Spanish LALIGA

Atlético Madrid vs Elche, 2020-2021 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Atlético Madrid
  • 41': Luis Suárez
  • 58': Luis Suárez
  • 80': Diego Costa (P)
FT
3 - 1
Elche
  • 64': Lucas Boyé

Suarez nets double as Atletico go clear at the top

Atletico Madrid forward Luis Suarez was back among the goals to help his side to a 3-1 win at home to Elche on Saturday, taking them three points cl

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antonio Barragán.
  • 3': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  • 5': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atlético de Madrid.
  • 6': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 12': Foul by Raúl Guti (Elche).
  • 12': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 13': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 13': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
  • 14': Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 20': João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
  • 24': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 28': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 28': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Fidel (Elche).
  • 30': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
  • 35': Foul by Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 35': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 37': Foul by Josan (Elche).
  • 37': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 40': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 40': Lucas Boyé (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 41': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Elche 0. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a through ball.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by João Félix.
  • 45'+1': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Josema (Elche) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Josan (Elche).
  • 45'+2': Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Elche 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 1, Elche 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Elche. Emiliano Rigoni replaces Josan.
  • 45': Substitution, Elche. Juan Sánchez Miño replaces John Donald.
  • 47': Attempt saved. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke.
  • 48': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Verdú.
  • 50': Foul by Renan Lodi (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 50': Raúl Guti (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Gonzalo Verdú (Elche).
  • 50': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Raúl Guti (Elche) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emiliano Rigoni.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  • 58': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Elche 0. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
  • 60': Offside, Elche. Iván Marcone tries a through ball, but Emiliano Rigoni is caught offside.
  • 60': Foul by Raúl Guti (Elche).
  • 60': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Koke.
  • 64': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Elche 1. Lucas Boyé (Elche) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tete Morente with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 65': Foul by Juan Sánchez Miño (Elche).
  • 65': Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Josema (Elche).
  • 65': Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 66': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Thomas Lemar.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Antonio Barragán (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fidel.
  • 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces João Félix because of an injury.
  • 74': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Luis Suárez.
  • 74': Hand ball by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 75': Attempt saved. Lucas Boyé (Elche) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tete Morente with a cross.
  • 75': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 75': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Raúl Guti (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 78': Penalty Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 78': Penalty conceded by Iván Marcone (Elche) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 79': Iván Marcone (Elche) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Elche 1. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Elche. Nino replaces Raúl Guti.
  • 82': Foul by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 82': Iván Marcone (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 82': Foul by Iván Marcone (Elche).
  • 82': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 84': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 85': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 86': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Elche).
  • 86': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Felipe replaces Koke.
  • 87': Foul by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 87': Gonzalo Verdú (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Elche. Lucas Boyé tries a through ball, but Fidel is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Antonio Barragán (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Nino (Elche) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josema with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 3, Elche 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 3, Elche 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 3, Elche 1.

Statistics

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14 Fouls 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 2
3 Saves 2
51.7 Possession 48.3
8 SHOTS 12
3 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
486 Accurate Passes 444
531 Passes 503
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.3
41 Long Balls 30
25 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 0
7 Effective Tackles 5
11 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.3
10 Interceptions 5
12 Effective Clearances 15
12 Clearances 15

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 30 +51 76
2 Real Madrid 30 +36 69
3 Villarreal 30 +19 58
4 Atlético Madrid 30 +20 57
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
22 Mario Hermoso Yellow Card
15 Stefan Savic
12 Renan Lodi
23 Kieran Trippier
14 Marcos Llorente
6 Koke
21 Yannick Carrasco
11 Thomas Lemar
9 Luis Suárez
7 João Félix
Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
Miguel San Román, Manu Sánchez, Ángel Correa, Vitolo, Ivan Saponjic, Sime Vrsaljko, Ricard Sánchez, Saúl Ñíguez, Diego Costa, Lucas Torreira, Felipe, Geoffrey Kondogbia.

ELC Elche (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
13 Edgar Badía (GK)
26 John Donald
5 Gonzalo Verdú Yellow Card
4 Iván Marcone Yellow Card
24 Josema
19 Antonio Barragán
16 Fidel
14 Raúl Guti
11 José Antonio Morente
17 Josan
9 Lucas Boyé
Elche Substitutes:
Cifuentes, Jonatan Carmona Álamo, Emiliano Rigoni, Víctor Rodríguez, Pere Milla, Nino, Dani Calvo, Diego Rodríguez, Youssouf Koné, Juan Sánchez Miño, Jeison Lucumi, Luismi.

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