Marcelino García Toral, a tough opponent for Atlético at the Metropolitano
Marcelino García Toral, coach of Villarreal, has only managed to beat Atlético de Madrid at the Metropolitano once in his career, over a decade ago. On that occasion, Villarreal won 0-1 with a goal from Argentine Luciano Vietto in December 2014.
Marcelino’s record at the colchonero field in his other ten matches has been seven defeats and three draws, with 15 goals against and five in favor. He has faced the colchonero team on the benches of up to seven teams such as Recreativo de Huelva, Racing de Santander, Zaragoza, Sevilla, Valencia and Athletic, as well as Villarreal. His first duel took place almost 20 years ago, in October 2006, and then he fell by the minimum 2-1 on the Recreativo bench.
