Villarreal devastated Atletico Madrid 3-0 at El Madrigal on Monday evening to climb above Los Rojiblancos and up to fourth in La Liga after sealing their first league win in more than a month.
The Yellow Submarine ended their three-match winless league streak in style after first-half goals from Manu Trigueros and Jonathan Dos Santos paved the way to a spotless victory before Roberto Soriano added a late third.
Manager Diego Simeone's side drops down to sixth as a result of its latest setback and is now 12 points off bitter rivals and league leaders Real Madrid at the end of Week 15.