Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, January 3, 2021
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Alavés LWLWD 1
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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

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
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
438
Accurate Passes
276
533
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
2
15
Crosses
8
0.2
Cross %
0.3
66
Long Balls
81
37
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
0
11
Effective Tackles
6
17
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
15
9
Effective Clearances
11
9
Clearances
11

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ALA · 4-5-1

  1. 1Fernando PachecoG
  2. 22Florian LejeuneCD-L
  3. 5Víctor LaguardiaCD-R
  4. 26Javi LópezLB
  5. 21Martín AguirregabiriaRB
  6. 19Manu GarcíaCM-L
  7. 24JotaCM-R
  8. 6Rodrigo BattagliaAM
  9. 29Borja SainzLM
  10. 16Édgar MéndezRM
  11. 14DeyversonF

ATM · 3-5-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 18FelipeCD
  3. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 2José María GiménezCD-R
  5. 11Thomas LemarCM-L
  6. 14Marcos LlorenteCM-R
  7. 6KokeAM
  8. 21Yannick CarrascoLM
  9. 24Sime VrsaljkoRM
  10. 9Luis SuárezCF-L
  11. 10Ángel CorreaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 29' Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 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.
  3. 62' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.
  4. 62' VAR Decision: Card upgraded Víctor Laguardia (Alavés).
  5. 63' Víctor Laguardia (Alavés) is shown the red card.
  6. 68' Substitution, Alavés. Luis Rioja replaces Borja Sainz.
  7. 68' Substitution, Alavés. Tachi replaces Manu García.
  8. 75' Substitution, Alavés. Lucas Pérez replaces Edgar Méndez.
  9. 75' Substitution, Alavés. Joselu replaces Deyverson.
  10. 82' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  11. 84' Own Goal by Felipe, Atlético de Madrid. Alavés 1, Atlético de Madrid 1.
  12. 87' Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Felipe.
  13. 88' Substitution, Alavés. Adrián Marín replaces Javier López.
  14. 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.
  15. 90'+4' Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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