Villarreal vs Atletico Survival suspension against Villarreal
Atletico Madrid are prepared for next weekend’s derby against real Madrid with an important 2-0 victory Villarreal Sunday evening.
Being only a yellow card away from the suspension, you could tell if Luis Suarez he had restrained himself at Ceramics Stadium.
Typically for him, the veteran striker did not take a step back, pressing forward, taking on challenges and protesting against decisions.
Finally, he did not receive a reservation, which means he will be at Wanda Metropolitano to face real Madrid on day 26.
Joao Felix also impressed at La Ceramica, although he had to do it from the bench. Summoned by Diego Simeone at the break, the former Benfica scored Atletico’s second goal with an elegant chest and passed Sergio Asenjo. His celebration was also attractive.
Joao Felix replaced Thomas Lemar at the break, after the Frenchman was involved in a controversial incident in the previous minutes. The midfielder could have seen red on another day for the elbow with Etienne Capoue, VAR only gives him a yellow card.
The flag of the quieter shortened the holidays of Atletico, when Stefan Savic seemed to give them the leadership in the first half. “It’s a goal, it’s a goal,” Simeone barked from the bench. After a VAR review, the referees agreed with him.
Unai Emery was forced to watch the game from the stands as part of his two-game ban. He suffered and protested from a distance, because his team from Villarreal failed to win for the seventh consecutive match in LaLiga Santander.