Atlético Madrid vs Real Valladolid, 2020-2021 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico Madrid relentless as they top La Liga after seventh win in a row
Atletico Madrid overcame a rusty first-half display to beat Real Valladolid 2-0 at home on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Héctor Herrera tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 2': Foul by Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid).
- 2': Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 5': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid).
- 5': Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Attempt missed. Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 13': Foul by Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid).
- 13': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 15': Jota (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid).
- 16': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt saved. Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 21': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 22': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 24': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid).
- 24': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Stefan Savic (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 26': Attempt saved. Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roque Mesa with a through ball.
- 28': Attempt missed. Pablo Hervías (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Bruno González.
- 28': Attempt saved. Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kike Pérez.
- 31': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Bruno González.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 35': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
- 35': Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt missed. Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 40': Foul by Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid).
- 40': Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 44': Foul by Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid).
- 44': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Rubén Alcaraz (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Óscar Plano.
- 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, Atlético de Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Vitolo.
- 46': Foul by Kike Pérez (Real Valladolid).
- 46': Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa tries a through ball, but Stefan Savic is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid).
- 47': Kieran Trippier (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Marcos de Sousa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota.
- 49': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Kieran Trippier.
- 50': Attempt missed. Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Javi Sánchez following a corner.
- 50': Foul by Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid).
- 50': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 51': Attempt missed. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 56': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Real Valladolid 0. Thomas Lemar (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Trippier.
- 57': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Koke replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
- 57': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.
- 59': Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 61': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Bruno González.
- 62': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Toni Villa replaces Jota.
- 62': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Shon Weissman replaces Kike Pérez.
- 63': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Luis Suárez.
- 64': Foul by Shon Weissman (Real Valladolid).
- 64': Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 65': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Bruno González.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
- 68': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Felipe.
- 70': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Bruno González.
- 71': Attempt missed. Felipe (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thomas Lemar with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 0. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kieran Trippier with a headed pass.
- 73': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Míchel replaces Nacho.
- 73': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Saidy Janko replaces Pablo Hervías.
- 75': Foul by Saidy Janko (Real Valladolid).
- 75': Mario Hermoso (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Lucas Torreira replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Toni Villa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by Geoffrey Kondogbia.
- 80': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera.
- 80': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
- 80': Marcos Llorente (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Jawad El Yamiq replaces Javi Sánchez.
- 83': Foul by João Félix (Atlético de Madrid).
- 83': Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid).
- 85': Óscar Plano (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Héctor Herrera (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid).
- 86': Lucas Torreira (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt missed. Roque Mesa (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rubén Alcaraz.
- 90': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90': Míchel (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atlético de Madrid).
- 90'+2': Toni Villa (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Saidy Janko (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roque Mesa.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 0.
Statistics
 VLL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 46.4 | Possession | 53.6 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 451 |
| 471 | Passes | 547 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 16 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 79 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 44 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 19 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 9 | Clearances | 16 |
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 (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic  |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 16 | Héctor Herrera |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 20 | Vitolo |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
Real Valladolid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordi Masip (GK) |
| 5 | Javi Sánchez |
| 6 | Bruno |
| 22 | Nacho Martínez |
| 11 | Pablo Hervías |
| 17 | Roque Mesa |
| 14 | Rubén Alcaraz |
| 10 | Óscar Plano |
| 40 | Jota |
| 16 | Marcos André |
| 8 | Enrique Perez |
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