Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, September 24, 2025
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Atlético Madrid DDWLD 3
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Match Report

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Álvarez hat trick gives Atlético much-needed win

A hat trick from Julián Álvarez handed Atlético Madrid just their second LaLiga victory of the season as Rayo Vallecano were beaten 3-2.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
5
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
3
6
Corner Kicks
8
5
Saves
1
39
Possession
61
9
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
299
Accurate Passes
506
370
Passes
579
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
12
17
Crosses
24
0.1
Cross %
0.5
56
Long Balls
42
27
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
7
Interceptions
12
20
Effective Clearances
15
20
Clearances
15

Highlights

00:50 Julián Álvarez with a Spectacular Goal Watch on ESPN 01:09 Atletico Madrid vs. Rayo Vallecano - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:48 Julián Álvarez scores goal for Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN 00:56 Pep Chavarría with a Spectacular Goal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ATM · 5-3-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 24Robin Le NormandCD
  3. 17Dávid HanckoCD-L
  4. 14Marcos LlorenteCD-R
  5. 21Javi GalánLB
  6. 16Nahuel MolinaRB
  7. 6KokeCM
  8. 4Conor GallagherCM-L
  9. 8Pablo BarriosCM-R
  10. 19Julián ÁlvarezCF-L
  11. 7Antoine GriezmannCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Jano MonserrateSUB
  2. 18Marc PubillSUB
  3. 23Nico GonzálezSUB
  4. 31Salvi EsquivelSUB
  5. 1Juan MussoSUB
  6. 28Taufik SeiduSUB
  7. 3Matteo RuggeriSUB
  8. 10Álex BaenaSUB
  9. 20Giuliano SimeoneSUB
  10. 22Giacomo RaspadoriSUB
  11. 15Clément LengletSUB
  12. 12Carlos MartínSUB

RAY · 4-4-2

  1. 13Augusto BatallaG
  2. 33Jozhua VertrouwdCD-L
  3. 24Florian LejeuneCD-R
  4. 3Pep ChavarríaLB
  5. 20Iván BalliuRB
  6. 17Unai LópezCM-L
  7. 23Óscar ValentínCM-R
  8. 21Fran PérezLM
  9. 2Andrei RatiuRM
  10. 9Alexandre AlemãoCF-L
  11. 7Isi PalazónCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Pedro DíazSUB
  2. 26Marco de las SiasSUB
  3. 19Jorge de FrutosSUB
  4. 18Álvaro GarcíaSUB
  5. 15Gerard GumbauSUB
  6. 28Samu BecerraSUB
  7. 6Pathé CissSUB
  8. 22Pacha EspinoSUB
  9. 8Óscar TrejoSUB
  10. 32Nobel MendySUB
  11. 1Daniel CárdenasSUB
  12. 10Sergio CamelloSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
  2. 45'+1' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1. Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Unai López.
  3. 50' Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 54' Iván Balliu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 56' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Nahuel Molina.
  6. 56' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Koke.
  7. 66' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García replaces Fran Pérez.
  8. 66' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pacha Espino replaces Alemão.
  9. 66' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pathé Ciss replaces Óscar Valentín.
  10. 73' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giacomo Raspadori replaces Javi Galán.
  11. 77' Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 2. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isi Palazón with a through ball following a fast break.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  12. 79' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pedro Díaz replaces Unai López.
  13. 79' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Conor Gallagher.
  14. 79' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matteo Ruggeri replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  15. 80' Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 2. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  16. 85' Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gerard Gumbau replaces Isi Palazón.
  17. 86' Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 87' Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  19. 88' Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 2. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
  20. 90'+2' Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+6' Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  22. 90'+7' Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  23. 90'+8' Sergio Camello (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card.

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