Atlético Madrid vs Alavés, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Atlético Madrid comeback to beat Alaves in Simeone's 700th game
Diego Simeone's 700th game in charge of Atletico Madrid ended in a late 2-1 win over Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga after Alexander Sorloth rescued the home side with an 86th-minute winner at the Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Carlos Martín (Alaves).
- 1': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Abdel Abqar.
- 4': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 5': Offside, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta is caught offside.
- 6': Carlos Vicente (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 6': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 7': Penalty conceded by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 7': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Alaves 1. Jon Guridi (Alaves) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 10': Attempt missed. Santiago Mouriño (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 13': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Carlos Martín (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 23': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Kike García (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Abdel Abqar (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Kike García (Alaves).
- 32': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 32': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Abdel Abqar (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Attempt saved. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 35': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Abdel Abqar (Alaves).
- 36': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Axel Witsel.
- 37': Carlos Martín (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 38': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Delay in match because of an injury Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Foul by Kike García (Alaves).
- 43': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+2': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Alaves 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Alaves 1.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Javi Galán.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 46': Offside, Alaves. Kike García is caught offside.
- 46': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Manu Sánchez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Abdel Abqar (Alaves).
- 49': Antonio Sivera (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 52': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 52': Hand ball by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 53': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 55': Abdel Abqar (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 56': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 56': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Antonio Blanco (Alaves).
- 58': Antonio Blanco (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Attempt missed. Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a set piece situation.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Ángel Correa.
- 59': Ander Guevara (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Dangerous play by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 62': Hand ball by Kike García (Alaves).
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Samuel Lino.
- 64': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Manu Sánchez (Alaves).
- 66': Hand ball by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 67': Foul by Ander Guevara (Alaves).
- 67': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 68': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 69': Attempt saved. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 69': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 70': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Manu Sánchez (Alaves).
- 70': Manu Sánchez (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Koke.
- 71': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Carlos Vicente (Alaves).
- 72': Offside, Alaves. Kike García is caught offside.
- 72': Substitution, Alaves. Moussa Diarra replaces Jon Guridi.
- 73': Substitution, Alaves. Toni Martínez replaces Kike García.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross.
- 73': Penalty conceded by Abdel Abqar (Alaves) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 76': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Moussa Diarra (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Carlos Martín (Alaves).
- 78': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Carlos Martín (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 82': Delay in match because of an injury Santiago Mouriño (Alaves).
- 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, Alaves. Aleksandar Sedlar replaces Santiago Mouriño because of an injury.
- 85': Substitution, Alaves. Tomás Conechny replaces Carlos Martín.
- 86': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 87': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 87': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88': Substitution, Alaves. Stoichkov replaces Manu Sánchez.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Toni Martínez (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stoichkov.
- 88': Foul by Tomás Conechny (Alaves).
- 88': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Tomás Conechny (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Stoichkov (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Tomás Conechny (Alaves).
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 90'+5': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 90'+6': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1.
Statistics
 ALA |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 6 | Saves | 0 |
| 29.9 | Possession | 70.1 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 175 | Accurate Passes | 505 |
| 258 | Passes | 591 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 3 | Crosses | 29 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 31 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,910
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,910
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | +40 | 51 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | +29 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | +23 | 50 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 24 | +16 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 21 | Javi Galán |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Ángel Correa  |
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Sivera (GK) |
| 12 | Santiago Mouriño |
| 5 | Abdel Abqar |
| 3 | Manu Sánchez |
| 14 | Nahuel Tenaglia |
| 18 | Jon Guridi |
| 8 | Antonio Blanco |
| 6 | Ander Guevara |
| 17 | Enrique García |
| 15 | Carlos Martín |
| 7 | Carlos Vicente |
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