Spanish LALIGA

Atlético Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano, 2023-24 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Atlético Madrid
  • 35': Reinildo Mandava
  • 90': Memphis Depay
FT
2 - 1
Rayo Vallecano
  • 42': Álvaro García
  • Red Card 90'+1':

Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano on last-gasp Memphis goal

Memphis Depay's last-gasp goal salvaged a 2-1 home win for Atletico Madrid against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday which lifted Diego Simeone's side back to third in the LaLiga standings.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 2': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 3': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
  • 8': Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 9': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andrei Ratiu.
  • 10': Foul by Aridane Hernández (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 10': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 11': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
  • 11': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sergio Camello.
  • 13': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
  • 15': Hand ball by Arthur Vermeeren (Atletico Madrid).
  • 16': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 16': Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
  • 19': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 22': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme is caught offside.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a headed pass.
  • 24': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Stole Dimitrievski.
  • 25': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Reinildo.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
  • 28': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 32': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 34': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme is caught offside.
  • 35': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 35': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 35': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 38': Foul by Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 38': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
  • 39': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aridane Hernández.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 42': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pep Chavarría.
  • 44': Foul by Kike Pérez (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 44': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 45'+1': Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Arthur Vermeeren.
  • 46': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
  • 46': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 49': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay is caught offside.
  • 52': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Aridane Hernández.
  • 57': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 57': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Ángel Correa.
  • 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Marcos Llorente.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 60': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
  • 60': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 60': Foul by Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 60': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pep Chavarría with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
  • 64': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Miguel Crespo replaces Kike Pérez.
  • 64': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Iván Balliu replaces Andrei Ratiu.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro García.
  • 66': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 66': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 70': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 71': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
  • 71': Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 72': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Álvaro García.
  • 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Isi Palazón.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Crespo.
  • 81': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay is caught offside.
  • 81': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 82': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 1-1 Rayo Vallecano.
  • 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Sergio Camello.
  • 84': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 84': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 84': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Miguel Crespo (Rayo Vallecano).
  • 85': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
  • 90': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 90'+3': Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid).
  • 90'+3': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
  • 90'+6': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Miguel Crespo.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 1.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 11
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 7
6 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 1
46 Possession 54
10 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 3
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
323 Accurate Passes 397
411 Passes 481
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
61 Long Balls 38
16 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
5 Blocked Shots 3
9 Effective Tackles 16
13 Tackles 22
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
13 Interceptions 8
21 Effective Clearances 17
21 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 47,003

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Real Madrid 32 +48 81
2 Barcelona 32 +27 70
3 Girona 32 +27 68
4 Atlético Madrid 32 +21 61
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
22 Mario Hermoso
23 Reinildo Mandava
20 Axel Witsel
8 Saúl Ñíguez
18 Arthur Vermeeren
24 Pablo Barrios
17 Rodrigo Riquelme
14 Marcos Llorente
10 Ángel Correa
9 Memphis Depay
Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
Salim El Jebari, Samuel Lino, Nahuel Molina, Gabriel Paulista, Stefan Savic, Antoine Griezmann, Koke, Antonio Gomis, Horatiu Moldovan, Rodrigo De Paul.

RAY Rayo Vallecano (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
24 Florian Lejeune
12 Alfonso Espino
5 Aridane Hernández
23 Óscar Valentín
14 Enrique Perez Yellow Card
3 Pep Chavarría
2 Andrei Ratiu
34 Sergio Camello
18 Álvaro García
7 Isi Palazón Yellow Card
Rayo Vallecano Substitutes:
Raúl de Tomás, José Pozo, Óscar Trejo, Jorge de Frutos, Radamel Falcao, Daniel Cárdenas, Abdul Mumin, Iván Balliu, Miguel Silva, Martín Pascual.

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