Atletico Madrid salvaged a 2-2 draw against Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday despite having defender Robin Le Normand sent off.
Giuliano Simeone grabbed his team a draw after Gerard Moreno and Georges Mikautadze’s penalties put Villarreal in front following Marc Pubill’s 59th-minute opener.The Georgian forward played in Ayoze Perez brilliantly before the break but Oblak thwarted the Spaniard.
Atletico took the lead just before the hour mark when Spain defender Pubill scored from long range, curling powerfully into the top corner.
Atletico’s lead did not last long, with Moreno levelling from the penalty spot after Morten Hjulmand clumsily felled Tajon Buchanan.
Simeone sent on Alvarez for his first appearance of the season, with Atletico fans showing their anger at the Argentina international.
With 12 minutes remaining, Villarreal took the lead with another penalty, after Mikautadze had been shoved over by Le Normand, who was sent off following a VAR review of the incident.
Mikautadze took the spot kick himself and calmly slotted home.
However, Baena, who won the World Cup with Spain, played in Simeone’s son Giuliano to finish with five minutes remaining.
Oblak saved well from Buchanan as Inigo Perez’s Yellow Submarine, who pipped Atletico to third place last season, came close to claiming the three points.
“I’ll remember a lot of good things the team did, the team reacted well with a player less and wanted to win the game with 10 men,” the Atletico coach told DAZN.
