Spanish LALIGA

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Match Report

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Álvarez goal sends Atlético top with win over Athletic

Atlético Madrid climbed into provisional top spot in LaLiga with a battling 1-0 home win over Athletic Club on Saturday thanks to a second-half strike from substitute Julián Álvarez.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
7
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
4
2
Corner Kicks
6
3
Saves
3
49.5
Possession
50.5
15
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
401
Accurate Passes
406
480
Passes
487
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
9
23
Crosses
21
0.3
Cross %
0.4
57
Long Balls
53
27
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
17
13
Tackles
22
0.5
Tackle %
0.8
12
Interceptions
9
20
Effective Clearances
18
20
Clearances
18

Highlights

00:23 Jan Oblak makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:27 Jan Oblak makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:23 Unai Simón makes a great save Watch on ESPN 00:34 Iñaki Williams hits the woodwork Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATH leads series 3-2

Lineups

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 21Javi GalánLB
  5. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  6. 8Pablo BarriosCM-L
  7. 5Rodrigo De PaulCM-R
  8. 12Samuel LinoLM
  9. 22Giuliano SimeoneRM
  10. 9Alexander SørlothCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

ATH · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Unai SimónG
  2. 5YerayCD-L
  3. 3Dani VivianCD-R
  4. 17Yuri BerchicheLB
  5. 2Andoni GorosabelRB
  6. 20Unai GómezAM
  7. 23Mikel JauregizarLM
  8. 16Iñigo Ruiz de GalarretaRM
  9. 7Álex BerenguerF
  10. 10Nico WilliamsAM-L
  11. 9Iñaki WilliamsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 32' Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 57' Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 58' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Giuliano Simeone.
  4. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Alexander Sørloth.
  5. 59' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Samuel Lino.
  6. 62' Andoni Gorosabel (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 63' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  8. 63' Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Unai Gómez.
  9. 64' Substitution, Athletic Club. Beñat Prados replaces Íñigo Ruíz de Galarreta.
  10. 66' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a through ball.
  11. 68' Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 69' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Pablo Barrios.
  13. 76' Substitution, Athletic Club. Óscar De Marcos replaces Andoni Gorosabel.
  14. 77' Substitution, Athletic Club. Maroan Sannadi replaces Alex Berenguer.
  15. 81' Substitution, Athletic Club. Mikel Vesga replaces Mikel Jauregizar.
  16. 87' Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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