Spanish LALIGA

FT Saturday, December 16, 2017
Alavés LLWWW 0
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Atlético Madrid WWWDW 1
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Match Report

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Fernando Torres' goal carries Atletico Madrid into second place

Fernando Torres' first goal in La Liga this season gave Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win over Alaves on Saturday and lifted the club into second.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
14
4
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
4
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
0
36.4
Possession
63.6
11
SHOTS
10
0
ON GOAL
4
0.0
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
457
320
Passes
554
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
5
12
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
69
18
Accurate Long Balls
39
0.3
Long Balls %
0.6
6
Blocked Shots
3
11
Effective Tackles
14
15
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
28
Effective Clearances
20
28
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 2Diego GodínCD-L
  3. 15Stefan SavicCD-R
  4. 3Filipe LuísLB
  5. 16Sime VrsaljkoRB
  6. 14GabiCM-L
  7. 6KokeCM-R
  8. 8Saúl ÑíguezLM
  9. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  10. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-L
  11. 21Kevin GameiroCF-R

ALA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Fernando PachecoG
  2. 6Guillermo MaripánCD-L
  3. 4AlexisCD-R
  4. 3Rubén DuarteLB
  5. 32Martín AguirregabiriaRB
  6. 19Manu GarcíaCM-L
  7. 18Tomás PinaCM-R
  8. 17Alfonso PedrazaLM
  9. 11Ibai GómezRM
  10. 14BurguiCF-L
  11. 24Munir El HaddadiCF-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 34' Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 35' Guillermo Maripán (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Thomas Partey.
  5. 55' Tomás Pina (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Rubén Duarte (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 63' Substitution, Alavés. Álvaro Medrán replaces Burgui.
  8. 67' Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 69' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
  10. 69' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Kevin Gameiro.
  11. 74' Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross.
  12. 77' Substitution, Alavés. Bojan replaces Tomás Pina.
  13. 84' Substitution, Alavés. Christian Santos replaces Ibai Gómez.
  14. 86' Alexis Ruano (Alavés) is shown the yellow card.

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