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Atlético Madrid WDWWW 2
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Alavés DLWLL 1
  • Saúl Ñíguez 59'
  • Diego Costa 73' P
  • Joselu 90'+3' P
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Match Report

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Atletico overcome Alaves for fourth win in a row

Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 at home on Saturday in La Liga to maintain their superb run of form since the season resumed.

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Team Stats

ALA ATM
14
Fouls
13
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
1
30
Possession
70
6
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
4
30
On Target %
30
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
173
Accurate Passes
555
266
Passes
633
70
Pass Completion %
90
3
Accurate Crosses
4
10
Crosses
14
30
Cross %
30
70
Long Balls
49
26
Accurate Long Balls
26
40
Long Balls %
50
1
Blocked Shots
4
11
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
14
70
Tackle %
80
10
Interceptions
8
18
Effective Clearances
7
18
Clearances
7

Match Leaders

ATM

  • Saúl Ñíguez M Total Shots 3
  • Stefan Savic D Accurate Passes 105
  • Jan Oblak G Saves 1

ALA

  • Aleix Vidal D Total Shots 2
  • Ljubomir Fejsa M Accurate Passes 21
  • Fernando Pacheco F Saves 2

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

Confirmed

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. Jan OblakG13
  2. José María GiménezCD-L2
  3. Stefan SavicCD-R15
  4. Renan LodiLB12
  5. Kieran TrippierRB23
  6. Saúl ÑíguezCM-L8
  7. Thomas ParteyCM-R5
  8. KokeLM6
  9. Ángel CorreaRM10
  10. Álvaro MorataCF-L9
  11. João FélixCF-R7

Substitutes

  1. Antonio MoyaSUB38
  2. Ivan SaponjicSUB17
  3. FelipeSUB18
  4. Thomas LemarSUB11
  5. VitoloSUB20
  6. Antonio AdánSUB1
  7. Marcos LlorenteSUB14
  8. Yannick CarrascoSUB21
  9. Santiago AriasSUB4
  10. Diego CostaSUB19
  11. Manu SánchezSUB35
  12. Héctor HerreraSUB16

ALA · 4-1-4-1

  1. Fernando PachecoG1
  2. Rodrigo ElyCD-L4
  3. Alberto RodríguezCD-R27
  4. Ljubomir FejsaDM15
  5. Adrián MarínLB17
  6. Martín AguirregabiriaRB21
  7. Pere PonsCM-L20
  8. Abdallahi MahmoudCM-R36
  9. Aleix VidalLM18
  10. Édgar MéndezRM16
  11. Oliver BurkeF24

Substitutes

  1. Víctor CamarasaSUB10
  2. José Luis RodríguezSUB38
  3. Ximo NavarroSUB23
  4. Manu GarcíaSUB19
  5. Víctor LaguardiaSUB5
  6. Luis RiojaSUB11
  7. JoseluSUB9
  8. Borja SainzSUB29
  9. Rubén DuarteSUB3
  10. Tomás PinaSUB8
  11. Paulino De La FuenteSUB32
  12. RobertoSUB13

Play by Play

  1. Penalty - Scored 90'+3'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Alavés 1. Joselu (Alavés) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    Joselu
  2. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

    Koke
  3. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Alavés. Víctor Camarasa replaces Oliver Burke.

    Víctor Camarasa
  4. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Alavés. Paulino De la Fuente replaces Pere Pons.

    Paulino De La Fuente
  5. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Adrián Marín.

    Luis Rioja
  6. Yellow Card 75'

    Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Stefan Savic
  7. Penalty - Scored 73'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Alavés 0. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Diego Costa
  8. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces João Félix.

    Yannick Carrasco
  9. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Aleix Vidal.

    Joselu
  10. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Alavés. Rubén Duarte replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Rubén Duarte
  11. Goal - Header 59'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  12. Yellow Card 58'

    Adrián Marín (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Adrián Marín
  13. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Álvaro Morata.

    Marcos Llorente
  14. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Ángel Correa.

    Diego Costa
  15. Yellow Card 45'

    Pere Pons (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Pere Pons
  16. Yellow Card 40'

    Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Thomas Partey
  1. End Regular Time 90'+6'

    Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Alavés 1.

  2. Penalty - Scored 90'+3'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Alavés 1. Joselu (Alavés) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    Joselu
  3. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.

    Koke
  4. Substitution 86'

    Substitution, Alavés. Víctor Camarasa replaces Oliver Burke.

    Víctor Camarasa
  5. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Alavés. Paulino De la Fuente replaces Pere Pons.

    Paulino De La Fuente
  6. Substitution 78'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Adrián Marín.

    Luis Rioja
  7. Yellow Card 75'

    Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Stefan Savic
  8. Penalty - Scored 73'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Alavés 0. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    Diego Costa
  9. Substitution 65'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces João Félix.

    Yannick Carrasco
  10. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Aleix Vidal.

    Joselu
  11. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Alavés. Rubén Duarte replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Rubén Duarte
  12. Goal - Header 59'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross following a set piece situation.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  13. Yellow Card 58'

    Adrián Marín (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Adrián Marín
  14. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Álvaro Morata.

    Marcos Llorente
  15. Substitution 57'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Ángel Correa.

    Diego Costa
  16. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 0, Alavés 0.

  17. Halftime 45'+3'
  18. Yellow Card 45'

    Pere Pons (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Pere Pons
  19. Yellow Card 40'

    Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Thomas Partey
  20. Kickoff

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