Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Athletic Club WDDWW 1
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Atlético Madrid DLLWD 2
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Riyadh Air Metropolitano

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ATM leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ATM · 4-3-3

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 18FelipeCD-L
  3. 15Stefan SavicCD-R
  4. 22Mario HermosoLB
  5. 23Kieran TrippierRB
  6. 6KokeCM
  7. 11Thomas LemarLM
  8. 14Marcos LlorenteRM
  9. 9Luis SuárezF
  10. 21Yannick CarrascoLF
  11. 7João FélixRF

Substitutes

  1. 20VitoloSUB
  2. 5Lucas TorreiraSUB
  3. 19Moussa DembéléSUB
  4. 12Renan LodiSUB
  5. 4Geoffrey KondogbiaSUB
  6. 8Saúl ÑíguezSUB
  7. 1Ivo GrbicSUB
  8. 10Ángel CorreaSUB
  9. 24Sime VrsaljkoSUB

ATH · 4-4-2

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 5YerayCD-L
  3. 3Unai NúñezCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 18Óscar de MarcosRB
  6. 6Mikel VesgaCM-L
  7. 8Unai LópezCM-R
  8. 10Iker MuniainLM
  9. 12Álex BerenguerRM
  10. 22Raúl GarcíaCF-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Jokin EzkietaSUB
  2. 20Asier VillalibreSUB
  3. 15Iñigo LekueSUB
  4. 26Iñigo VicenteSUB
  5. 2Jon MorcilloSUB
  6. 7Ibai GómezSUB
  7. 19Oier ZarragaSUB
  8. 14Dani GarcíaSUB
  9. 27Unai VencedorSUB
  10. 21Ander CapaSUB
  11. 24Mikel BalenziagaSUB
  12. 16Oihan SancetSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 38' Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 41' Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 43' Felipe (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 59' Substitution, Athletic Club. Dani García replaces Mikel Vesga.
  8. 67' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
  9. 67' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Thomas Lemar.
  10. 72' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Lucas Torreira replaces Luis Suárez.
  11. 73' Substitution, Athletic Club. Unai Vencedor replaces Unai López.
  12. 73' Substitution, Athletic Club. Asier Villalibre replaces Raúl García.
  13. 80' Substitution, Athletic Club. Ander Capa replaces Óscar De Marcos.
  14. 80' Substitution, Athletic Club. Jon Morcillo replaces Iker Muniain.
  15. 88' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Marcos Llorente.
  16. 88' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  17. 90'+3' Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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