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Atlético Madrid WWLWW 3
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Valencia DWWWD 1
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Match Report

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Joao Felix, Suarez fire relentless Atletico to victory over Valencia

Joao Felix and Luis Suarez combined to devastating effect as Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat Valencia 3-1.

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Team Stats

VAL ATM
14
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
7
Corner Kicks
7
2
Saves
3
51.2
Possession
48.8
8
SHOTS
14
4
ON GOAL
5
50
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
389
Accurate Passes
364
471
Passes
447
80
Pass Completion %
80
3
Accurate Crosses
5
18
Crosses
15
20
Cross %
30
68
Long Balls
51
45
Accurate Long Balls
18
70
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
11
13
Tackles
13
70
Tackle %
80
8
Interceptions
12
12
Effective Clearances
19
12
Clearances
19

Match Leaders

ATM

  • João Félix F Total Shots 3
  • Koke M Accurate Passes 57
  • Jan Oblak G Saves 3

VAL

  • José Gayà D Total Shots 2
  • Jaume Doménech G Saves 2

Head to Head

ATM leads series 2-0-3

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. 24Sime VrsaljkoRM
  10. 7João FélixCF-L
  11. 9Luis SuárezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 8Saúl Ñíguez
  2. 16Héctor Herrera
  3. 19Moussa Dembélé
  4. 1Ivo Grbic
  5. 4Geoffrey Kondogbia
  6. 31Miguel San Román
  7. 10Ángel Correa
  8. 18Felipe
  9. 20Vitolo
  10. 12Renan Lodi
  11. 5Lucas Torreira

VAL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Jaume DoménechG
  2. 5Gabriel PaulistaCD-L
  3. 12Mouctar DiakhabyCD-R
  4. 14José GayàLB
  5. 2Thierry CorreiaRB
  6. 19Uros RacicCM-L
  7. 8Carlos SolerCM-R
  8. 17Denis CheryshevLM
  9. 30Yunus MusahRM
  10. 21Manu VallejoCF-L
  11. 22Maximiliano GómezCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 37Áex BlancoSUB
  2. 26Vicente EsquerdoSUB
  3. 3Toni LatoSUB
  4. 23JasonSUB
  5. 7Gonçalo GuedesSUB
  6. 27Koba KoindrediSUB
  7. 25Cristian RiveroSUB
  8. 11Rubén SobrinoSUB
  9. 15Hugo GuillamónSUB
  10. 9Kevin GameiroSUB
  11. 20Lee Kang-InSUB
  12. 31Guillem MolinaSUB

Play by Play

  1. Substitution 85'

    Lucas Torreira (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 85'

    Lucas Torreira
  2. Substitution 80'

    Koba Koindredi (Valencia) Substitution at 80'

    Koba Koindredi
  3. Substitution 79'

    Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) Substitution at 79'

    Kevin Gameiro
  4. Substitution 79'

    Jason (Valencia) Substitution at 79'

    Jason
  5. Yellow Card 76'

    Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) Yellow Card at 76'

    Stefan Savic
  6. Substitution 75'

    Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 75'

    Geoffrey Kondogbia
  7. Goal 72'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Valencia 1. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.

    Ángel Correa
  8. Substitution 62'

    Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 62'

    Ángel Correa
  9. Substitution 58'

    Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) Substitution at 58'

    Gonçalo Guedes
  10. Goal 54'

    Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) Goal at 54'

    Luis Suárez
  11. Substitution 47'

    Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) Substitution at 47'

    Hugo Guillamón
  12. Substitution 45'

    Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 45'

    Renan Lodi
  13. Yellow Card 30'

    Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) Yellow Card at 30'

    Sime Vrsaljko
  14. Goal 23'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Valencia 1. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.

    João Félix
  15. Goal 11'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 0, Valencia 1. Uros Racic (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Gayà.

    Uros Racic
  1. End Regular Time 90'+4'
  2. Substitution 85'

    Lucas Torreira (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 85'

    Lucas Torreira
  3. Substitution 80'

    Koba Koindredi (Valencia) Substitution at 80'

    Koba Koindredi
  4. Substitution 79'

    Kevin Gameiro (Valencia) Substitution at 79'

    Kevin Gameiro
  5. Substitution 79'

    Jason (Valencia) Substitution at 79'

    Jason
  6. Yellow Card 76'

    Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) Yellow Card at 76'

    Stefan Savic
  7. Substitution 75'

    Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 75'

    Geoffrey Kondogbia
  8. Goal 72'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Valencia 1. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.

    Ángel Correa
  9. Substitution 62'

    Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 62'

    Ángel Correa
  10. Substitution 58'

    Gonçalo Guedes (Valencia) Substitution at 58'

    Gonçalo Guedes
  11. Goal 54'

    Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) Goal at 54'

    Luis Suárez
  12. Substitution 47'

    Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) Substitution at 47'

    Hugo Guillamón
  13. Substitution 45'

    Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) Substitution at 45'

    Renan Lodi
  14. Start 2nd Half 45'
  15. Halftime 45'+2'
  16. Yellow Card 30'

    Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) Yellow Card at 30'

    Sime Vrsaljko
  17. Goal 23'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Valencia 1. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.

    João Félix
  18. Goal 11'

    Goal! Atlético de Madrid 0, Valencia 1. Uros Racic (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by José Gayà.

    Uros Racic
  19. Kickoff

    First Half begins.

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