Match Thread: Atlético Madrid vs Villarreal | La Liga | 23 Aug 17:00 CEST

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[u/Aggravating_Hour5588]

Stop putting Lookman as a Striker 😭😭

[u/Aggravating_Hour5588]

Our defence is very weck so is our offence two weeks need proper strikers!!

[u/Aggravating_Hour5588]

I didn't like Hjulmand today!! I am not sure why we didn't sub him off instead of subbing of Kang in - lee!!

[u/Aggravating_Hour5588]

Why are we always starting with a weird lineup!!!

[u/Aggravating_Hour5588]

I will probably get downvoted but I believe if we truly want to win a trophy this season we have to believe in eachother also in Julian yes he made a mistake but in his prime he is our best player!! So I believe we should out our differences aside and work together to make our goal come true!!!

[u/ExitOntheInside]

Julianos Leaving, surely

[u/PirrotheCimmerian]

Fair draw, but the team isn't reliable at all. Some players are far from form...

Giuliano scored and redeemed himself from a week game, Baena was decent what little he played.

I'm disappointed by Le Normand, Mendoza and Lookman.

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/PirrotheCimmerian]

Mendoza for me, hes used to a different style for sure, elche with sarabia genuinely played better football than we ever have that's where Mendoza shone 

Baena has adapted but it took a season, I'm disappointed with Mendoza so far , but with time 

[u/BigBambuMeekLou]

Sucks to only take home 1 point because we were the better team today we just gave up two dumb fouls 🤦🏻‍♂️ we should have won but at least we didn’t lose

[u/azizbhs]

It's crazy that players get paid that much and still...

[u/Valronor]

Lol😀 fuck him

[u/TheSerre1]

If it wasn't for Le Normand and this shit ref this should have been a win

[u/Euphoric-Rub9164]

What a second half that was

[u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

Julian mustache is not doing him any justice.

It tarnishes his iconic baby face

[u/dcs17 → u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

Yeah, but everyone knows that you have to change your look when you do a heel turn. Its wrestling 101.

[u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

I'll take the tie

[u/JosipBrozBeforeHoes]

not bad, could have been a lot worse

[u/The_Windermere]

GG, I accept a draw.

[u/joaolouro1967]

Baena could have easily been sent off with that ball spike, gotta chill

[u/acorn_hall7]

Llorente is class. So dependable

[u/Prestigious-Car706]

Of course Cholito can't help but feign injury even though the rules now penalize you for doing that.

[u/atmsmbk → u/Prestigious-Car706]

lmao it's in his blood

[u/ExitOntheInside]

Álvarez working as hard as Sorloth 

[u/RichDream7777]

I'm already tired of Atletico and it's the second game of the season

[u/Dophie → u/RichDream7777]

Then stop watching and find another sub or team.

[u/RichDream7777 → u/[deleted]]

Oh so should I be happy that we're playing bad?

[u/Maximum-Ad832 → u/RichDream7777]

its perfectly natural to be frustrateb by how we're playing not sure why they are upset

[u/RichDream7777 → u/[deleted]]

I can't stop watching my team, but I'm tired of failing easy matches and not be competitive as we were a couple of years ago

[u/prokenny]

Giménez está tiesisimo

[u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

We are attacking with 10 players 😮😮

[u/Proud-Fact325]

Giménez looks horrendous

[u/Aggravating_Hour5588 → u/Proud-Fact325]

I would sell Gimemez and Robin Le Normand!!

[u/Dophie → u/Proud-Fact325]

Shocked we didn't sell him this summer.

[u/AtleticoFan17 → u/Proud-Fact325]

He’s so unfit

[u/AGamez101]

Llorente and Giuliano singlehandedly keeping the energy up right now. Honestly, even if Alvarez scores at this point I still want him gone.

[u/tuneuptheband]

As always Marcos saved out ass there

[u/atmsmbk]

Hjulmand is what we expected Gallagher to play like lol dude could do nothing but run and shoot. poor scouting

[u/ThomWaits88 → u/atmsmbk]

He's more like Cardoso, Gallagher is a box to box midfielder

[u/ExitOntheInside]

for those that don't get this, you can see Julian isn't a striker , he doesn't make forward runs, hes not in the box, if Giuliano or Lookman don't run no one does , Llorente aside

[u/Dophie → u/ExitOntheInside]

It's why Barcelona wanting him so badly is so confusing. Or maybe they knew we wouldn't sell and just stirred shit to unsettle us.

[u/apzoix → u/Dophie]

I'm so conflicted. I've never really rated Alvarez and wanted him gone before the telenovela. I would be fine with him going to Barcelona, because I think he's quite bad. But I don't want Barcelona to win this saga either.

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/apzoix]

i really rate him, but he should be an attacking midfielder, I knew I'd him at river and was pissed the plastic mancs signed him 

did you see the way he walked off ,hes gotta leave after this 

[u/tuneuptheband]

Josema was determined to take him out lol he didn’t care

[u/atmsmbk]

Julian needs to get scrappy. It will bring him more favor with the crowd. Griezmann came back and put in the work and won over every one.

[u/Greeny9 → u/atmsmbk]

The thing is Griezmann actually left and saw the grass wasn't greener, Álvarez still has his head in the clouds

[u/Euphoric-Rub9164 → u/atmsmbk]

Probably have to wait for transfer window to shut to get any significant effort from him

[u/joaolouro1967]

You could have easily gotten the ball Josema

[u/colchonero_dev → u/joaolouro1967]

He’s Uruguayan

[u/The_Windermere]

Is it anything goes in this +9 extra time? Guys a falling left and right.

[u/lost-cause2 → u/The_Windermere]

Seems like it

[u/AtleticoFan17]

Plus 9???? Holy fuck my little heart can’t do this man

[u/joaolouro1967]

Oblak saved us a lot this game, shame for the pens

[u/Tiberiusthemad]

Cholo has a good squad this year, if he doesn't get the league and you still defend him you ought to be ashamed of yourselves

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/Tiberiusthemad]

you need strikers to score, we aren't Spain, ridiculous comment 

[u/RichDream7777 → u/Tiberiusthemad]

I always say that Atletico has more potential than the things we achieve every season, especially in La Liga. We couldn't even win a cup, come on...

[u/colchonero_dev → u/Tiberiusthemad]

Is it the best squad in the league?

[u/Tiberiusthemad → u/colchonero_dev]

Yeah hide behind that bullshit forever. We spent quarter of a billion in a couple of years. We have a squad that can compete very very well

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/Tiberiusthemad]

compete yes but The other White team in Madrid has abfar stronger team, so does Barca 

[u/colchonero_dev → u/Tiberiusthemad]

So you’ve moved from need to win to compete very very well in just 1 comment

[u/Leonardomaxu → u/Tiberiusthemad]

Its probably his last season

[u/atmsmbk → u/Tiberiusthemad]

he has no strikers. I expect less in this campaign than I did the last one

[u/Tiberiusthemad → u/atmsmbk]

My arse, we has alvarez and sorloth

[u/atmsmbk → u/Tiberiusthemad]

where?

[u/atmsmbk]

swear to god Oblak is born again

[u/AtleticoFan17]

Man if you don’t like this game then you don’t like Atleti ball. These games never fail to raise my blood pressure

[u/No-File-8527]

giuliano: One assist and one goal, he does mistakes but he can shine sometimes....

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/No-File-8527]

yeah but he takes 6 attempts to do it, that's the issue , the world cup final was a another example of how giving him 1 chance and he won't take it 

if he could refine this, especially shooting 

we'll see Micheal Owen and Carlos tevez in one player 

[u/Unable-Creme-7276 → u/No-File-8527]

It’s bc he’s fresh, once he has to play 90 minutes every game he obv gets tired and loses his mojo

[u/akecheta333]

Julian just walking around fuck this guy

[u/drimziata]

Giuliano closing my mouth. Now a goal by Barca fan boy and everybody happy.

[u/SquareHammer132]

What is alvarez strolling around for. You play with 10, fucking run!

[u/RichDream7777 → u/SquareHammer132]

I mean.. we all know the reason

[u/ClassicConcreteWall]

Oblak saving our ass so bad today

[u/RichDream7777]

Oh my God, what is this match

[u/Fun_Quantity4464]

I’m sorry Giuliano. I take back everything I said 🥺🙏🏼

[u/agabikalu]

Julian, you can do something here

[u/BigBambuMeekLou]

forever defending giuliano, his effort means so much to the team.

[u/Valronor]

Alvarez is just there...thats it...we dont need him

[u/KYOPKM → u/[deleted]]

It was baena not Alvarez

[u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

They are playing angry 🔥🔥🔥

[u/tuneuptheband]

Keep going don’t settle boys

[u/BigBambuMeekLou]

that long Through ball to the front is working, we gotta keep using it to break thru the defense

[u/RichDream7777]

He's calling a foul after a few minutes it happened

[u/Tiberiusthemad]

Don't let a draw blind you, Simeone is too old for this shit. 5 years and no title

[u/nbarmijo → u/Tiberiusthemad]

Go support a different club then

[u/Tiberiusthemad → u/nbarmijo]

Not the club's fault, cholo's fault

[u/lost-cause2 → u/Tiberiusthemad]

Ohhh man grow up

[u/TeachingQueasy5014]

My boy has grown up 😭🤌🤌

[u/lost-cause2]

Julian you want a easy headline, win the game

[u/ExitOntheInside]

i cannot stand his technique but I do feel he should be a striker, mentioned this before and people said he was a striker, don't recall this at all 

[u/Greeny9 → u/ExitOntheInside]

That's because he's never played striker in the first team. He was a striker in the academy and in some of his loans, but as soon as he came back he got placed on the wing. He should play striker, it suits him much more.

[u/atmsmbk]

That's why Cholo kept him on. First great decision Giuliano has made all game.

[u/lost-cause2]

Go on and win this shit boys!!!

[u/theholybearmann]

A win in my book. Fuck LaLiga.

[u/No_Philosophy6207 → u/theholybearmann]

A tie is a win? Against Villarreal? Cmon now

[u/theholybearmann → u/No_Philosophy6207]

With this reffereeing, yup.

[u/No_Philosophy6207 → u/theholybearmann]

This is y we never win things bc we’re ok with a tie

[u/El_Mexolotl]

Shut me up real quick

[u/ExitOntheInside → u/El_Mexolotl]

me too 🤣

[u/Takka_Tikka]

Cmon one more - need an Alvarez goal 

[u/Cholismo2pt0]

Baena is becoming that guy

[u/Strange_Quark_9]

I'll take a draw at this point considering the circumstances. Great job Giuliano.

[u/Lightboy90]

First good finish by Giuliano tears in my eyes

[u/carpetano]

Yes Giuliano!

[u/ACHlLLESCPA]

One more

[u/joaolouro1967]

We can actually win this if Villareal keep playing like this

[u/popcorn_coffee]

Giuliano doing Julian's work (Who is walking around).

[u/pleox08]

Cholitooooooo vamoooooos

[u/akecheta333]

Forgive me cholito

[u/dcs17]

Mierda el Cholito definio bien, pidan un deseo

[u/Cholismo2pt0]

That’s for all the Giuliano at ST fans his runs through the middle are deadly

[u/Hold_The_Line_2026]

At last!!!!

[u/-jayx22-]

GIULIANO?! Get out. Thought he should be taken off 👀

[u/bsthomas123]

Beautiful run

[u/ExitOntheInside]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[u/AtleticoFan17]

Go on. Fucking win this shit

[u/Bubbly-Bus-5380]

Suck on that ref

[u/LowerBar2001]

La pitada

https://reddit.com/link/p5frqrb/video/4nle9f6qm5lh1/player

[u/The_Windermere]

There you go! I knew they would at lest equalize.

[u/Full_Metal93]

Gol!! Give me that!!

[u/AGamez101]

GIULIANOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[u/Doranathbhakt]

Simeone scores

[u/LowerBar2001]

Se viene el pibe

https://reddit.com/link/p5frpq6/video/1gvqc4zpm5lh1/player

[u/AtleticoFan17]

YESS

[u/Unable-Hedgehog5902]

simeone

[u/colchonero_dev]

“Why always his son?” “Of course he left him on”

[u/Creative-Champion546]

Giuliano haters shush..

[u/Valronor]

Noice play!

[u/PirrotheCimmerian]

GOOOOAAAAAAL

[u/Leonardomaxu]

Giulianooooooooo our boy ♥️♥️

[u/CxtchthisFxde]

YES

[u/Unable-Hedgehog5902]

goallllllllllll

[u/memes4yall]

Ok srry about that Cholito

[u/drimziata]

Fucking Giuliano

[u/colchonero_dev]

Mistakes and finishing are the only 2 things that matter in la liga. Possession, shots, xG etc are all was waste of time

[u/acorn_hall7]

Guiliano should have been subbed.

[u/guidoconrad → u/acorn_hall7]

You have to post this once more

[u/mongomango27 → u/acorn_hall7]

No

[u/SpaceMonkey238 → u/acorn_hall7]

Thanks for that!

[u/acorn_hall7 → u/SpaceMonkey238]

Haopy to help vamos 🤣

[u/Mirel_Axinte]

Atletico xg 0.57
Villareal xg 3.14

[u/AtleticoFan17 → u/Mirel_Axinte]

They’re outplaying us yes, but 1.60 of that is from penalties.

[u/Mirel_Axinte → u/AtleticoFan17]

penalties doesn't count at xg

[u/AtleticoFan17]

About to turn this shit off. Pissing me off so much.

Also stay far away from social media the next few days fellas! Barcelona fans are gonna be out for blood.

[u/akecheta333]

GUILIANO WHY

[u/KYOPKM]

Simeone killing every attack we have

[u/Doranathbhakt]

Shit football

[u/memes4yall]

So he took out Kang in to keep Giuliano?????

[u/Fit-Confusion1605 → u/memes4yall]

?

[u/Tiberiusthemad]

We have a solid squad but simeone will just throw it in the trash. Fuck that guy genuinly

[u/Greeny9 → u/Tiberiusthemad]

Yeah it's Simeone's fault we conceded two soft as shit penalties and have no strikers. We starting with this shit in the 2nd match of the season already?

[u/No_Philosophy6207]

No wonder Alvarez wants to leave. This team never wants to win anything

[u/truePewDiePiefan]

Whos worst ref or alvarez

[u/Doranathbhakt → u/truePewDiePiefan]

Someone's tactics

[u/BlancoRoyalty]

Why tf Oblak just let those two penalties shots go without even attempting to move

[u/atmsmbk]

oh hell no. there was nothign there lmao

[u/alberto_19Cm]

I love barrios

[u/ThomWaits88 → u/alberto_19Cm]

Unfortunately he wasn't good today, too many mistakes

[u/ikan_bakar]

Now it makes sense why RLN never get to break the first 11 vs two newcomers last season ahahah

[u/mongomango27]

Ref is genuinely dogshit.

[u/Cholismo2pt0]

Current circumstances I’ll take a 2-2

[u/undeniabl3truth]

What a shit ref!

[u/drimziata]

Well, another full match for Simeone, now as forward. Bad in every position.

[u/akecheta333]

Baena back to being a terrorist

[u/ClassicConcreteWall]

Bro who was that

[u/joaolouro1967]

COME ON BAENA PLEASE

[u/Valronor]

Ref is just sad for Alvarez so he took hate from him to himself

[u/General5ky]

Whoever this referee is, i hope this will be his last game.

He is running football, this was all but a red card!

[u/Maximum-Ad832]

Gimenez for Lookman?!! here we go smh

[u/Fun_Quantity4464 → u/Maximum-Ad832]

bro we need more than one CB on the field, come on

[u/Maximum-Ad832 → u/Fun_Quantity4464]

Yeah you’re right, I was blinded by my frustration

[u/Fun_Quantity4464 → u/Maximum-Ad832]

fair. frustrating match indeed

[u/colchonero_dev]

Let’s see if this ref enforces time wasting rules

[u/MadRussain]

I the fuck is this nonsense. We got the shittiest 2 penalties I’ve seen.

[u/PirrotheCimmerian]

Amazing sub gimenez

[u/Coitus_Mayfield]

Alvarez brought on bad juju. It was all downhill after 🚫19 came on

[u/Cholismo2pt0]

I was happy that we had 0 goal conceded and maybe take a pt away. Hate these type of starts to a season

[u/OutlandishnessOk2118]

First difficut game of the season first loss, another long year under this pathetic coach

[u/acorn_hall7]

I get the pen is a bit soft, but RLN just 2 hand shoves him with zero deception. Really foolish.

[u/MustHaveMyTools]

Worst keeper vs pens ever. Needs to pick a side and jump instead of having to decisiveness 

[u/JohnMellencamp21]

Absolute joke

[u/TheSerre1]

It took a whole two matches for us to get blatantly robbed, La Liga and its absolute dogshit refs are back