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Joao Felix was left out of the Atletico Madrid squad as they opened their new La Liga campaign with a 2-2 draw at Villarreal on Monday.
The Portugal striker is reportedly closing in on a move to Chelsea after a £42 million ($54.5 million) fee was agreed between the clubs.
Without him, Atletico twice came from behind in a game that saw all four goals scored in the first half at the Estadio de la Ceramica.
Marcos Llorente quickly cancelled out Arnaut Danjuma’s 18th-minute opener and Alexander Sorloth restored parity for a second time after Koke turned into his own net.
Valladolid beat Espanyol 1-0 with a Raul Moro goal.
Thiago Motta enjoyed a superb start as Juventus coach as the Turin side thrashed promoted Como 3-0 in their Serie A opener.
Samuel Mbangula, Timothy Weah and Andrea Cambiaso were all on target.
Atalanta were convincing 4-0 winners at Lecce with two goals apiece from Marco Brescianini and Mateo Retegui, one a penalty.
