Atlético Madrid vs Valencia, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico breeze past Valencia to move to third
Samuel Lino and Memphis Depay scored a goal in each half to give Atletico Madrid a comfortable 2-0 home win over Valencia on Sunday which moved Diego Simeone's side to third in the LaLiga standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt saved. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
- 3': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina is caught offside.
- 4': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 4': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Hand ball by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 9': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 9': Delay in match because of an injury Pepelu (Valencia).
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
- 16': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
- 21': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 21': Fran Pérez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 23': Offside, Valencia. Fran Pérez is caught offside.
- 24': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 26': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 31': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Attempt saved. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 36': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 37': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 41': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid).
- 44': Fran Pérez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 45'+4': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+4': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+5': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 48': Attempt saved. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pepelu.
- 49': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 49': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 51': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Gabriel Paulista.
- 54': Attempt saved. Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 55': Substitution, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk replaces Fran Pérez.
- 56': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
- 56': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Axel Witsel replaces José Giménez.
- 60': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 61': Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Foul by Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 66': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 66': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Memphis Depay.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Samuel Lino.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 67': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 67': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Attempt saved. Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego López.
- 68': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 69': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.
- 73': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 74': Attempt saved. Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Paulista with a headed pass.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Cenk Özkacar replaces Gabriel Paulista because of an injury.
- 81': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 83': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 83': Roman Yaremchuk (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Álvaro Morata.
- 85': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
- 88': Attempt missed. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Álvaro Morata.
- 89': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo González replaces Diego López.
- 89': Substitution, Valencia. Alberto Marí replaces Hugo Duro.
- 89': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Alberto Marí (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 90'+4': Offside, Valencia. Roman Yaremchuk is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 7 | Saves | 3 |
| 45.7 | Possession | 54.3 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 428 | Accurate Passes | 543 |
| 503 | Passes | 617 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 21 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 55 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 19 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 23 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,493
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,493
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 (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 24 | Pablo Barrios |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 6 | Koke |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina  |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Valencia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 5 | Gabriel Paulista |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 23 | Fran Pérez |
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