Atletico fail to score at Villarreal with the participation of Suarez

Atletico Madrid drew 0-0 at home to Villarreal today, Saturday, in the second consecutive draw, to miss the euphoria of the team’s wonderful start in the Spanish Premier League.

Luis Suarez played his first game from the start on his new side after participating as a substitute in the 6-1 victory over Granada last week, and Atletico began to form some risk after his substitution and the participation of Diego Costa.

Costa twice came close to snatching the winning goal near the end but failed to divert dangerous crosses from Yannick Carrasco to Villarreal, who also had a chance to hit the net late when striker Gerard Moreno sent a direct shot that went close to the goal.

Villarreal was the better side for most of the match and was able to advance in both halves through right-back Mario Jasper, who threatened Jan Oblak twice, but the Atletico goalkeeper saved them brilliantly.

Villarreal, led by coach Unai Emery, is temporarily leading the competition with eight points from five matches, while Atletico, who started the season two weeks after kick-off, has five points from three games.

Atletico entered the game in search of a response after a goalless draw with Huesca last Wednesday, but struggled again to break through the opponent's defense while Oblak's presence was crucial to his team.

"We didn't move much in the first half and the more space we found the better, but we need to play that way from the start. We should have used the wings more and sent more crosses," the goalkeeper said.

"Villarreal planned the game well, they closed spaces in front of us in the first half and did not allow us any space to move. They played a good game, we could have done more but we did not give enough to win. We leave the field with a draw we were not looking for."

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