Atlético Madrid vs Leganés, 2018-19 Spanish LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico Madrid sneak narrow win over Leganes ahead of Juventus match
Atletico Madrid kept up their pursuit of La Liga leaders Barcelona by beating Leganes 1-0 at home on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Santiago Arias.
- 5': Delay in match Rodrigo Tarín (Leganés) because of an injury.
- 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo.
- 11': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Mikel Vesga.
- 13': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Rodrigo Tarín.
- 13': Attempt saved. Nikola Kalinic (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitolo.
- 14': Andrés Solano (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés).
- 14': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 14': Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 15': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 15': Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Foul by Allan Nyom (Leganés).
- 16': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 18': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 23': Foul by Vasyl Kravets (Leganés).
- 23': Nikola Kalinic (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 29': Foul by Rodrigo (Atlético de Madrid).
- 29': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vitolo.
- 33': Attempt saved. Martin Braithwaite (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 36': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 36': Rubén Pérez (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Javier Eraso (Leganés).
- 40': Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Leganés 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 0, Leganés 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Andrés Solano.
- 45': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 47': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
- 47': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Penalty Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 49': Penalty conceded by Kenneth Omeruo (Leganés) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty saved! Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner.
- 50': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Leganés 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 53': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid).
- 53': Mikel Vesga (Leganés) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Mikel Vesga (Leganés) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Vasyl Kravets with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 58': Delay in match Rubén Pérez (Leganés) because of an injury.
- 60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Foul by Diego Reyes (Leganés).
- 60': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 61': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 65': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Leganés).
- 65': Rodrigo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Rubén Pérez (Leganés) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 70': Youssef En-Nesyri (Leganés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Leganés. Nabil El Zhar replaces Javier Eraso.
- 71': Substitution, Leganés. Guido Carrillo replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 72': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 72': Allan Nyom (Leganés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Juanfran replaces Nikola Kalinic.
- 74': Attempt saved. Allan Nyom (Leganés) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nabil El Zhar.
- 76': Substitution, Leganés. José Arnáiz replaces Allan Nyom.
- 78': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
- 78': Rubén Pérez (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Diego Reyes (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 85': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Santiago Arias (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 88': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kenneth Omeruo.
- 89': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juanfran following a corner.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Leganés 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Leganés 0.
Statistics
 LEG |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.7 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 427 | Accurate Passes | 335 |
| 516 | Passes | 433 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 48 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 9 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 20 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 14 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,174
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,174
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 5 | +17 | 15 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 5 | +10 | 12 |
| 3 | Alavés | 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 24 | José María Giménez  |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 33 | Andrés Solano |
| 4 | Santiago Arias |
| 14 | Rodri |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 23 | Vitolo |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
| 9 | Nikola Kalinic |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Leganés (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 29 | Andriy Lunin (GK) |
| 24 | Kenneth Omeruo |
| 15 | Rodrigo Tarín |
| 4 | Diego Reyes |
| 21 | Rubén Pérez |
| 23 | Mikel Vesga |
| 17 | Javier Eraso |
| 14 | Vasyl Kravets |
| 12 | Allan Nyom |
| 26 | Youssef En-Nesyri |
| 25 | Martin Braithwaite |
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