Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Club, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
78': João FélixFelix sees red as Atletico Madrid held by Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix was sent off as the LaLiga champions were held to a 0-0 draw at home to Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 4': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao).
- 4': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Íñigo Martínez.
- 7': Attempt saved. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 9': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 17': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 18': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 18': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain with a through ball.
- 27': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 28': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 28': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 30': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 31': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Renan Lodi.
- 32': Hand ball by Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid).
- 33': Foul by Íñigo Lekue (Athletic Bilbao).
- 33': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Íñigo Martínez (Athletic Bilbao).
- 40': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 40': Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Athletic Bilbao. Unai Vencedor tries a through ball, but Iñaki Williams is caught offside.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Bilbao 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Bilbao 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross following a fast break.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 47': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai Vencedor.
- 49': Attempt missed. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Raúl García following a fast break.
- 53': Foul by Raúl García (Athletic Bilbao).
- 53': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia because of an injury.
- 55': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 55': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Renan Lodi.
- 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul.
- 60': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid).
- 60': Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 62': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 62': Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Nicholas Williams replaces Raúl García.
- 64': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Asier Villalibre replaces Iñaki Williams.
- 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Unai Simón.
- 68': Hand ball by Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid).
- 69': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 70': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao).
- 70': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Dani García (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 75': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 77': Foul by Unai Vencedor (Athletic Bilbao).
- 77': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Second yellow card to João Félix (Atletico Madrid).
- 79': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 80': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Mikel Vesga replaces Unai Vencedor.
- 81': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Jon Morcillo replaces Iker Muniain.
- 81': Foul by Nicholas Williams (Athletic Bilbao).
- 81': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Nicholas Williams (Athletic Bilbao) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Bilbao).
- 83': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Mikel Vesga.
- 85': Attempt missed. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Athletic Bilbao).
- 86': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Substitution, Athletic Bilbao. Oier Zarraga replaces Dani García.
- 89': Foul by Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao).
- 89': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Asier Villalibre (Athletic Bilbao) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Berenguer.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 90'+6': Corner, Athletic Bilbao. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. Oier Zarraga (Athletic Bilbao) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mikel Balenziaga with a headed pass following a corner.
- 90'+7': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Bilbao 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Bilbao 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 45.4 | Possession | 54.6 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 320 | Accurate Passes | 402 |
| 409 | Passes | 489 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 91 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 55 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 13 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 38,798
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 38,798
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez  |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 12 | Renan Lodi |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
Athletic Club (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Unai Simón (GK) |
| 4 | Iñigo Martínez |
| 12 | Dani Vivian |
| 24 | Mikel Balenziaga |
| 15 | Iñigo Lekue |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 16 | Unai Vencedor |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 7 | Álex Berenguer |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 22 | Raúl García |
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