Turan are set to return to the Atletico Madrid line-up after the duo were surprisingly left out for the goalless draw at Malaga.
Reports from Spain suggest Simeone will go for a more offensive 4-4-2 formation for the visit of the Yellow Submarine, with Adrian partnering Radamel Falcao in attack.
Brazilian defender Miranda looks certain to partner Diego Godin in the heart of the Atletico defence, as Alvaro Dominguez and Luis Perea are ruled out through suspension. Juanfran is expected to be given the nod at right-back, while Portuguese defender Silvio has recovered from a knee injury and could be named on the bench.
Villarreal coach Jose Molina is likely to have central defenders Carlos Marchena and Mateo Musacchio available for selection, with the duo reported to be close to regaining full fitness following knee injuries.
Bruno Soriano has been cleared to play after his fifth yellow card of the season - received in last Sunday's 2-2 draw with Valencia - was rescinded on appeal by the Spanish competition committee. Javier Camunas and Marco Ruben will miss out with injury and suspension respectively.
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DID YOU KNOW? |
- Atletico Madrid have won just one of their last six matches in all competitions.
- But Atletico have the edge in recent head-to-head meetings with Villarreal, having won seven of the past 10 encounters between the sides.
- The south Madrid club have failed to score in eight of their 17 league fixtures so far this season.
- Atletico are yet to win away from home in the league in 2011-12.
- Villarreal are on a nine-game winless streak in all competitions.
- Marco Ruben (pictured) is the Yellow Submarine's leading scorer this season with five goals.
- Villarreal coach Jose Molina and his Atletico counterpart Diego Simeone played together in Atletico's 1995-96 double-winning team.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Villarreal
- 21.01 %
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Atlético de Madrid 3-1 Villarreal
- 11.59 %
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Atlético de Madrid 2-0 Villarreal
- 9.42 %
| La Liga (LIGA) | 13 May 2012 | Villarreal 0 - Atlético de Madrid 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 15 Jan 2012 | Atlético de Madrid 3 - Villarreal 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 5 Mar 2011 | Atlético de Madrid 3 - Villarreal 1 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 24 Oct 2010 | Villarreal 2 - Atlético de Madrid 0 |
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| La Liga (LIGA) | 17 Apr 2010 | Villarreal 2 - Atlético de Madrid 1 |
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Atlético de Madrid
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| 13 May 2012 | Villarreal 0 - Atlético de Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| 9 May 2012 | Atlético de Madrid 3 - Athletic de Bilbao 0 | EL |
| 5 May 2012 | Atlético de Madrid 2 - Málaga 1 | LIGA |
| 2 May 2012 | Atlético de Madrid 1 - Real Sociedad 1 | LIGA |
| 29 Apr 2012 | Betis 2 - Atlético de Madrid 2 | LIGA |
Villarreal
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| 13 May 2012 | Villarreal 0 - Atlético de Madrid 1 | LIGA |
| 5 May 2012 | Valencia 1 - Villarreal 0 | LIGA |
| 1 May 2012 | Sporting de Gijón 2 - Villarreal 3 | LIGA |
| 28 Apr 2012 | Villarreal 1 - Osasuna 1 | LIGA |
| 22 Apr 2012 | Real Sociedad 1 - Villarreal 1 | LIGA |
| Returns: | Atlético Madrid £16.90 |
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| Returns: | Draw £360.00 |
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| Returns: | Villarreal £710.00 |
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| 13 | Thibaut Courtois | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Diego Godín Leal | Defender |
| 23 | Miranda | Defender |
| 6 | Filipe Luis | Defender |
| 20 | Juanfran | Midfielder |
| 11 | Arda Turan | Midfielder |
| 5 | Tiago | Midfielder |
| 14 | Gabi | Midfielder |
| 22 | Diego Ribas | Midfielder |
| 7 | Adrián | Striker |
| 9 | Radamel Falcao | Striker |
| 25 | Sergio Asenjo | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Antonio López | Defender |
| - | Jorge Pulido | Defender |
| 8 | Toto Salvio | Midfielder |
| 12 | Paulo Assunçao | Midfielder |
| 19 | Koke | Midfielder |
| 31 | Pizzi | Striker |
| 13 | Diego López Rodríguez | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Ángel | Defender |
| 2 | Gonzalo Rodríguez | Defender |
| 12 | Cristian Zapata | Defender |
| 3 | Joan Oriol | Defender |
| 11 | Hernán Arsenio Pérez | Midfielder |
| 8 | Jonathan De Guzmán | Midfielder |
| 20 | Borja Valero Iglesias | Midfielder |
| 21 | Soriano | Midfielder |
| 10 | Cani | Midfielder |
| 7 | Nilmar | Striker |
| 31 | Diego Mariño | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Mateo Musacchio | Defender |
| 5 | Carlos Marchena | Defender |
| 14 | Mario Gaspar | Defender |
| 19 | Marcos Senna | Midfielder |
| - | Gonzalo Castellani | Midfielder |
| - | José Luis Moreno Barroso | Striker |
Results
Times In GMT
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Lionel Messi
Striker Barcelona |
50 | 10 |
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Cristiano Ronaldo
Striker Real Madrid |
46 | 12 |
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Radamel Falcao
Striker Atlético Madrid |
24 | 5 |
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Gonzalo Higuaín
Striker Real Madrid |
22 | 0 |
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Karim Benzema
Striker Real Madrid |
21 | 0 |
