Atlético Madrid vs Valencia, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAntoine Griezmann double helps Atletico Madrid edge Valencia
Antoine Griezmann's second-half strike helped Atletico Madrid return to winning ways in LaLiga with a 2-1 victory over Valencia.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Hugo Duro (Valencia) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 2': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
- 4': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 4': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
- 4': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt missed. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 13': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Julen Agirrezabala (Valencia). Assisted by Pablo Barrios with a through ball.
- 13': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Julen Agirrezabala.
- 17': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross.
- 17': Attempt saved. Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Julen Agirrezabala (Valencia).
- 17': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 23': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone.
- 23': Attempt missed. Copete (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Attempt missed. Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pepelu following a corner.
- 26': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Attempt missed. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 30': Foul by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Jesús Vázquez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Pepelu following a set piece situation.
- 31': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 32': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid).
- 32': Marc Pubill (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Copete with a headed pass.
- 34': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Pepelu (Valencia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 34': Offside, Valencia. Hugo Duro is caught offside.
- 37': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 1-0 Valencia.
- 37': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Julen Agirrezabala (Valencia). Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 38': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 40': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 40': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Eray Cömert (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Filip Ugrinic (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 44': Nico González (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+3': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Pablo Barrios.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 47': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Marc Pubill.
- 50': Foul by Copete (Valencia).
- 50': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Julen Agirrezabala (Valencia). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a cross.
- 52': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nico González.
- 55': Substitution, Valencia. Lucas Beltrán replaces Diego López.
- 56': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Koke.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Filip Ugrinic with a cross.
- 57': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 57': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Nico González.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Julián Alvarez.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thiago Almada replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 60': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 60': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 1. Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 65': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 65': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Copete.
- 70': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 70': Delay in match because of an injury Eray Cömert (Valencia).
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 71': Substitution, Valencia. Baptiste Santamaría replaces Eray Cömert because of an injury.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Javi Guerra replaces Filip Ugrinic.
- 73': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jesús Vázquez.
- 74': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Pubill with a through ball.
- 76': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Giuliano Simeone.
- 77': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 78': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth is caught offside.
- 78': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 78': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 2-1 Valencia.
- 80': Attempt saved. Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid). Assisted by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. José Gayà replaces Jesús Vázquez.
- 82': Substitution, Valencia. Largie Ramazani replaces Pepelu.
- 84': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 86': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Largie Ramazani (Valencia).
- 88': (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 88': Hugo Duro (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Largie Ramazani (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+1': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Largie Ramazani with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Lucas Beltrán (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by André Almeida (Valencia).
- 90'+5': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+5': Lucas Beltrán (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 1.
Statistics
 VAL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 53.8 | Possession | 46.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 438 | Accurate Passes | 373 |
| 516 | Passes | 447 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 24 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 17 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,011
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,011
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 21 | +35 | 52 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 21 | +28 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | +21 | 44 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 20 | +16 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 17 | Dávid Hancko |
| 18 | Marc Pubill  |
| 3 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 23 | Nicolás González |
| 20 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
Valencia (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 3 | Copete |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 10 | André Almeida |
| 23 | Filip Ugrinic |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 21 | Jesús Vázquez |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
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