
Atlético Madrid vs Celtic, 2023-24 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueGriezmann, Morata each net 2 as Atletico thrash 10-man Celtic
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Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata both struck twice to help their side thrash 10-man Celtic 6-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Alistair Johnston (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 5': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
- 6': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Celtic 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 11': Attempt saved. Luis Palma (Celtic) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Liam Scales.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 17': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Antoine Griezmann.
- 19': Offside, Celtic. Matt O'Riley tries a through ball, but Daizen Maeda is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic).
- 19': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 20': Greg Taylor (Celtic) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Foul by Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 21': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': VAR Decision: Card upgraded Daizen Maeda (Celtic).
- 23': Daizen Maeda (Celtic) is shown the red card.
- 25': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 25': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Callum McGregor.
- 26': Attempt saved. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 27': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 28': Corner, Celtic. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
- 32': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 34': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Liam Scales (Celtic).
- 36': Luis Palma (Celtic) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 41': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Luis Palma (Celtic).
- 43': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Attempt saved. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 45'+1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Liam Scales.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios with a cross.
- 45'+2': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 45'+2': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Celtic 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Giménez with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+5': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Celtic 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Celtic 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Odin Holm replaces Matt O'Riley.
- 45': Substitution, Celtic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu replaces Luis Palma.
- 47': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Foul by Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic).
- 47': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 49': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 49': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Offside, Celtic. Oh Hyeon-Gyu tries a through ball, but Kyogo Furuhashi is caught offside.
- 53': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 53': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Joe Hart.
- 54': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Axel Witsel following a corner.
- 54': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Greg Taylor.
- 58': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 58': Paulo Bernardo (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 60': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Celtic 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Substitution, Celtic. David Turnbull replaces Paulo Bernardo.
- 61': Substitution, Celtic. Yang Hyun-Jun replaces Kyogo Furuhashi.
- 63': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Yang Hyun-Jun (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 66': Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 66': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Celtic 0. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 68': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a through ball.
- 71': Substitution, Celtic. Tomoki Iwata replaces Callum McGregor.
- 71': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 72': David Turnbull (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 76': Goal! Atletico Madrid 5, Celtic 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Çaglar Söyüncü replaces José Giménez.
- 79': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 81': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 81': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 84': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 84': Goal! Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 89': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by David Turnbull.
- 89': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yang Hyun-Jun.
- 90': Foul by Çaglar Söyüncü (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Oh Hyeon-Gyu (Celtic) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Çaglar Söyüncü (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Liam Scales.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 6, Celtic 0.
Statistics
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ATM![]() |
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5 | Fouls | 10 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
1 | Red Cards | 0 |
2 | Offsides | 1 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
6 | Saves | 2 |
34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
1 | SHOTS | 27 |
1 | ON GOAL | 12 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
347 | Accurate Passes | 719 |
404 | Passes | 774 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
8 | Crosses | 27 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
34 | Long Balls | 55 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
16 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
4 | Interceptions | 7 |
33 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
33 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,863
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
2 | José María Giménez |
22 | Mario Hermoso |
20 | Axel Witsel |
25 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
16 | Nahuel Molina |
6 | Koke |
7 | Antoine Griezmann |
24 | Pablo Barrios |
19 | Álvaro Morata |
10 | Ángel Correa |
Celtic (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Joe Hart (GK) |
5 | Liam Scales |
20 | Cameron Carter-Vickers |
3 | Greg Taylor |
2 | Alistair Johnston |
42 | Callum McGregor |
28 | Paulo Bernardo |
33 | Matt O'Riley |
8 | Kyogo Furuhashi |
7 | Luis Palma ![]() |
38 | Daizen Maeda ![]() |
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