Atlético Madrid vs Alavés, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico move up to third with 2-1 home win over Alaves
Atletico Madrid's Rodrigo Riquelme and Alvaro Morata scored in the first half to earn a 2-1 home win over lowly Alaves in LaLiga on Sunday and take their team up to third place.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Andoni Gorosabel (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 1': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 1': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 1': Álex Sola (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Samu (Alaves) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 4': Foul by Andoni Gorosabel (Alaves).
- 4': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 6': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 6': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ander Guevara.
- 9': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 13': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 13': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Hand ball by Luis Rioja (Alaves).
- 19': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 19': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross.
- 21': Abdel Abqar (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 22': Foul by Álex Sola (Alaves).
- 22': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez with a cross.
- 26': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 26': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Alaves 0. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a cross.
- 32': Aleksandar Sedlar (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata tries a through ball, but Rodrigo Riquelme is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 38': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Álex Sola (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Nahuel Molina is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Samu (Alaves) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 44': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Álvaro Morata.
- 45'+1': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 0. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 0.
- 45': Substitution, Alaves. Javi López replaces Álex Sola.
- 47': Antonio Blanco (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 48': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Foul by Ander Guevara (Alaves).
- 49': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 49': Luis Rioja (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Ander Guevara (Alaves) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 57': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Koke.
- 58': Attempt missed. Abdel Abqar (Alaves) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja with a cross following a corner.
- 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
- 61': Foul by Javi López (Alaves).
- 61': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Substitution, Alaves. Abderrahmane Rebbach replaces Luis Rioja.
- 63': Substitution, Alaves. Ianis Hagi replaces Jon Guridi.
- 65': Abderrahmane Rebbach (Alaves) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 66': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 70': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Alaves) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Javi López with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 71': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Rubén Duarte (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Delay in match because of an injury Rubén Duarte (Alaves).
- 71': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 73': Substitution, Alaves. Kike García replaces Samu.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 73': Attempt saved. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 74': Corner, Alaves. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 75': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 75': Ianis Hagi (Alaves) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Andoni Gorosabel (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 77': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 79': Foul by Aleksandar Sedlar (Alaves).
- 79': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 80': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Antonio Sivera.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Nahuel Molina.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 83': Attempt missed. Ianis Hagi (Alaves) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 83': Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Substitution, Alaves. Carlos Benavídez replaces Antonio Blanco.
- 85': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Ianis Hagi (Alaves).
- 85': Ianis Hagi (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt missed. Rubén Duarte (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 86': Offside, Alaves. Rubén Duarte tries a through ball, but Kike García is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Rubén Duarte.
- 90'+6': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1. Ander Guevara (Alaves) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ianis Hagi.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Alaves 1.
Statistics
 ALA |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 36.4 | Possession | 63.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 328 | Accurate Passes | 653 |
| 398 | Passes | 730 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 27 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 11 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 1 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 18 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 50,009
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 50,009
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 (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK)  |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 6 | Koke |
| 25 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Alavés (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Antonio Sivera (GK) |
| 4 | Aleksander Sedlar |
| 5 | Abdel Abqar |
| 3 | Rubén Duarte |
| 2 | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 18 | Jon Guridi |
| 6 | Ander Guevara |
| 8 | Antonio Blanco |
| 32 | Samu Omorodion |
| 11 | Luis Rioja |
| 7 | Álex Sola |
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