Atletico Madrid keep pressure on Barcelona with win vs. Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona back to seven points with a 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Spanish LALIGA
FULL TIME
- Kevin Gameiro 67'
- Diego Costa 80'
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | vs Barcelona | L 1-2 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 11/3/26 | vs Bayern Munich | L 0-2 | UEFA Champions League |
| 10/31/26 | @ Levante | W 2-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/24/26 | vs Deportivo | W 1-0 | Spanish LALIGA |
| 10/20/26 | @ VfB Stuttgart | D 1-1 | UEFA Champions League |
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Play by Play
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Goal 80'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Athletic Club 0. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñigo Córdoba replaces Mikel Vesga.
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Yellow Card 71'
Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Sabin Merino.
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Goal 67'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Iturraspe replaces Beñat Etxebarria.
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Yellow Card 62'
Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kevin Gameiro replaces Koke.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Godín replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
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Yellow Card 40'
Beñat Etxebarria (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 36'
Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 17'
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+3'
Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Athletic Club 0.
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Goal 80'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Athletic Club 0. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kevin Gameiro.
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Substitution 72'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñigo Córdoba replaces Mikel Vesga.
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Yellow Card 71'
Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 70'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Sabin Merino.
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Goal 67'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
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Substitution 65'
Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Iturraspe replaces Beñat Etxebarria.
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Yellow Card 62'
Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kevin Gameiro replaces Koke.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Godín replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
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Halftime 45'+2'
First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
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Yellow Card 40'
Beñat Etxebarria (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 36'
Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
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Yellow Card 17'
Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 17 of 17 events.
Team Stats
ATH
ATM
12
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
2
Corner Kicks
5
2
Saves
0
42.4
Possession
57.6
4
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
4
0
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
445
397
Passes
544
70
Pass Completion %
80
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
16
30
Cross %
20
67
Long Balls
62
27
Accurate Long Balls
40
40
Long Balls %
60
1
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
17
33
Tackles
25
60
Tackle %
70
28
Effective Clearances
12
28
Clearances
12
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG13
Lucas HernándezCD-L19
José María GiménezCD-R241 shot
Filipe LuísLB3 yellow card
Sime VrsaljkoRB16
Saúl ÑíguezCM-L8
Thomas ParteyCM-R51 shot
KokeLM61 shot
Ángel CorreaRM11 yellow card1 shot on target2 shots
Diego CostaCF-L18 yellow card2 shots on target1 goal5 shots
Antoine GriezmannCF-R71 assist2 shots
Substitutes
Fernando TorresSUB9
Miguel Ángel MoyàSUB1
Yannick CarrascoSUB10
GabiSUB14
Diego GodínSUB21 shot
VitoloSUB23
Kevin GameiroSUB211 assist1 shot on target1 goal1 shot
ATH · 4-1-4-1
Kepa ArrizabalagaG12 saves
Iñigo MartínezCD-L4
Unai NúñezCD-R12 yellow card
Mikel San JoséDM61 shot
Enric SaboritLB3
Iñigo LekueRB15
Mikel VesgaCM-L21
Beñat CM-R7 yellow card
Sabin MerinoLM19
Markel SusaetaRM14
Iñaki WilliamsF113 shots
Substitutes
Xabier EtxeitaSUB16
Iñigo CórdobaSUB28
Iago HerrerínSUB13
Óscar de MarcosSUB18
Enrique SolaSUB9
Mikel RicoSUB17
Ander IturraspeSUB8
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