The France forward tries to catch Villarreal out with a short pass to Lemar to shoot instead, but the substitute blasts it into the defensive wall and out for a corner. The last set-piece chance is sent sailing in - and Lucas puts it over for a goal-kick!
FULL-TIME: VILLARREAL 1-1 ATLETICO MADRID
90' +1
Free-kick to Atletico on the edge of the Villarreal box! The hosts are furious as Correa wins the set-piece chance from a foul by Alvaro Gonzalez. Griezmann will take.
90'
There will be three added minutes of injury time.
88'
Another fine save by Oblak denies Moreno with a header planted towards the top-left corner. Villarreal are still throwing everything they can at their visitors.
86'
Now Villarreal get the free-kick, following a Juanfran challenge on Cazorla.
84'
Koke wins himself a free-kick in his own half and Atletico finally dig themselves out of their own box following a prolonged spell trapped there.
81'
The hosts come again and this time Moreno whips a left-footed effort wide at the near post as the Atletico defence try to close him down.
79'
How many of these chances can Atletico withstand? Villarreal have had them on the ropes since that equaliser and they have another chance again, this time through Cazorla who sees his effort blocked by the legs of Gimenez. He injures himself in the process of trying to shoot as well, sliding in to take the pass from Fornals in the box and spends a minute on the floor rolling around, though any claims for a dubious penalty are waved away.
77'
D. Godín enters the game and replaces Filipe Luís.
Atletico also make their final change with Godin replacing Filipe Luis.
76'
K. Toko-Ekambi enters the game and replaces C. Bacca.
Something's not quite right for Bacca too and he will have to be replaced now as well. Toko Ekambi takes his place for the hosts.
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75'
Bacca! The Villarreal man is sent flying downfield with a gorgeous pass and comes up one-on-one with Oblak, only to try and run around the keeper to no avail. He manages to regain possession and plays it back to Moreno, but his shot is sliced wide to the right and out of play under pressure.
74'
Double chance for Villarreal! Fornals is played out wide on the right and cuts back into the box before launching a close effort at Oblak. The keeper's save falls to Bacca who plays it back for Moreno and the striker leathers an absolute screamer towards goal that the Atletico shotstopper somehow manages to halt with an amazing leap too.
73'
S. Cáseres enters the game and replaces Alfonso Pedraza.
Villarreal make their next change and it's a welcome return for Caseres as he takes the place of Pedraza.
72'
Cazorla floats a wide cross deep into Atletico territory on the counter-attack for Bacca, but the ball skips away from the substitute and out for a goal-kick.
70'
Partey becomes the latest man to try his luck at goal, after he takes a fine pass from Koke, only for his right-footed effort to be blocked by the legs of Costa.
69'
A long pass downfield pits Lucas and Bacca in a foot race as they fly into the Atletico box. The former is bodychecked by the latter and goes down, forcing the referee to award a free-kick to the visitors.
68'
Alfonso Pedraza gets yellow.
Pedraza is also booked for a foul in the build-up, with the referee having previously played advantage.
67'
Filipe Luis nearly gives Atletico the lead straight away from the restart as he whips an effort wide at the left post. This is an absolute belter of a match between these two.
65'
Mario Gaspar has scored a goal for Villarreal! Assist by Alfonso Pedraza.
Pedraza is awarded the assist for what really was a stroke of luck; Atletico just couldn't smuggle that ball away from the danger zone and have been made to pay for it.
VILLARREAL ARE LEVEL THROUGH GASPAR! 1-1! The ball ricochets around the box following a Moreno cross in and Costa sees a shot blocked at close range - but then Pedraza 's lucky deflection falls to the right-back who smashes it in at the left post off the outside of his boot. Estadio de la Ceramica erupts; the hosts are back in this game!
64'
C. Bacca enters the game and replaces M. Iturra.
Villarreal now make their first change of the game, bringing on Bacca to replace Iturra.
61'
Correa wins himself a free-kick following a rushed challenge by Costa out on the right wing, the Villarreal left-back making a hash of it.
59'
Down the other end, Koke goes close to adding a second, whipping a low effort in from outside the box; Asenjo deals with it sharply though and sends his side off on another speedy counter-attack.
56'
Atletico are let off the hook now though as a hard-pressing Villarreal attack breaks down when Trigueros fouls Griezmann near the visitors' penalty area.
54'
Villarreal now do win a corner off Juanfran but the defender redeems himself with a lovely clearance. The hosts still look fired up, despite going a goal down.
53'
That is a gut-wrenching blow for the hosts, who have done so well on their line tonight. Asenjo cannot be blamed there; Funes Mori's near-own goal had to be dealt with and it was bad luck that the defender then couldn't outmuscle Filipe Luis for the follow-up.
51'
Filipe Luís has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid!
FILIPE LUIS GIVES ATLETICO THE LEAD! 1-0! It's a cruel blow for Villarreal as Griezmann's set-piece finds Funes Mori first who accidentally heads it towards his own goal. Asenjo makes a superb save to push it away but only as far as the opposition left-back who nods home into the other side of the net. The visitors get their noses in front.
50'
Dangerous territory for Villarreal here now though after Lemar draws the foul from Iturra and wins a free-kick 25 yards out on the right. Griezmann will take for Atletico.
49'
Fornals thinks he should have a free-kick for handball on the edge of the Atletico penalty area after he sees his shot deflected off Lucas but the referee waves him away.
46'
Á. Correa enters the game and replaces N. Kalinić.
T. Lemar enters the game and replaces Rodri.
Atletico have made a pair of changes at the break. Correa has been brought on to replace Kalinic.
Diego Simeone has also introduced Lemar, with Rodrigo making way for the France international.
We're back underway in the second half at Estadio de la Ceramica - will either side be able to break the deadlock in the next 45 minutes?
45' +1
HALF-TIME: VILLARREAL 0-0 ATLETICO MADRID
45'
A late chance for the visitors comes to nothing following a corner conceded by Costa, as Asenjo claims coolly under pressure.
44'
Álvaro González gets yellow.
Alvaro Gonzalez concedes a return free-kick a moment later however following a bad challenge and Atletico are awarded the free-kick.
43'
Koke slips attempted to chase a ball and trips Iturra in the process, with Villarreal winning the free-kick in the centre circle.
42'
A Villarreal corner sees several players attempt to catch the ball as it swings in, yet Atletico survive unscathed as Fornals, Moreno and Costa all fail to make connections.
38'
Down the other end, Fornals spurns another chance for the hosts, hooking his right-footed effort high and wide from just outside the box as he cuts in off the wing.
36'
The visitors embark on their own end-to-end counter again, with Niguez the man to finish it off, walloping a 25-yard effort in off the right wing that Asenjo gets steady hands to.
35'
Save by Oblak! Villarreal come again, with Costa chipping an effort towards the crossbar that the keeper just pushes over. He stops the following corner too and Atletico can breathe easy for the moment.
33'
The free-kick could be better for the visitors - and from it, Villarreal embark on a blistering counter-attack Pedraza collects a long ball whipped down the left wing and cuts it back beautifully for Fornals - but the latter can only push his volley wide at the near post.
31'
M. Iturra gets yellow.
Iturra now picks up a yellow however and grants Atletico a dangerous set-piece chance, 40 yards out on the left wing following a foul on Lucas.
28'
Juanfran gets yellow.
Fornals speeds away to meet a long cross floated deep by Costa; Juanfran clatters him in the process and is shown the yellow card for his foul.
26'
Asenjo plucks the eventual set-piece - following a false start for some shoving in the box - out and punches it clear before it can be latched onto by any of the Atletico attackers.
25'
Kalinic slips onto a lovely pass near the right post in the Villarreal penalty area and blasts his shot in at close range, winning a corner off Funes Mori after it takes a deflection.
24'
The following set-piece is tame though and Juanfran whisks it away for the visitors.
22'
Pedraza is released into the left-hand side of the Atletico box at pace and he lashes a shot towards goal that takes a big deflection out for a corner. Villarreal are pushing hard in these last few minutes; they feel they might have got away with one following the VAR call.
20'
Cazorla meets a fantastic square pass from Moreno on the right and looks to cross it back in to finish off the one-two, but Lucas intercepts instead to steal back possession for Atletico.
13'
How on earth did Moreno miss that?! The set-piece is far from great but Atletico can't clear their lines, allowing Gaspar to square a ball straight across the face of goal - where the striker, inches away, can't land a touch to tap it in.
12'
Another corner to Villarreal, this time as Niguez comes across to clear a cross whipped in by Cazorla.
8'
Down the other end, Villarreal win themselves their first corner of the game following a deflected shot that ricochets off Lucas. The hosts are unable to create a chance from it though as they concede a foul on the box as the set-piece is swung in and Atletico get the ball.
5'
The visitors counter with a move of their own following the soft set-piece and win a corner after a defensive snafu at the rear sees Gaspar blast the ball out for a corner.
3'
It's the hosts who have made the more lively start, with Fornals cutting out of the centre flank to make some nifty runs down the left. Atletico scramble to cut him off the second time and concede a free-kick instead after Rodrigo makes a clumsy foul.
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We are underway in this 2018-19 LaLiga clash between Villarreal and Atletico Madrid!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the 2018-19 LaLiga season as Villarreal host Atletico Madrid at Estadio de la Ceramica.
Diego Simeone's side will be looking to pick up where they left off after they claimed a 1-0 victory against Real Betis before the international break but their hosts will instead by hoping for a change of pace, with Javier Calleja's team winless in their last three games across all competitions. Which - if either - will be able to take the three points on offer today?
VILLARREAL (4-2-3-1): Sergio Asenjo; Mario Gaspar, Alvaro Gonzalez, Ramiro Funes Mori, Jaume Costa; Manu Trigueros, Manuel Iturra; Santiago Cazorla, Pablo Fornals, Alfonso Pedraza; Gerard Moreno.
ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Juanfran, Jose Gimenez, Lucas Hernandez, Filipe Luis; Koke, Thomas Partey, Rodrigo, Saul Niguez; Antoine Griezmann, Nikola Kalinic.
Subs: Raba, Miguel Layun, Karl Toko Ekambi, Santiago Caseres, Andres Fernandez, Carlos Bacca, Daniele Bonera.
Subs: Antonio Adan, Angel Correa, Vitolo, Thomas Lemar, Santiago Arias, Borja Garces, Diego Godin.
Villarreal's drab season so far has in fact seen them fail to win each of their last five home league matches, their worst streak since October 2003 - but with Atletico winless in six against them, the hosts might just fancy their luck.
The teams are out and we're moments away from kick-off at Estadio de la Ceramica.
There's no goals at the break at Estadio de la Ceramica - but it's not for a lack of trying. Villarreal have come out fighting and have matched Atletico every step of the way so far - but both sides will be left to rue missed chances and golden moments that have passed them by. At half-time in LaLiga, it's Villarreal 0-0 Atletico Madrid.
Javier Calleja will likely be the more pleased of the two coaches following that first half as his side have held one of the league's best attacks at bay with some composure. Diego Simeone will have his concerns about his defence though; if Pablo Fornals manages to improve his aim during the next 45 minutes, his team could be in trouble.
Both teams return to European action this week in their next games; Villarreal are at home once again in the Europa League for the visit of Rapid Wien. As for Atletico, they remain on the road and head north-west to Germany, for a clash with Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League.
Until then however, thank you for joining us - and have a good weekend!
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