Atleti breaks duck with victory over Villarreal
Atletico Madrid finally got its LaLiga season up and running with Pablo Barrios and Nico Gonzalez on target in a 2-0 home victory over Villarreal that delivered the Spanish side's first win of the campaign.
The victory lifted Atletico to ninth on the standings with five points from four games, while dealing Villarreal its first defeat a month into the season.
The visitors remain fourth on seven points, five behind leader Real Madrid.
Atletico struck early when Julian Alvarez capitalised on a defensive howler in the ninth minute before assisting Pablo Barrios who fired a first-touch effort from inside the box.
Nico Gonzalez sealed the points in the 52nd minute, bursting past the defence to meet Marcos Llorente's cross from the right with an unstoppable bullet header.
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Pablo Barrios Rivas
Club Atlético de Madrid
Nicolás Iván González
Club Atlético de Madrid
