Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone said anxiety prevented his team from scoring in their goalless draw at Villarreal.
Simeone's Atletico failed to win for the third consecutive La Liga match following Friday's 0-0 stalemate away to the Yellow Submarine.
It was another toothless showing by sixth-placed Atletico, who have only scored 16 goals through as many league games this season, as they struggle to find a talisman in the attack.
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"It is normal that when you generate so many chances and do not convert, anxiety appears," Simeone told reporters.