Atlético Madrid vs Real Sociedad, 2025-26 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Super-sub Nicolás González inspires Atlético Madrid to win over Real Sociedad
Nicolás González came off the bench to score twice as Atlético Madrid beat a battling Real Sociedad 3-2 at the Metropolitano.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad).
- 1': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 5': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by José María Giménez with a headed pass.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ademola Lookman.
- 7': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1. Carlos Soler (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Luka Sucic.
- 11': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 17': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Koke.
- 19': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 20': Foul by Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid).
- 20': Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Dávid Hancko.
- 28': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jon Martín.
- 29': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad).
- 32': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 39': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad).
- 39': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Attempt saved. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Thiago Almada.
- 40': Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Real Sociedad).
- 41': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Koke following a set piece situation.
- 42': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross.
- 43': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ademola Lookman is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Rodrigo Mendoza (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Attempt missed. Sergio Gómez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ander Barrenetxea following a fast break.
- 45'+6': Attempt saved. Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Rodrigo Mendoza because of an injury.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 47': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad).
- 47': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Matteo Ruggeri is caught offside.
- 49': Ademola Lookman (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 49': Foul by Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad).
- 49': Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Offside, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez is caught offside.
- 50': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid).
- 50': Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Sucic with a through ball.
- 51': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Dávid Hancko.
- 53': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 53': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Ademola Lookman.
- 54': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nico González replaces Thiago Almada.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 55': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Gonçalo Guedes replaces Pablo Marín.
- 56': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Orri Óskarsson.
- 58': Attempt missed. Luka Sucic (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 60': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Johnny Cardoso replaces Koke.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 63': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a through ball.
- 65': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
- 65': Attempt missed. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 66': Offside, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan is caught offside.
- 67': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 68': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 2. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 71': Attempt saved. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 72': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad).
- 72': Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad).
- 74': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Beñat Turrientes replaces Carlos Soler.
- 74': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Brais Méndez replaces Luka Sucic.
- 74': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 76': Attempt missed. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 78': Foul by Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 81': Attempt saved. Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Álex Remiro (Real Sociedad). Assisted by Johnny Cardoso.
- 81': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Real Sociedad 2. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matteo Ruggeri with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Dávid Hancko (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 87': Foul by Matteo Ruggeri (Atletico Madrid).
- 87': Gonçalo Guedes (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Jon Martín (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Yangel Herrera (Real Sociedad).
- 90': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Duje Caleta-Car.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+2': Handball by Nico González (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Real Sociedad 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Real Sociedad 2.
Statistics
 RSO |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 47.8 | Possession | 52.2 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 369 | Accurate Passes | 400 |
| 463 | Passes | 485 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 33 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,788
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,788
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 28 | +49 | 70 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | +36 | 66 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 28 | +22 | 57 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 28 | +18 | 55 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 17 | Dávid Hancko  |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 3 | Matteo Ruggeri |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 6 | Koke |
| 4 | Rodrigo Mendoza |
| 11 | Thiago Almada |
| 20 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 22 | Ademola Lookman |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
Real Sociedad (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 16 | Duje Caleta-Car |
| 31 | Jon Martín |
| 17 | Sergio Gómez |
| 2 | Jon Aramburu |
| 18 | Carlos Soler |
| 12 | Yangel Herrera |
| 7 | Ander Barrenetxea |
| 15 | Pablo Marín |
| 9 | Orri Óskarsson |
| 24 | Luka Sucic |
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