Atlético Madrid 3 - Villarreal 1

Atlético: Leo Franco; Seitaridis, Ze Castro, Perea, Perea; Galletti, Luccin, Maniche (Gabi 90'), Antonio López; Agüero (Costinha 87'), Fernando Torres (Jurado 49'). 4-4-2.
Villarreal: Barbosa; Javi Venta, Cygan, Fuentes, Arruabarrena (Josemi 46'); Marcos Senna, Somoza (Josico 69'); Cani (José Marí 61'), Nihat, Riquelme; Diego Forlán. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Atlético: Ze Castro, Pernía, Agüero for Pablo, Costinha, Víctor Bravo / Villarreal: Barbosa, Cani for Viera, Marcos García.

Goals:
0-1. 13. Fuentes. Headed Riquelme free kick across Leo Franco from far post.
1-1. 36. Zé Castro. Glancing header past Barbosa from Pernía free kick.
2-1. 45. Fernando Torres (penalty). After Torres himself brought down by Cygan.
3-1. 63. Agüero. Ran on to Jurado pass to clip shot over top of keeper.

Atlético Madrid move up in to the top six after coming from behind to beat Villarreal 3-1. The visitors started well, Marcos Senna bringing a good save out of Leo Franco in the opening minutes. And they took the lead with less than a quarter of an hour on the clock when Fuentes headed Riquelme's free kick past the keeper.

Both sides had a goal disallowed soon afterwards, Somoza for a borderline offside and Maniche for controlling the ball with his hand, and Barbosa saved twice from Agüero (who at last was in the starting line up) and Galletti. But ten minutes before the break Ze Castro headed Pernía's free kick on past Barbosa to level the scores, and on the stroke of half time Fernando Torres was brought down in the box by Cygan and converted the resulting penalty to put his side ahead.

Torres picked up an injury in the incident and had to be substituted by Jurado, but the youngster made his own contribution, setting up Agüero for him to clip a shot past the keeper and in to the net. A few minutes later the visitors were left with ten men when José Marí was sent off for a hard tackle on Seitaridis, and the match was over. Atlético's three match goal drought had come to an end.