Spanish LALIGA

FT Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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Estadio Martínez Valero · 27,587 att. · ESPN Deportes

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Elche hand Atlético Madrid fourth-straight loss

Atlético Madrid suffered their fourth successive LaLiga defeat after Andre Silva's second-half strike lifted Elche out of the relegation zone in a 3-2 victory at Estadio Martinez Valero.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
11
3
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
13
4
Saves
1
28
Possession
72
6
SHOTS
14
3
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
189
Accurate Passes
580
259
Passes
654
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
5
6
Crosses
33
0.0
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
46
20
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
2
12
Effective Tackles
11
21
Tackles
15
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
12
Interceptions
8
36
Effective Clearances
19
36
Clearances
19

Highlights

01:09 Elche vs. Atletico Madrid - Game Highlights Watch on ESPN 00:49 David Affengruber scores goal for Elche Watch on ESPN 00:54 Thiago Almada sees red against Elche Watch on ESPN 00:29 André Silva scores Penalty Goals vs. Atletico Madrid Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ATM leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ELC · 3-5-2

  1. 1Matías DituroG
  2. 22David AffengruberCD
  3. 21Léo PétrotCD-L
  4. 42Buba SangaréCD-R
  5. 16Martim NetoCM-L
  6. 12Gonzalo VillarCM-R
  7. 14Aleix FebasAM
  8. 11Germán ValeraLM
  9. 15José Antonio MorenteRM
  10. 9André SilvaCF-L
  11. 10Rafa MirCF-R

ATM · 4-4-2

  1. 13Jan OblakG
  2. 15Clément LengletCD-L
  3. 24Robin Le NormandCD-R
  4. 34Julio DíazLB
  5. 32Javier BoñarRB
  6. 4Rodrigo MendozaCM-L
  7. 5Johnny CardosoCM-R
  8. 21Obed VargasLM
  9. 23Nico GonzálezRM
  10. 11Thiago AlmadaCF-L
  11. 10Álex BaenaCF-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Elche 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Mendoza following a fast break.
  2. 18' Goal! Elche 1, Atletico Madrid 1. David Affengruber (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tete Morente with a headed pass following a corner.
  3. 30' Thiago Almada (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card.
  4. 33' Goal! Elche 2, Atletico Madrid 1. André Silva (Elche) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  5. 34' Goal! Elche 2, Atletico Madrid 2. Nico González (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Robin Le Normand.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  6. 36' Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 38' Julio Díaz (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 45'+4' Aleix Febas (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 45'+4' Buba Sangaré (Elche) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Robin Le Normand.
  11. 45' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marc Pubill replaces Julio Díaz.
  12. 60' Substitution, Elche. Victor Chust replaces Buba Sangaré.
  13. 62' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Rodrigo Mendoza.
  14. 62' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Álex Baena.
  15. 62' Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Obed Vargas.
  16. 67' Substitution, Elche. Josan replaces Tete Morente.
  17. 67' Substitution, Elche. Lucas Cepeda replaces Martim Neto.
  18. 67' Substitution, Elche. Álvaro Rodríguez replaces Rafa Mir.
  19. 75' Goal! Elche 3, Atletico Madrid 2. André Silva (Elche) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Affengruber following a corner.
  20. 82' Substitution, Elche. Pedro Bigas replaces Léo Pétrot.
  21. 90'+4' Giuliano Simeone (Atlético Madrid) Yellow Card at 94'

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