Atlético Madrid vs Barcelona, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGABarcelona beat Atletico Madrid to open three-point lead in LaLiga
Ousmane Dembele scored the only goal of the game as Barcelona beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Hand ball by Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona).
- 3': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 3': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
- 9': Attempt saved. Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Frenkie de Jong.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Ansu Fati (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alejandro Balde.
- 12': Hand ball by Alejandro Balde (Barcelona).
- 18': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 22': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gavi.
- 23': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 23': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Pedri (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 24': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 25': Attempt missed. Gavi (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 29': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 29': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Gavi (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 31': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ronald Araújo.
- 33': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Gavi.
- 33': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Giménez.
- 42': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix.
- 42': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Marc-André ter Stegen.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 43': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jules Koundé.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 50': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 50': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
- 52': Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 53': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Koke.
- 54': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 55': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Sergio Busquets (Barcelona).
- 56': Foul by Ronald Araújo (Barcelona).
- 56': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Ronald Araújo (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Substitution, Barcelona. Ferran Torres replaces Ansu Fati.
- 58': Substitution, Barcelona. Franck Kessie replaces Frenkie de Jong.
- 60': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 60': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Gavi (Barcelona).
- 61': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jules Koundé with a through ball.
- 62': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 63': Attempt missed. Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Pedri with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Foul by João Félix (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 65': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 68': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 68': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Attempt missed. Ousmane Dembélé (Barcelona) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Franck Kessie following a fast break.
- 69': Foul by Jules Koundé (Barcelona).
- 69': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Ferran Torres (Barcelona).
- 69': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 72': Offside, Barcelona. Jules Koundé tries a through ball, but Ferran Torres is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Barcelona. Raphinha replaces Gavi.
- 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Koke.
- 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
- 75': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 75': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa tries a through ball, but Thomas Lemar is caught offside.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a headed pass.
- 77': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left.
- 78': Foul by Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Franck Kessie (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Raphinha (Barcelona) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedri.
- 79': Corner, Barcelona. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 79': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Sergio Busquets.
- 81': Substitution, Barcelona. Marcos Alonso replaces Alejandro Balde.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sergio Reguilón replaces Reinildo.
- 82': Foul by Andreas Christensen (Barcelona).
- 82': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Andreas Christensen (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Sergio Reguilón tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 85': Franck Kessie (Barcelona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Raphinha (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Raphinha (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 90': Foul by Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Pedri (Barcelona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Delay in match (Barcelona).
- 90'+2': Ferran Torres (Barcelona) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+2': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+3': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Barcelona).
- 90'+3': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 90'+5': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Franck Kessie (Barcelona).
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+6': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Roberto.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Reguilón.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Barcelona 1.
Statistics
 BAR |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 8 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 59.1 | Possession | 40.9 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 541 | Accurate Passes | 336 |
| 634 | Passes | 424 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 9 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 22 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 26 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 63,493
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 63,493
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 14 | +28 | 34 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 13 | +17 | 30 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 14 | +13 | 29 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 13 | +4 | 25 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 15 | Stefan Savic  |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina  |
| 34 | Pablo Barrios |
| 6 | Koke |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
Barcelona (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 15 | Andreas Christensen |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 28 | Alejandro Balde |
| 23 | Jules Koundé |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 10 | Ansu Fati |
| 8 | Pedri |
| 7 | Ousmane Dembélé |
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