Alavés vs Atlético Madrid, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAChampions Atletico suffer shock loss at Alaves
Atletico Madrid's Spanish title defence was dealt a blow as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at lowly Alaves in LaLiga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 4': Goal! Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Víctor Laguardia (Alaves) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rubén Duarte with a cross following a corner.
- 6': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Toni Moya (Alaves).
- 7': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves).
- 10': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 11': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Matt Miazga.
- 12': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 13': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 13': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Mamadou Sylla (Alaves).
- 17': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 17': Luis Rioja (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 19': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Martín Aguirregabiria.
- 21': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 21': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Felipe (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Mamadou Sylla (Alaves).
- 23': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt missed. Mamadou Loum (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Toni Moya with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 25': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 27': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 27': Hand ball by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 28': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 30': Attempt missed. Toni Moya (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 31': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Felipe.
- 31': Mamadou Sylla (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 35': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Hand ball by Mamadou Sylla (Alaves).
- 39': Foul by Toni Moya (Alaves).
- 39': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mario Hermoso with a cross.
- 42': Foul by Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves).
- 42': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid).
- 43': Toni Moya (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Hand ball by Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 49': Foul by Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves).
- 49': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 52': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 52': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Luis Rioja (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Miguel De la Fuente (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross.
- 55': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Yannick Carrasco.
- 57': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 57': Martín Aguirregabiria (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 59': Attempt missed. Mamadou Loum (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rubén Duarte.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 61': Substitution, Alaves. Joselu replaces Mamadou Sylla.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 61': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Miguel De la Fuente.
- 64': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Toni Moya (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Foul by Ximo Navarro (Alaves).
- 68': Hand ball by Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid).
- 69': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 71': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 73': Facundo Pellistri (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Foul by Felipe (Atletico Madrid).
- 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 75': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 75': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a headed pass.
- 76': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 77': Attempt missed. Joselu (Alaves) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martín Aguirregabiria.
- 78': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
- 79': Substitution, Alaves. Tomás Pina replaces Toni Moya.
- 79': Substitution, Alaves. Tachi replaces Rubén Duarte.
- 81': Attempt missed. Tomás Pina (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 82': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
- 87': Substitution, Alaves. Saul García replaces Luis Rioja.
- 89': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Saul García.
- 90': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera following a corner.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mamadou Loum (Alaves).
- 90'+4': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
Statistics
 ATM |
ALA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 71.1 | Possession | 28.9 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 494 | Accurate Passes | 151 |
| 576 | Passes | 237 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 33 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 9 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 11 | Clearances | 43 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 9,836
Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 9,836
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 9 | +30 | 27 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 9 | +14 | 21 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 9 | +2 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Alavés (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 4 | Matt Miazga |
| 23 | Ximo Navarro |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 21 | Martín Aguirregabiria |
| 15 | Antonio Moya |
| 6 | Mamadou Loum  |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 24 | Miguel de la Fuente |
| 7 | Mamadou Sylla |
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
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