BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid stumbled again in its La Liga quest after being held by Villarreal to 1-1 at home on Saturday. The stalemate, which came a week after a shock 1-0 loss at Leganes, left Atletico one point behind Real Madrid before the leader visited last-placed Valladolid.

Atletico Madrid dropped two more points in the La Liga title race in a hard-fought 1-1 draw with Villarreal on Saturday. The draw leaves Atletico, second, a point behind rivals Real Madrid who visit bottom of the table Valladolid later Saturday.

Athletic Club was left frustrated but ultimately somewhat lucky to escape its home LaLiga clash with Leganes with a point after the visitors hit the woodwork twice in a frustrating stalemate.

Atlético Madrid's title charge takes a hit as Villarreal secures a point in a thrilling LaLiga encounter at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano

In the match of the 21st round of La Liga Atletico will take on Villarreal at home. Bookmakers are on the side of the future hosts of the field in the pair, and believe that the Madrid players have the best chances to win in the upcoming game.

Leganes coach Borja Jimenez was left delighted after their 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid. Matija Nastasic struck just after halftime for Leganes ' winner.

Antoine Griezmann has missed a 90th-minute penalty and Atletico Madrid’s club record of 15 consecutive wins has ended following a surprising 1-0 loss at Leganes in La Liga

Atletico Madrid will go head-to-head against Villarreal at home on January 25. Atletico are in the second spot in the LaLiga standings.

La Liga table-toppers Atlético Madrid are set to be without the services of a pair of key players for the club’s next fixture.This comes owing to developments in Atléti’s meeting with

Atletico, looking to bounce back from last weekend's defeat by minnows Leganes which snapped a 15 ... had a low drive saved well by Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior. The Yellow Submarine took ...

Leganes, which has already beaten Atletico ... Second-placed Atleti and fifth-placed Villarreal also dropped points as they played out a 1-1 draw, and sixth-placed Mallorca fared even worse ...

After falling 7 points behind Barcelona in October, and with glaring holes in their game, you could be forgiven for having your doubts about their chances in La Liga. However the situation has been