Elche vs Atlético Madrid, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico Madrid ride luck to win after late Elche penalty miss
Atletico Madrid stayed in charge of La Liga's four-way title race by grinding out a 1-0 win at struggling Elche.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 3': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 7': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Diego González.
- 11': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
- 11': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 13': Attempt missed. Pere Milla (Elche) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Fidel with a cross.
- 14': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 14': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 18': VAR Decision: No Goal Elche 0-0 Atletico Madrid.
- 19': Attempt saved. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 20': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 20': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 20': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 21': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 23': Goal! Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 25': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid).
- 25': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 27': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Diego González (Elche).
- 28': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 29': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Josema (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
- 31': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Raúl Guti.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
- 35': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 41': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
- 44': Foul by Josema (Elche).
- 44': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 45'+1': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Elche. Antonio Barragán replaces Helibelton Palacios.
- 45': Substitution, Elche. Pablo Piatti replaces Tete Morente.
- 46': Foul by Pablo Piatti (Elche).
- 46': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 47': Pablo Piatti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 50': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 50': Paulo Gazzaniga (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 54': Pablo Piatti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 55': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 58': Corner, Elche. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 58': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
- 58': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 61': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 65': Foul by Iván Marcone (Elche).
- 65': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Ángel Correa.
- 68': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 68': Pablo Piatti (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
- 69': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Pere Milla (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Foul by Josema (Elche).
- 71': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Substitution, Elche. Nino replaces Pere Milla.
- 75': Attempt missed. Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 75': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
- 75': Lucas Boyé (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Antonio Barragán (Elche).
- 76': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Antonio Barragán (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Mario Hermoso is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 79': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Substitution, Elche. Víctor Rodríguez replaces Josema.
- 80': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Iván Marcone.
- 81': Foul by Josan (Elche).
- 81': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces José Giménez.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Luis Suárez.
- 84': Foul by Víctor Rodríguez (Elche).
- 84': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 84': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 84': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Josan (Elche) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fidel.
- 85': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 86': Attempt missed. Antonio Barragán (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Víctor Rodríguez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 88': Hand ball by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Penalty conceded by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 90'+1': Penalty missed! Still Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Fidel (Elche) hits the left post with a left footed shot.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Dani Calvo (Elche) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antonio Barragán following a set piece situation.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonio Barragán with a cross.
- 90'+4': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
ELC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 20 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 49.4 | Possession | 50.6 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 345 |
| 417 | Passes | 414 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 5 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 21 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 9 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
Venue: Martínez Valero
Location: Elche, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 36 | +59 | 91 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 35 | +37 | 77 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 36 | +24 | 69 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 36 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Elche (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Paulo Gazzaniga (GK) |
| 2 | Diego González |
| 12 | Dani Calvo |
| 24 | Josema |
| 18 | Helibelton Palacios |
| 4 | Iván Marcone |
| 14 | Raúl Guti |
| 16 | Fidel |
| 11 | José Antonio Morente |
| 9 | Lucas Boyé  |
| 10 | Pere Milla |
Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
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