Week 6 features a match on Wednesday Dec 8th, where Atalanta and Villarreal will play a match in Bergamo in a clash of the Champions League. The game day is forecasted to be a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Atalanta recorded a 3-2 win against Napoli. Ruslan Malinovskyi struck first for Atalanta in the 7th minute on a feed from Duván Zapata, but Piotr Zieliński got the equalizer for Napoli in the 40th minute , but Atalanta kept scoring and walked away with the win. With 21 points in their last 10 matches Atalanta should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, Villarreal recorded a 0-1 loss against Sevilla. Lucas Ocampos struck first for Sevilla in the 16th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Villarreal was frustrated by Sevilla’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sevilla ended the match with the shutout victory. Villarreal looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Villarreal and Atalanta last played eachother at the Estadio De La Cerámica on Tue Sep 14th. Villarreal and Atalanta battled to a 2-2 draw in front of almost 13000. Remo Freuler struck first for Atalanta in the 6th minute, but Manu Trigueros got the equalizer for Villarreal in the 39th minute .
Villarreal’s most prolific scorer has been Alberto Moreno. He has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Atalanta is glad to have Mario Pašalić in top form. In the last 5 matches the midfielder has scored 5 goals.