Almería 0 - Atlético Madrid 0

Almería: Cobeño; Bruno, Carlos García, Acasiete, Mané; Juanma Ortíz (José Ortíz 73'), Soriano (Juanito 82'), Felipe Melo, Crusat; Kalu Uche (Corona 65'), Negredo. 4-4-2.
Atlético: Leo Franco; Seitaridis (Eller 46'), Perea, Pablo, Antonio López; Maniche, Cléber Santana; Reyes (Luis García 60'), Maxi, Simao (Motta 73'); Agüero. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Almería: Juanma Ortíz, Negredo for Juanito, Natalio / Atlético: Antonio López, Cléber Santana for Pernía, Raúl García.

Goals: None.

Atlético Madrid drop down a place to sixth after they were held to a 0-0 draw at Almería. They have Leo Franco and the goal-posts to thank for saving a point though after the home side dominated for much of the match. Negredo missed a couple of early chances, and the visiting keeper stopped a first half penalty from Felipe Melo and the two follow up shots from Negredo and Uche after Seitaridis had brought down Crusat on the half hour mark. And a couple of minutes later Uche fired a shot against the crossbar with the keeper beaten.

Atlético's only efforts at goal in the first half had been a Maxi shot which Cobeño dealt with capably, and a goal by Agüero which was ruled out for offside. And the match continued in the same vein after the restart, Negredo's shot being deflected onto the post by Pablo, and a defender blocking Uche's follow up. Even so the visitors could have snatched away the three points when Antonio López hit the bar with a free kick in injury time, but that would have been too much on a night when Atleti's goal machine was missing in action.