Espanyol vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGACesar Azpilicueta scores stunner in Atlético Madrid draw
Captain Javi Puado scored from the penalty spot to cancel out a first-half strike by Cesar Azpilicueta as relegation-threatened Espanyol held third-placed Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw in LaLiga on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Alex Král (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 3': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 3': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 7': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Urko González.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Clément Lenglet with a headed pass.
- 8': Offside, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 11': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 19': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Samuel Lino.
- 20': Attempt missed. Leandro Cabrera (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pol Lozano with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol).
- 21': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Carlos Romero (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Omar El Hilali with a cross.
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 25': Delay in match because of an injury Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Robin Le Normand because of an injury.
- 29': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Urko González (Espanyol).
- 29': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 30': Foul by Omar El Hilali (Espanyol).
- 30': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Carlos Romero (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Attempt missed. Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 37': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Carlos Romero.
- 38': Goal! Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1. César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 40': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 40': Urko González (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 41': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Alex Král (Espanyol) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Urko González.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Javi Puado (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Romero.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+1': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Samuel Lino.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Alejo Véliz replaces Pol Lozano.
- 46': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Roberto Fernández (Espanyol) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 49': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 49': Jofre Carreras (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 52': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 52': Marash Kumbulla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Urko González (Espanyol).
- 55': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Pablo Barrios.
- 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Antoniu Roca replaces Jofre Carreras.
- 62': Substitution, Espanyol. Edu Expósito replaces Alex Král.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 67': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Marcos Llorente.
- 67': Attempt missed. Edu Expósito (Espanyol) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Carlos Romero following a corner.
- 69': Alejo Véliz (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 69': Penalty Espanyol. Leandro Cabrera draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 69': Penalty conceded by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Goal! Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Javi Puado (Espanyol) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 72': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Alejo Véliz (Espanyol).
- 73': Alejo Véliz (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Espanyol).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 77': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina is caught offside.
- 78': Substitution, Espanyol. Pere Milla replaces Roberto Fernández.
- 79': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Antoniu Roca (Espanyol).
- 79': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 79': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, Espanyol. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 80': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Urko González (Espanyol).
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Reinildo replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 82': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 83': Antoniu Roca (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid).
- 84': Substitution, Espanyol. Fernando Calero replaces Urko González.
- 86': Foul by Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 86': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 88': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Omar El Hilali.
- 90': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Pere Milla (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Espanyol. Álvaro Aguado replaces Javi Puado.
- 90'+1': Edu Expósito (Espanyol) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Edu Expósito (Espanyol).
- 90'+1': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Foul by Pere Milla (Espanyol).
- 90'+4': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
ESP |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 60.5 | Possession | 39.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 545 | Accurate Passes | 327 |
| 626 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 3 |
| 15 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 19 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 30,559
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 30,559
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Espanyol (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Joan García (GK) |
| 6 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 4 | Marash Kumbulla  |
| 22 | Carlos Romero |
| 23 | Omar El Hilali |
| 20 | Alex Král |
| 19 | Urko Gonzalez |
| 10 | Pol Lozano |
| 2 | Roberto Fernández |
| 7 | Javier Puado |
| 17 | Jofre Carreras |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 4 | Conor Gallagher |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
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