Atlético Madrid vs Real Valladolid, 2019-2020 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico go third in La Liga with nervy win over Valladolid
Atletico Madrid scraped a 1-0 win at home to Real Valladolid on Saturday in La Liga thanks to a late header from substitute Vitolo to move to third.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Thomas Lemar tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 4': Attempt saved. Waldo Rubio (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matheus Fernandes.
- 4': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 5': Attempt missed. Matheus Fernandes (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Míchel with a cross following a corner.
- 5': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 6': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 11': Foul by Waldo Rubio (Real Valladolid).
- 11': José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Fede San Emeterio.
- 14': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
- 14': Raúl García (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Antoñito (Real Valladolid).
- 17': Manuel Sánchez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 19': Kiko Olivas (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 23': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
- 23': Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kiko Olivas.
- 27': Hand ball by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 28': Foul by Míchel (Real Valladolid).
- 28': João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Matheus Fernandes (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Waldo Rubio with a through ball following a fast break.
- 34': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Raúl García.
- 34': Attempt missed. Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Félix.
- 36': Attempt saved. Sergi Guardiola (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pablo Hervías.
- 37': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 38': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 43': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Kieran Trippier tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by João Félix (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45'+3': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45'+3': Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45'+3': Raúl García (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 0, Real Valladolid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 0, Real Valladolid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Sergi Guardiola.
- 45': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Rubén Alcaraz replaces Fede San Emeterio.
- 46': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 46': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Rubén Alcaraz.
- 48': Attempt missed. Míchel (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Waldo Rubio.
- 49': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 50': Foul by Waldo Rubio (Real Valladolid).
- 50': Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Manuel Sánchez with a cross.
- 54': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 55': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 56': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
- 56': Miguel De la Fuente (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Héctor Herrera.
- 57': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Koke replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 59': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
- 59': Miguel De la Fuente (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 62': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 63': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 63': Miguel De la Fuente (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
- 64': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Diego Costa replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 64': Foul by Waldo Rubio (Real Valladolid).
- 64': Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Waldo Rubio (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 70': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Óscar Plano replaces Waldo Rubio.
- 73': Foul by Miguel De la Fuente (Real Valladolid).
- 73': Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 74': Hand ball by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 75': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Kike Pérez replaces Matheus Fernandes.
- 75': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid).
- 75': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Foul by Miguel De la Fuente (Real Valladolid).
- 76': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid).
- 78': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid).
- 79': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Míchel (Real Valladolid).
- 80': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 80': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by José Antonio Caro.
- 81': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Valladolid 0. Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Costa following a corner.
- 83': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Enes Ünal replaces Javi Sánchez.
- 84': Foul by Manuel Sánchez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 84': Pablo Hervías (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Attempt missed. Enes Ünal (Real Valladolid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Míchel with a cross.
- 87': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Míchel (Real Valladolid).
- 88': Míchel (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Antoñito.
- 90': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Kiko Olivas.
- 90'+1': Foul by Antoñito (Real Valladolid).
- 90'+1': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. José Giménez tries a through ball, but Diego Costa is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Foul by Manuel Sánchez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90'+4': Pablo Hervías (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Valladolid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Valladolid 0.
Statistics
 VLL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.6 | Possession | 61.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 255 | Accurate Passes | 455 |
| 336 | Passes | 533 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 86 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 17 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 24 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.3 |
| 17 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 19 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 13 | +28 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +14 | 27 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 12 | +4 | 24 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso  |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 35 | Manu Sánchez |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | João Félix |
Real Valladolid (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Caro (GK) |
| 5 | Javi Sánchez |
| 4 | Kiko |
| 6 | Raúl García |
| 18 | Antoñito |
| 16 | Fede San Emeterio |
| 21 | Míchel |
| 8 | Matheus Fernandes |
| 7 | Sergi Guardiola |
| 23 | Waldo Rubio |
| 11 | Pablo Hervías |
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