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Match Report

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Suarez, Oblak give Atletico Madrid nervy win over Alaves

Atletico Madrid earned a vital 1-0 victory at home to Alaves in La Liga on Sunday thanks to Jan Oblak and Luis Suarez.

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Team Stats

ALA ATM
12
Fouls
17
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
5
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
38.1
Possession
61.9
9
SHOTS
8
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
225
Accurate Passes
442
326
Passes
539
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
3
16
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.1
66
Long Balls
62
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
4
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
17
Interceptions
9
25
Effective Clearances
14
25
Clearances
14

Match Leaders

ATM

  • Luis Suárez F Total Shots 4

ALA

  • Joselu F Total Shots 3

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ATM · 3-1-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 2José María GiménezCD
  3. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 15Stefan SavicCD-R
  5. 6KokeSW
  6. 11Thomas LemarCM-L
  7. 14Marcos LlorenteCM-R
  8. 21Yannick CarrascoLM
  9. 23Kieran TrippierRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Ángel CorreaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Saúl Ñíguez
  2. 4Geoffrey Kondogbia
  3. 24Sime Vrsaljko
  4. 16Héctor Herrera
  5. 1Ivo Grbic
  6. 19Moussa Dembélé
  7. 12Renan Lodi
  8. 18Felipe
  9. 20Vitolo
  10. 5Lucas Torreira

ALA · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Fernando PachecoG
  2. 22Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 5Víctor LaguardiaCD-R
  4. 6Rodrigo BattagliaDM
  5. 3Rubén DuarteLB
  6. 23Ximo NavarroRB
  7. 20Pere PonsCM-L
  8. 24JotaCM-R
  9. 16Édgar MéndezLM
  10. 37Facundo PellistriRM
  11. 9JoseluF

Substitutes

  1. 2Alberto RodríguezSUB
  2. 11Luis RiojaSUB
  3. 14DeyversonSUB
  4. 21Martín AguirregabiriaSUB
  5. 26Javi LópezSUB
  6. 17Iñigo CórdobaSUB
  7. 30Abdallahi MahmoudSUB
  8. 13Antonio SiveraSUB
  9. 18BurguiSUB
  10. 29Borja SainzSUB

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  2. Yellow Card 88'

    Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Rodrigo Battaglia
  3. Penalty - Saved 86'

    Penalty saved! Joselu (Alavés) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

    Joselu
  4. Yellow Card 85'

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

    Stefan Savic
  5. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Pere Pons.

    Borja Sainz
  6. Yellow Card 76'

    Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Yannick Carrasco
  7. Substitution 74'

    Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Thomas Lemar.

    Héctor Herrera
  8. Substitution 74'

    Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Ángel Correa.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  9. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Alavés. Abdallahi Mahmoud replaces Jota.

    Abdallahi Mahmoud
  10. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Alavés. Tachi replaces Víctor Laguardia because of an injury.

    Alberto Rodríguez
  11. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Luis Rioja
  12. Yellow Card 54'

    Rubén Duarte (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Rubén Duarte
  13. Goal - Header 54'

    Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.

    Luis Suárez
  14. Yellow Card 33'

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

    Jota
  15. VAR - Penalty Not Awarded 13'

    VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.

    José María Giménez
  1. End Regular Time 90'+5'
  2. Yellow Card 90'+2'

    Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  3. Yellow Card 88'

    Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Rodrigo Battaglia
  4. Penalty - Saved 86'

    Penalty saved! Joselu (Alavés) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

    Joselu
  5. Yellow Card 85'

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

    Stefan Savic
  6. Substitution 79'

    Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Pere Pons.

    Borja Sainz
  7. Yellow Card 76'

    Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Yannick Carrasco
  8. Substitution 74'

    Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Thomas Lemar.

    Héctor Herrera
  9. Substitution 74'

    Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Ángel Correa.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  10. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Alavés. Abdallahi Mahmoud replaces Jota.

    Abdallahi Mahmoud
  11. Substitution 70'

    Substitution, Alavés. Tachi replaces Víctor Laguardia because of an injury.

    Alberto Rodríguez
  12. Substitution 59'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Luis Rioja
  13. Yellow Card 54'

    Rubén Duarte (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Rubén Duarte
  14. Goal - Header 54'

    Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alavés 0. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.

    Luis Suárez
  15. Start 2nd Half 45'
  16. Halftime 45'+3'
  17. Yellow Card 33'

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

    Jota
  18. VAR - Penalty Not Awarded 13'

    VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.

    José María Giménez
  19. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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