Atlético Madrid vs Málaga, 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAntoine Griezmann helps Atletico open Metropolitano with slim win
Atletico Madrid debuted their new stadium and beat Malaga 1-0 in on Saturday as Antoine Griezmann scored the first goal at the Wanda Metropolitano.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 4': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Borja Bastón (Málaga).
- 4': Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Diego González.
- 5': Attempt missed. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 11': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juanfran.
- 12': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 14': Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 17': Foul by Esteban Rolón (Málaga).
- 17': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (Málaga).
- 20': Lucas Hernández (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 21': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Juanfran tries a through ball, but Koke is caught offside.
- 26': Foul by Esteban Rolón (Málaga).
- 26': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 30': Delay in match Federico Ricca (Málaga) because of an injury.
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 35': Foul by Recio (Málaga).
- 35': Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Roberto Rosales.
- 37': Attempt saved. Borja Bastón (Málaga) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
- 37': Attempt saved. Recio (Málaga) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 42': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 43': Federico Ricca (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid).
- 44': Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Borja Bastón (Málaga).
- 45': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Roberto Rosales (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Esteban Rolón.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Málaga 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 0, Málaga 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Thomas Partey.
- 46': Hand ball by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 47': Attempt blocked. Recio (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 48': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Filipe Luis.
- 50': Attempt saved. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filipe Luis.
- 51': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 51': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Roberto Jiménez.
- 52': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Juanfran.
- 52': Foul by Adrián González (Málaga).
- 52': Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 54': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 57': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
- 57': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 57': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Correa following a corner.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Luis with a headed pass.
- 61': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Málaga 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 62': Attempt missed. Recio (Málaga) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Borja Bastón.
- 64': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
- 64': Recio (Málaga) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Substitution, Málaga. Juanpi replaces Gonzalo Castro.
- 66': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 66': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Ángel Correa.
- 67': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Diego González.
- 68': Attempt missed. Lucas Hernández (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 69': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
- 70': Roberto Rosales (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Málaga. Keko replaces Esteban Rolón.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 72': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Recio.
- 73': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Gabi tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside.
- 73': Delay in match Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay in match Luis Hernández (Málaga) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Foul by Roberto Rosales (Málaga).
- 76': Federico Ricca (Málaga) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Foul by Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid).
- 76': Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 78': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Koke.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Federico Ricca (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Recio with a cross.
- 78': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Luis Hernández.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 84': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Adrián González.
- 84': Foul by Juanpi (Málaga).
- 84': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Málaga. Diego Rolán replaces Alejandro Mula.
- 85': Attempt missed. Lucas Hernández (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 86': Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Federico Ricca (Málaga).
- 88': Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Keko (Málaga).
- 88': Keko (Málaga) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Luis Hernández (Málaga).
- 90': Attempt saved. Diego Rolán (Málaga) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Recio with a through ball.
- 90': Corner, Málaga. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 90': Attempt missed. Borja Bastón (Málaga) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Recio with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Diego Rolán (Málaga) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Federico Ricca (Málaga) header from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juanpi.
- 90'+2': Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Borja Bastón (Málaga).
- 90'+3': Recio (Málaga) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Málaga 0.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Málaga 0.
Statistics
 MCF |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 34.1 | Possession | 65.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 245 | Accurate Passes | 544 |
| 327 | Passes | 628 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 9 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 60 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 19 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 30 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 39 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 62,906
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 62,906
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 19 | Lucas Hernández |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 3 | Filipe Luís |
| 20 | Juanfran  |
| 14 | Gabi |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 11 | Ángel Correa |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Málaga (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Roberto (GK) |
| 3 | Diego González |
| 4 | Luis Hernández |
| 15 | Federico Ricca |
| 18 | Roberto Rosales |
| 8 | Adrián |
| 5 | Esteban Rolón |
| 14 | Recio |
| 9 | Borja Bastón |
| 11 | Chory Castro |
| 28 | Alejandro Mula |
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