Spanish LALIGA

Elche vs Atlético Madrid, 2021-22 LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
Elche
    FT
    0 - 2
    Atlético Madrid
    • 28': Matheus Cunha
    • 62': Rodrigo De Paul

    Atletico Madrid secure Champions League spot with 2-0 Elche win

    Atletico Madrid beat Elche 2-0 to secure a top-four LaLiga finish and Champions League qualification for the 10th straight season.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 1': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Elche).
    • 1': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but José Giménez is caught offside.
    • 4': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Reinildo.
    • 5': Attempt blocked. Pere Milla (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 5': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Elche).
    • 5': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Sime Vrsaljko because of an injury.
    • 7': Foul by Pere Milla (Elche).
    • 7': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Pere Milla (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 9': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
    • 9': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
    • 14': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Reinildo.
    • 15': Foul by Enzo Roco (Elche).
    • 15': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Yannick Carrasco is caught offside.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Tete Morente (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Pedro Bigas (Elche) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
    • 20': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
    • 25': Offside, Elche. Pedro Bigas tries a through ball, but Pere Milla is caught offside.
    • 25': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Elche).
    • 25': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Goal! Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
    • 35': Foul by Tete Morente (Elche).
    • 35': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Helibelton Palacios.
    • 38': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
    • 38': Tete Morente (Elche) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
    • 40': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Pedro Bigas (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 41': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
    • 42': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Rodrigo de Paul is caught offside.
    • 45': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
    • 46': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
    • 48': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pedro Bigas.
    • 49': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid).
    • 49': Johan Mojica (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 53': Foul by Pedro Bigas (Elche).
    • 53': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
    • 53': Pere Milla (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid).
    • 54': Johan Mojica (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Johan Mojica.
    • 58': Substitution, Elche. Guido Carrillo replaces Lucas Boyé.
    • 58': Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Tete Morente.
    • 58': Substitution, Elche. Kike Pérez replaces Fidel.
    • 59': Corner, Elche. Conceded by José Giménez.
    • 61': Hand ball by Guido Carrillo (Elche).
    • 61': Hand ball by Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid).
    • 62': Goal! Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 2. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Gerard Gumbau (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pere Milla.
    • 69': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Elche. Javier Pastore replaces Pere Milla.
    • 72': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Helibelton Palacios (Elche).
    • 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Antoine Griezmann.
    • 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Gerard Gumbau (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore.
    • 75': Substitution, Elche. Raúl Guti replaces Omar Mascarell.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Kike Pérez (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Helibelton Palacios with a headed pass.
    • 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces Yannick Carrasco.
    • 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Matheus Cunha.
    • 80': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Kike Pérez (Elche) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Helibelton Palacios.
    • 83': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
    • 84': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Johan Mojica (Elche).
    • 85': Foul by Johan Mojica (Elche).
    • 85': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid).
    • 85': Gerard Gumbau (Elche) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Josan (Elche) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier Pastore with a cross.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a fast break.
    • 90': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Johan Mojica (Elche).
    • 90'+2': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
    • 90'+3': Helibelton Palacios (Elche) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Pedro Bigas (Elche) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kike Pérez with a headed pass.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Elche. Conceded by Felipe.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 2.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    8 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 6
    0 Saves 3
    44 Possession 56
    11 SHOTS 9
    6 ON GOAL 0
    0.5 On Target % 0.0
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    350 Accurate Passes 460
    445 Passes 555
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    10 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    65 Long Balls 56
    20 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.6
    0 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 17
    0.5 Tackle % 0.5
    17 Interceptions 10
    18 Effective Clearances 13
    18 Clearances 13

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Martínez Valero
    Location: Elche, Spain
    Attendance: 21,266

    LALIGA Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 27 +46 67
    2 Real Madrid 27 +33 63
    3 Atlético Madrid 27 +21 54
    4 Villarreal 27 +18 54
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ELC Elche (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    13 Edgar Badía (GK)
    6 Pedro Bigas Yellow Card
    3 Enzo Roco
    22 Johan Mojica
    14 Helibelton Palacios
    10 Pere Milla Yellow Card
    2 Gerard Gumbau
    21 Omar Mascarell
    9 Lucas Boyé
    16 Fidel
    11 José Antonio Morente
    Elche Substitutes:
    Lucas Olaza, Josan, Pablo Piatti, John Donald, Iván Marcone, Javier Pastore, Guido Carrillo, Enrique Perez, Antonio Barragán, Raúl Guti, Kiko Casilla, Diego González.

    ATM Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    2 José María Giménez
    23 Reinildo Mandava
    15 Stefan Savic
    6 Koke
    5 Rodrigo De Paul
    4 Geoffrey Kondogbia Yellow Card
    21 Yannick Carrasco
    24 Sime Vrsaljko
    19 Matheus Cunha
    8 Antoine Griezmann
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Héctor Herrera, Benjamin Lecomte, Ángel Correa, Daniel Wass, Javier Serrano, Mario Hermoso, Felipe, Giuliano Simeone, Renan Lodi, Luis Suárez.

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