Second-placed Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 at home earlier against Villarreal, while Barcelona, third, trailed Los Blancos by 10 points before hosting Valencia on Sunday. Mbappe has hit his devastating best in recent weeks, after struggling for consistency following his summer switch from Paris Saint-Germain.

Alex Baena has been the standout performer for Villarreal over the last 18 months, as well as one of La Liga’s best players in the same period. However, the double-edged sword in this scenario is

Atletico Madrid dropped two more points in the La Liga title race in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Villarreal on Saturday.

Atlético Madrid rallied after falling behind at the Estadio Metropolitano, snatching a 1-1 La Liga draw against Villarreal at the price of ending their seven-game winning streak at home.

Atletico Madrid (second) and Villarreal CF (fifth) have both had success this season, residing in the upper half of the league table.Last time out, Atletico Madrid earned a 2-1 win at home over

Samuel Dias Lino of Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring during the LaLiga football match between Atletico de Madri

Villarreal held Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw in the Spanish LaLiga on Saturday as Samuel Lino's close-range effort in the second-half cancelled out Gerard Moreno's opener.

Winless in their last two league games after going through a 15-game winning run in all competitions, Diego Simeone's side have lost the La Liga lead to Real Madrid, who are top on 46 points

David Alaba has been sidelined for over 12 months with a serious knee injury, but is edging increasingly closer to a return to action.

La Liga outfit Villarreal are on the verge of closing a deal to add to the club’s defensive options.That’s according to transfer insider Matteo Moretto, who has confirmed that one-time Real

Mbappé now has 22 goals in all competitions for Real Madrid this season after his first hat trick for the club in Saturday's victory over Real Valladolid.