Celta Vigo vs Atlético Madrid, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
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Atletico Madrid beat Celta Vigo in LaLiga opener as both sides see red in late brawl
Atletico Madrid began their LaLiga title defence with a 2-1 win away to Celta Vigo on Sunday thanks to two strikes from Angel Correa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo).
- 2': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 4': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo).
- 8': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 9': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nolito.
- 11': Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 11': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 17': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 22': Renato Tapia (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 27': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 30': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 31': Javi Galán (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santi Mina with a through ball.
- 36': Foul by José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo).
- 36': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Renato Tapia.
- 38': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Denis Suárez.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross.
- 38': Attempt saved. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 39': Foul by Javi Galán (Celta Vigo).
- 39': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefan Savic.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 47': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco tries a through ball, but Saúl Ñíguez is caught offside.
- 54': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 54': Santi Mina (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 55': Penalty conceded by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 56': VAR Decision: Penalty Celta Vigo.
- 57': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 59': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 61': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Nolito.
- 64': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez following a fast break.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Ángel Correa.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Koke.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 69': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Javi Galán.
- 70': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 74': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Brais Méndez.
- 75': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Renato Tapia.
- 75': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 76': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santi Mina.
- 77': Foul by Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo).
- 77': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Foul by Santi Mina (Celta Vigo).
- 80': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a through ball.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 86': Foul by Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo).
- 86': Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Offside, Celta Vigo. Néstor Araújo tries a through ball, but Hugo Mallo is caught offside.
- 89': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Miguel Baeza replaces Javi Galán.
- 90': Foul by José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo).
- 90': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+2': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
- 90'+2': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
- 90'+5': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 90'+8': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. Franco Cervi (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Denis Suárez with a cross.
- 90'+9': Attempt missed. José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franco Cervi.
- 90'+10': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Augusto Solari.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2.
Statistics
 ATM |
CEL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 344 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 429 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 58 |
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 23 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 5,401
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 5,401
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Dituro (GK) |
| 19 | José Fontán  |
| 4 | Néstor Araujo |
| 14 | Renato Tapia |
| 17 | Javi Galán |
| 2 | Hugo Mallo |
| 6 | Denis Suárez |
| 9 | Nolito |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 22 | Santi Mina |
| 10 | Iago Aspas |
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 |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
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