Atlético Madrid vs Valencia, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAGriezmann on target again as Atletico Madrid extend unbeaten run
Atletico Madrid secured their third consecutive LaLiga win with an easy 3-0 home victory against Valencia on Saturday, as goals from Antoine Griezma
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 3': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 6': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Nico González (Valencia).
- 6': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 9': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by José Gayà.
- 12': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cenk Özkacar.
- 15': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 17': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 18': Foul by Nico González (Valencia).
- 18': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
- 23': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 25': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 25': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 29': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Hugo Duro (Valencia) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 32': VAR Decision: No Goal Atletico Madrid 1-0 Valencia.
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 35': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Nico González (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 37': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 37': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 41': Attempt missed. Thierry Correia (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 41': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (Valencia).
- 41': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Justin Kluivert (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by Hugo Duro (Valencia).
- 43': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 45'+1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
- 45'+3': Foul by Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+3': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 47': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 49': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 49': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 49': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 53': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Justin Kluivert.
- 57': Delay in match (Valencia).
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
- 63': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 63': Substitution, Valencia. Samuel Lino replaces Thierry Correia.
- 63': Substitution, Valencia. Ilaix Moriba replaces Yunus Musah.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Memphis Depay.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 65': Foul by Nico González (Valencia).
- 65': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 69': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Eray Cömert.
- 70': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
- 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. André Almeida replaces Nico González.
- 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Edinson Cavani replaces Hugo Duro.
- 71': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Valencia).
- 74': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Valencia) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Justin Kluivert with a cross.
- 77': Substitution, Valencia. Samu Castillejo replaces Justin Kluivert.
- 77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Axel Witsel replaces Koke.
- 78': Samuel Lino (Valencia) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 80': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 83': Offside, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón tries a through ball, but José Gayà is caught offside.
- 85': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Samu Castillejo (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Eray Cömert (Valencia) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+2': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+2': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Ilaix Moriba (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Ilaix Moriba (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samu Castillejo following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.3 | Possession | 55.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 358 | Accurate Passes | 488 |
| 440 | Passes | 566 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 45 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 11 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,317
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,317
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 20 | +27 | 46 |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 20 | +21 | 44 |
| 3 | Barcelona | 20 | +29 | 39 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 20 | +13 | 39 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 6 | Koke |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann  |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
Valencia (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | Cenk Özkacar |
| 24 | Eray Cömert |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 17 | Nicolas Gonzalez |
| 4 | Yunus Musah |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 9 | Justin Kluivert |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
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