Atletico held, Valladolid make La Liga winning return
Villarreal and Atletico Madrid have combined for four goals in an action-packed first half but neither side could find a winner in the second as they settled for a 2-2 draw in their La Liga opener.
A new-look Atletico team were without Stefan Savic, Mario Hermoso, Memphis Depay and Alvaro Morata and went behind on the road after 18 minutes when Arnaut Danjuma scored a solo goal from a tight angle.
Marcos Llorente levelled for Atletico two minutes later with a fierce strike only for hosts Villarreal to get back in front nine minutes before halftime thanks to a goalkeeping mistake by keeper Jan Oblak.
Oblak flapped at a cross and the ball hit the unsuspecting Koke and bounced into the net for an own goal.
Alexander Sorloth, who joined from Villlareal this month, equalised in first-half ...