Spanish LALIGA

FULL TIME
Alavés LWLWD 1
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Atlético Madrid LWWWW 2
  • Felipe 84' OG
  • Marcos Llorente 41'
  • Luis Suárez 90'
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Match Report

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Luis Suarez sinks Alaves to take Atletico Madrid top in La Liga

Luis Suarez struck late to snatch a 2-1 victory for Atletico Madrid away to Alaves on Sunday and send his side two points clear of Real Madrid.

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Team Stats

ATM ALA
12
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
4
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
2
58.9
Possession
41.1
8
SHOTS
4
4
ON GOAL
1
50
On Target %
30
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
276
533
Passes
374
80
Pass Completion %
70
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
8
20
Cross %
30
66
Long Balls
81
37
Accurate Long Balls
35
60
Long Balls %
40
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
9
60
Tackle %
70
9
Interceptions
15
9
Effective Clearances
11
9
Clearances
11

Match Leaders

ALA

  • Florian Lejeune D Total Shots 3
  • Rodrigo Battaglia M Accurate Passes 38
  • Fernando Pacheco F Saves 2

ATM

  • Luis Suárez F Total Shots 2
  • Koke M Accurate Passes 79
  • Jan Oblak G Saves 1

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

Confirmed

ALA · 4-5-1

  1. Fernando PachecoG1
  2. Florian LejeuneCD-L22
  3. Víctor LaguardiaCD-R5
  4. Javi LópezLB26
  5. Martín AguirregabiriaRB21
  6. Manu GarcíaCM-L19
  7. JotaCM-R24
  8. Rodrigo BattagliaAM6
  9. Borja SainzLM29
  10. Édgar MéndezRM16
  11. DeyversonF14

Substitutes

  1. JoseluSUB9
  2. Tomas TavaresSUB37
  3. Alberto RodríguezSUB2
  4. Rubén DuarteSUB3
  5. Luis RiojaSUB11
  6. Adrián MarínSUB17
  7. Ximo NavarroSUB23
  8. BurguiSUB18
  9. Antonio SiveraSUB13
  10. Lucas PérezSUB7
  11. John GuidettiSUB10

ATM · 3-5-2

  1. Jan OblakG13
  2. FelipeCD18
  3. Mario HermosoCD-L22
  4. José María GiménezCD-R2
  5. Thomas LemarCM-L11
  6. Marcos LlorenteCM-R14
  7. KokeAM6
  8. Yannick CarrascoLM21
  9. Sime VrsaljkoRM24
  10. Luis SuárezCF-L9
  11. Ángel CorreaCF-R10

Substitutes

  1. Ricard SánchezSUB29
  2. Sergio CamelloSUB27
  3. João FélixSUB7
  4. Geoffrey KondogbiaSUB4
  5. Saúl ÑíguezSUB8
  6. VitoloSUB20
  7. Ivo GrbicSUB1
  8. Manu SánchezSUB3
  9. Renan LodiSUB12
  10. Lucas TorreiraSUB5
  11. Ivan SaponjicSUB17
  12. Miguel San RománSUB31

Play by Play

  1. Yellow Card 90'+4'

    Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Luis Suárez
  2. Goal 90'

    Goal! Alavés 1, Atlético de Madrid 2. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.

    Luis Suárez
  3. Substitution 88'

    Substitution, Alavés. Adrián Marín replaces Javier López.

    Adrián Marín
  4. Substitution 87'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Felipe.

    Renan Lodi
  5. Own Goal 84'

    Own Goal by Felipe, Atlético de Madrid. Alavés 1, Atlético de Madrid 1.

    Felipe
  6. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Yannick Carrasco.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  7. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Deyverson.

    Joselu
  8. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Alavés. Lucas Pérez replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Lucas Pérez
  9. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Alavés. Tachi replaces Manu García.

    Alberto Rodríguez
  10. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Borja Sainz.

    Luis Rioja
  11. Red Card 63'

    Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) is shown the red card.

    Víctor Laguardia
  12. VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade 62'

    VAR Decision: Card upgraded Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).

    Víctor Laguardia
  13. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.

    João Félix
  14. Goal 41'

    Goal! Alavés 0, Atlético de Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.

    Marcos Llorente
  15. Yellow Card 29'

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

    Yannick Carrasco
  1. End Regular Time 90'+6'
  2. Yellow Card 90'+4'

    Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Luis Suárez
  3. Goal 90'

    Goal! Alavés 1, Atlético de Madrid 2. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.

    Luis Suárez
  4. Substitution 88'

    Substitution, Alavés. Adrián Marín replaces Javier López.

    Adrián Marín
  5. Substitution 87'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Felipe.

    Renan Lodi
  6. Own Goal 84'

    Own Goal by Felipe, Atlético de Madrid. Alavés 1, Atlético de Madrid 1.

    Felipe
  7. Substitution 82'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Yannick Carrasco.

    Saúl Ñíguez
  8. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Deyverson.

    Joselu
  9. Substitution 75'

    Substitution, Alavés. Lucas Pérez replaces Edgar Méndez.

    Lucas Pérez
  10. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Alavés. Tachi replaces Manu García.

    Alberto Rodríguez
  11. Substitution 68'

    Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Borja Sainz.

    Luis Rioja
  12. Red Card 63'

    Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) is shown the red card.

    Víctor Laguardia
  13. VAR - (Red) Card Upgrade 62'

    VAR Decision: Card upgraded Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).

    Víctor Laguardia
  14. Substitution 62'

    Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.

    João Félix
  15. Start 2nd Half 45'

    Second Half begins Alavés 0, Atlético de Madrid 1.

  16. Halftime 45'+2'
  17. Goal 41'

    Goal! Alavés 0, Atlético de Madrid 1. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez following a fast break.

    Marcos Llorente
  18. Yellow Card 29'

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

    Yannick Carrasco
  19. Kickoff

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