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San Mamés · ESPN Deportes

Match Report

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Nico Williams helps Athletic Club to resounding win over Atlético Madrid

Nico Williams scored his first goal of the season to help Athletic Bilbao consign Atlético Madrid to a 3-0 defeat in LaLiga.

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
5
61.6
Possession
38.4
15
SHOTS
11
5
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
571
Accurate Passes
314
632
Passes
386
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
20
Crosses
11
0.2
Cross %
0.3
47
Long Balls
47
30
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
3
6
Effective Tackles
12
10
Tackles
21
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
14
16
Effective Clearances
25
16
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:10 Athletic Club vs. Atletico Madrid - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:33 Lee Kang-In hits the post to nearly put Atlético ahead Watch on ESPN 00:48 Nico Williams slots in the goal for Athletic Club Watch on ESPN 01:00 Robert Navarro gets on the scoresheet for Athletic Club Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-1

Lineups

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 14Aymeric LaporteCD-L
  3. 5YerayCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 12Jesús AresoRB
  6. 8Oihan SancetAM
  7. 24Beñat GerenabarrenaLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 9Iñaki WilliamsF
  10. 10Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 23Robert NavarroAM-R

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  3. 18Marc PubillCD-R
  4. 22Alejandro GrimaldoLB
  5. 14Marcos LlorenteRB
  6. 23Morten HjulmandCM-L
  7. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  8. 11Ademola LookmanLM
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 10Álex BaenaCF-L
  11. 7Lee Kang-InCF-R

Timeline

  1. 26' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  2. 26'
  3. 28' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 28'
  5. 39' Lee Kang-In (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
  7. 45'
  8. 45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 45'+1'
  10. 45'+4' Delay in match because of an injury Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
  11. 45'+4'
  12. 45'+5' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 45'+5'
  14. 45' Substitution, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes replaces Yeray Álvarez because of an injury.
  15. 46' Goal! Athletic Club 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  16. 46'
  17. 48'
  18. 48' Goal! Athletic Club 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Robert Navarro (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams following a fast break.
  19. 58' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Arnau Ortiz replaces Ademola Lookman.
  20. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Morten Hjulmand.
  21. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Cristian Romero replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  22. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Lee Kang-In.
  23. 60' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Jauregizar replaces Íñigo Ruiz de Galarreta.
  24. 66' Substitution, Athletic Club. Johaneko Louis-Jean replaces Robert Navarro.
  25. 66' Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Iñaki Williams.
  26. 72' Delay in match for a drinks break.
  27. 72'
  28. 73' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  29. 73'
  30. 76' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Johnny Cardoso replaces Álex Baena.
  31. 76' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Nico Williams.
  32. 90' Goal! Athletic Club 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.

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