Spanish LALIGA

FT Sunday, April 9, 2023
Atlético Madrid DWWWW 2
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Rayo Vallecano LDLDD 1
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ATM202
RAY011
Estadio de Vallecas · 13,512 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

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Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to close in on rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga

First-half goals from Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
3
Offsides
0
2
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
2
48.9
Possession
51.1
14
SHOTS
15
4
ON GOAL
3
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
454
Accurate Passes
453
542
Passes
549
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
7
8
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
55
30
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
6
15
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
8
Interceptions
6
29
Effective Clearances
7
29
Clearances
7

Highlights

00:50 Mario Hermoso scores header vs. Rayo Vallecano Watch on ESPN 00:42 Nahuel Molina goal 22nd minute Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

RAY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Stole DimitrievskiG
  2. 5Alejandro CatenaCD-L
  3. 19Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 3Fran GarcíaLB
  5. 20Iván BalliuRB
  6. 17Unai LópezAM
  7. 23Óscar ValentínLM
  8. 6Santi ComesañaRM
  9. 25Raúl de TomásF
  10. 18Álvaro GarcíaAM-L
  11. 7Isi PalazónAM-R

ATM · 5-3-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 2José María GiménezCD
  3. 22Mario HermosoCD-L
  4. 15Stefan SavicCD-R
  5. 21Yannick CarrascoLB
  6. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  7. 6KokeCM
  8. 5Rodrigo De PaulCM-L
  9. 14Marcos LlorenteCM-R
  10. 8Antoine GriezmannCF-L
  11. 19Álvaro MorataCF-R

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  2. 24' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 2. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
  3. 57' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Unai López.
  4. 57' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Raúl de Tomás.
  5. 57' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Isi Palazón.
  6. 62' Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
  7. 68' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
  8. 69' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  9. 72' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Abdul Mumin replaces Alejandro Catena.
  10. 73' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Álvaro Morata.
  11. 83' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín replaces Álvaro García.
  12. 85' Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.

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