Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Club, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Atletico grind out victory to increase La Liga lead
La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid came from behind to pull off a crucial 2-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday to pad their La Liga lead.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai López.
- 5': Foul by Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid).
- 5': Unai Simón (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 15': Hand ball by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 16': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 18': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
- 21': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Club 1. Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 24': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
- 24': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 24': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 26': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente tries a through ball, but Kieran Trippier is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 31': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Unai López (Athletic Club).
- 33': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 35': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai López.
- 37': Attempt missed. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
- 38': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 38': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 39': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai López.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 41': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 41': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Felipe (Atletico Madrid).
- 43': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 1.
- 47': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Raúl García (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yuri Berchiche with a cross.
- 48': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Club).
- 48': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 49': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Penalty Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 50': Penalty conceded by Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 51': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Athletic Club 1. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 54': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 56': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 56': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 57': Raúl García (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Mikel Vesga.
- 63': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 71': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai Núñez.
- 71': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Lucas Torreira replaces Luis Suárez.
- 72': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Club).
- 73': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Raúl García.
- 73': Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Vencedor replaces Unai López.
- 75': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 75': Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 78': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dani García.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Capa replaces Óscar De Marcos.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Club. Jon Morcillo replaces Iker Muniain.
- 83': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 84': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ángel Correa following a fast break.
- 85': Foul by Jon Morcillo (Athletic Club).
- 85': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 88': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+1': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Unai Núñez (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Berenguer with a cross.
- 90'+3': Ander Capa (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+3': Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+4': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jon Morcillo (Athletic Club).
- 90'+5': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Athletic Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Athletic Club 1.
Statistics
 ATH |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.9 | Possession | 47.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 473 | Accurate Passes | 433 |
| 570 | Passes | 516 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 23 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 46 | Accurate Long Balls | 39 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 11 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 29 | +50 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 29 | +37 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 29 | +20 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 29 | +21 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 18 | Felipe  |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 6 | Koke |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 7 | João Félix |
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Unai Núñez |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 8 | Unai López |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 12 | Álex Berenguer |
| 22 | Raúl García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
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