Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico Madrid beat Barcelona 1-0 for Simeone's first La Liga win over Messi & Co.
Atletico Madrid grabbed Diego Simeone's first win over Barcelona in La Liga on Saturday, with Yannick Carrasco's first-half goal the difference.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé with a cross.
- 5': Attempt saved. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 5': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 6': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 8': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 8': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 9': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 9': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 10': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 11': Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 15': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 16': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 17': Foul by Sergi Roberto (Barcelona).
- 17': João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 21': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 25': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
- 25': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 28': Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid).
- 30': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': VAR Decision: Card Changed.
- 32': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Offside, Barcelona. Frenkie de Jong tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke.
- 39': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
- 41': Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 42': Foul by Pedri (Barcelona).
- 42': Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
- 43': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Hand ball by Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45'+3': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Barcelona 0. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Barcelona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 1, Barcelona 0.
- 46': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 47': Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 51': Offside, Barcelona. Lionel Messi tries a through ball, but Ousmane Dembélé is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid).
- 53': Frenkie de Jong (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 55': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 56': Attempt saved. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordi Alba with a cross.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordi Alba.
- 56': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Philippe Coutinho replaces Pedri.
- 57': Attempt saved. Clément Lenglet (Barcelona) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 58': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a cross.
- 62': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergiño Dest replaces Gerard Piqué because of an injury.
- 65': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miralem Pjanic.
- 67': Attempt missed. Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lionel Messi.
- 69': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 70': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 70': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Jordi Alba.
- 72': 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 Koke.
- 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 75': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Barcelona).
- 75': João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid).
- 76': Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 79': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 79': José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 82': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lionel Messi with a cross.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Trincão replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 83': Substitution, Barcelona. Martin Braithwaite replaces Miralem Pjanic.
- 84': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces João Félix.
- 84': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Ángel Correa.
- 84': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 85': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Frenkie de Jong.
- 86': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 87': Attempt missed. Trincão (Barcelona) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sergi Roberto.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Martin Braithwaite (Barcelona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Sergi Roberto (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ousmane Dembélé.
- 89': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 90'+1': Sergi Roberto went off injured after Barcelona had used all subs.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Felipe replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+2': Foul by Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90'+4': Lionel Messi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Barcelona 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Barcelona 0.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 446 |
| 613 | Passes | 522 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 36 | Accurate Long Balls | 37 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 14 | Clearances | 18 |
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 | 30 | +51 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 30 | +36 | 69 |
| 3 | Villarreal | 30 | +19 | 58 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 30 | +20 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez  |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 18 | Jordi Alba |
| 20 | Sergi Roberto |
| 10 | Lionel Messi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 8 | Miralem Pjanic |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 16 | Pedri |
| 11 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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