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13/ 05/ 12
| Atletico finish fifth
| • A goal by Falcao gave the victory at the Madrigal and fifth place • Atletico send Villarreal, down • Malaga beat Sporting by a goal to nil and will play in the Champions League
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Atletico won 0-1 in Villarreal, but Malaga did the same in the Rosaleda against Sporting meaning the Andalusians will play the Champions League. Falcao's goal after 87 minutes gave Atletico hope of the fourth place Malaga’s victory meant it was a fifth place finish.
The party atmosphere was special from the beginning. The fans of the yellow submarine hit the streets to greet the team bus. They were on the edge of their seats until the referee's whistle n a game full of tension.
Niether side dominated in the first half but Villarreal got closer to the goal. Senna found Marco Ruben with a deep ball but nothing came of it although the 9 had their best chance on 21 minutes when he shot from near the penalty spot.
Atletico had several dangerous attacks without testing the home goal. gabi and Diego shot from the edge area and Salvio had a close range at the far post after a cross from Luis Filipe
After the break, the champions of the Europa League came out strong. No changes were made but Simeone´s men we able to recover the ball further up the pitch and force Villareal back. Only the crossbar came between Filipe and the first goal of the game. Juanfran had the ball on the left, his ball in behind the defense was met by the Brazilian whose volley rattled the woodwork and Koke, could not make 0-1 with the rebound
Salvio tried again on the 64th minute. The Argentine with his back to goal turned well, but his shot from close range was saved by Diego Lopez.
Despite the goal of Malaga in the Roseleda, which made it impossible for the Champions League, Atletico still continued to fight for three points to finish. Adrian, had an effort with a header from the edge after a cross from Luis Filipe but he could not get the goal for Atletico.
In the final minutes, Falcao was on hand, the man who know when and where to score finished with a header to give Atletico the one goal lead. While Atletico defended the result in Villarreal, the inside the Madrigal waited for other results and as the full time whistle went, it became clear that Villarreal will play in the second division next season. Simeone’s men will defend the title in the UEFA Europa League.
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