Atletico Madrid go top of La Liga after seeing off Real Sociedad
Atletico Madrid climbed to the top of La Liga with a comfortable 2-0 win at home to Real Sociedad on Saturday, easing the pain of their humbling 4-0
Spanish LALIGA
FULL TIME
- Diego Godín 45'
- Filipe Luís 60'
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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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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Adnan Januzaj replaces Luca Sangalli.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Juanmi replaces Willian José.
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Goal 60'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 0. Filipe Luís (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Sandro Ramírez replaces David Zurutuza.
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Yellow Card 53'
Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 49'
Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Filipe Luís replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
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Goal 45'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 44'
Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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End Regular Time 90'+4'
Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 0.
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Substitution 82'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Ángel Correa.
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Substitution 81'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Adnan Januzaj replaces Luca Sangalli.
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Substitution 68'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Juanmi replaces Willian José.
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Goal 60'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 0. Filipe Luís (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
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Substitution 59'
Substitution, Real Sociedad. Sandro Ramírez replaces David Zurutuza.
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Yellow Card 53'
Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yellow Card 49'
Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Substitution 45'
Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Filipe Luís replaces Lucas Hernández because of an injury.
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Start 2nd Half 45'
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Halftime 45'+1'
First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0.
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Goal 45'
Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
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Yellow Card 44'
Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
Showing the last 14 of 14 events.
Team Stats
RSO
ATM
7
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
1
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
0
38.8
Possession
61.2
7
SHOTS
14
0
ON GOAL
4
0
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
298
Accurate Passes
517
400
Passes
614
70
Pass Completion %
80
0
Accurate Crosses
6
3
Crosses
29
0
Cross %
20
68
Long Balls
84
33
Accurate Long Balls
54
50
Long Balls %
60
2
Blocked Shots
3
9
Effective Tackles
19
15
Tackles
24
60
Tackle %
80
8
Interceptions
19
30
Effective Clearances
14
30
Clearances
14
Head to Head
Lineups
ConfirmedATM · 4-4-2
Jan OblakG13
Diego GodínCD-L22 shots on target1 goal2 shots
Stefan SavicCD-R15 yellow card
Lucas HernándezLB21
Santiago AriasRB42 shots
RodriCM-L141 shot
KokeCM-R6 yellow card
Saúl ÑíguezLM81 assist3 shots
Ángel CorreaRM101 shot
Antoine GriezmannCF-L73 shots
Diego CostaCF-R191 shot on target1 shot
Substitutes
Thomas ParteySUB5
Filipe LuísSUB31 shot on target1 goal1 shot
Thomas LemarSUB11
VitoloSUB23
Nikola KalinicSUB9
Gelson MartinsSUB18
Antonio AdánSUB1
RSO · 4-2-3-1
Miguel Ángel MoyàG132 saves
Raúl NavasCD-L222 shots
Aritz ElustondoCD-R15
Kévin RodriguesLB20
Andoni GorosabelRB181 shot
Luca SangalliAM23
Igor ZubeldiaLM5 yellow card
Asier IllarramendiRM41 shot
Willian JoséF12
David ZurutuzaAM-L17
Rubén PardoAM-R143 shots
Substitutes
Gerónimo RulliSUB1
Adnan JanuzajSUB11
Diego LlorenteSUB3
SandroSUB24
Theo HernándezSUB19
JuanmiSUB7
Héctor MorenoSUB6
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