Atlético Madrid vs Alavés, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Felix and Suarez keep Atletico's winning streak alive
Joao Felix and substitute Luiz Suarez both scored twice as Atletico Madrid thrashed bottom-placed Alaves 4-1 to extend their LaLiga winning streak.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Alaves. Pere Pons tries a through ball, but Luis Rioja is caught offside.
- 3': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 3': Joselu (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Edgar Méndez (Alaves) header from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Florian Lejeune.
- 5': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alaves).
- 5': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia tries a through ball, but Renan Lodi is caught offside.
- 11': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 0. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sime Vrsaljko with a cross.
- 13': Foul by Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves).
- 13': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Edgar Méndez (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 18': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 19': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Joselu (Alaves) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 22': Offside, Alaves. Rubén Duarte tries a through ball, but Joselu is caught offside.
- 23': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 23': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 25': Tomás Pina (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 25': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a set piece situation.
- 33': Foul by Edgar Méndez (Alaves).
- 33': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is high and wide to the left.
- 34': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 34': Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Hand ball by Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Joselu (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves).
- 43': Sime Vrsaljko (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Tomás Pina (Alaves).
- 44': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 0.
- 45': Substitution, Alaves. Manu Vallejo replaces Pere Pons because of an injury.
- 45': Substitution, Alaves. Ximo Navarro replaces Rubén Duarte.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Renan Lodi.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Yannick Carrasco replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 50': Attempt missed. Edgar Méndez (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 54': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ximo Navarro.
- 56': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 56': Manu Vallejo (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tomás Pina following a set piece situation.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Alaves) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Escalante.
- 58': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 58': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 59': Attempt saved. Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 60': Offside, Atletico Madrid. João Félix tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 60': Hand ball by Joselu (Alaves).
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 61': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 63': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 1. Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Edgar Méndez with a cross.
- 65': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Víctor Laguardia.
- 66': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 66': Nahuel Tenaglia (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid).
- 67': Tomás Pina (Alaves) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': Ximo Navarro (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 73': Foul by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 73': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Penalty Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Florian Lejeune (Alaves) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 76': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
- 77': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 78': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo de Paul following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Alaves. Mamadou Loum replaces Edgar Méndez.
- 78': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Tomás Pina.
- 82': Foul by Gonzalo Escalante (Alaves).
- 82': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 82': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Alaves 1. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 85': Facundo Pellistri (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 85': Substitution, Alaves. Miguel De la Fuente replaces Luis Rioja.
- 86': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces José Giménez because of an injury.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Florian Lejeune (Alaves) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manu Vallejo with a cross.
- 87': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
- 87': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 88': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Mamadou Loum.
- 88': Attempt missed. Felipe (Atletico Madrid) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
- 88': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Nahuel Tenaglia.
- 90': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Alaves 1. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by João Félix.
- 90'+3': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Pacheco.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Alaves 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Alaves 1.
Statistics
 ALA |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.5 | Possession | 49.5 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 311 | Accurate Passes | 312 |
| 419 | Passes | 408 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 13 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 43 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 15 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 51,467
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 51,467
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) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 24 | Sime Vrsaljko |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente  |
| 12 | Renan Lodi |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
Alavés (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Pacheco (GK) |
| 22 | Florian Lejeune |
| 5 | Víctor Laguardia |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 2 | Nahuel Tenaglia |
| 8 | Tomás Pina |
| 20 | Pere Pons |
| 16 | Gonzalo Escalante |
| 9 | Joselu |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 17 | Édgar Méndez |
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