Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, February 18, 2018
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Atlético Madrid LWWWW 2
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Riyadh Air Metropolitano · 59,699 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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
0.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
297
Accurate Passes
445
397
Passes
544
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
3
10
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.2
67
Long Balls
62
27
Accurate Long Balls
40
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
4
19
Effective Tackles
17
33
Tackles
25
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
12
28
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 19Lucas HernándezCD-L
  3. 24José María GiménezCD-R
  4. 3Filipe LuísLB
  5. 16Sime VrsaljkoRB
  6. 8Saúl ÑíguezCM-L
  7. 5Thomas ParteyCM-R
  8. 6KokeLM
  9. 11Ángel CorreaRM
  10. 18Diego CostaCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

ATH · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 4Iñigo MartínezCD-L
  3. 12Unai NúñezCD-R
  4. 6Mikel San JoséDM
  5. 3Enric SaboritLB
  6. 15Iñigo LekueRB
  7. 21Mikel VesgaCM-L
  8. 7Beñat CM-R
  9. 19Sabin MerinoLM
  10. 14Markel SusaetaRM
  11. 11Iñaki WilliamsF

Timeline

  1. 17' Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 36' Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 40' Beñat Etxebarria (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Godín replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
  5. 59' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kevin Gameiro replaces Koke.
  6. 62' Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 65' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Iturraspe replaces Beñat Etxebarria.
  8. 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.
  9. 68' Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Sabin Merino.
  10. 70' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi replaces Ángel Correa.
  11. 71' Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 72' Substitution, Athletic Club. Iñigo Córdoba replaces Mikel Vesga.
  13. 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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