Spanish LALIGA

Celta Vigo vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 LALIGA

· Spanish LALIGA
Celta Vigo
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    Atlético Madrid
    • 90': Julián Álvarez

    Julián Álvarez strikes late as Atlético Madrid beat Celta Vigo

    A late goal from Julian Alvarez earned Atlético Madrid a dramatic 1-0 win at Celta Vigo on Thursday to lift them to third place in LaLiga.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 6': Delay in match because of an injury Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
    • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 9': Foul by Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo).
    • 9': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 9': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 10': Attempt missed. Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
    • 13': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 13': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
    • 15': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo).
    • 17': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Carl Starfelt.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Beltrán with a through ball.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Hand ball by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
    • 23': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Fran Beltrán (Celta Vigo).
    • 31': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) header from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Carreira with a cross.
    • 32': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Celta Vigo).
    • 33': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo).
    • 33': Carl Starfelt (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
    • 36': Sergio Carreira (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 37': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
    • 38': Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
    • 38': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Borja Iglesias.
    • 44': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Celta Vigo).
    • 44': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 45': Williot Swedberg (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
    • 49': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Javier Manquillo (Celta Vigo).
    • 51': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 51': Marcos Alonso (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
    • 51': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Hugo Sotelo (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 54': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Koke.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 56': Foul by Reinildo (Atletico Madrid).
    • 56': Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sergio Carreira.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
    • 61': Corner, Celta Vigo. Conceded by José Giménez.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Williot Swedberg.
    • 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Giuliano Simeone.
    • 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Alexander Sørloth.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
    • 69': Foul by Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo).
    • 69': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Alfon González replaces Williot Swedberg.
    • 70': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Javi Rodríguez replaces Javier Manquillo.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Borja Iglesias (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javi Rodríguez with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid).
    • 75': Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Tasos Douvikas replaces Borja Iglesias.
    • 76': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Hugo Álvarez.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
    • 80': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
    • 80': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
    • 80': Vicente Guaita (Celta Vigo) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Alfon González (Celta Vigo) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Alonso.
    • 84': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Damián Rodríguez replaces Hugo Sotelo.
    • 84': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Nahuel Molina.
    • 84': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Ilaix Moriba replaces Iago Aspas.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alfon González with a headed pass.
    • 90': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo).
    • 90'+1': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Javi Rodríguez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Alfon González (Celta Vigo).
    • 90'+4': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 2
    4 Saves 1
    41.6 Possession 58.4
    8 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    374 Accurate Passes 588
    469 Passes 669
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    4 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 12
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 38
    22 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    17 Tackles 10
    0.5 Tackle % 0.9
    12 Interceptions 15
    9 Effective Clearances 20
    9 Clearances 20

    Game Information

    Competition: Spanish LALIGA

    Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
    Location: Vigo, Spain
    Attendance: 21,533

    LALIGA Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Barcelona 8 +16 21
    2 Real Madrid 8 +11 18
    3 Villarreal 8 +2 17
    4 Atlético Madrid 8 +8 16
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    CEL Celta Vigo (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    13 Vicente Guaita (GK)
    2 Carl Starfelt Yellow Card
    20 Marcos Alonso
    22 Javier Manquillo
    33 Hugo Sotelo
    8 Fran Beltrán
    30 Hugo Álvarez
    5 Sergio Carreira
    7 Borja Iglesias
    19 Williot Swedberg
    10 Iago Aspas
    Celta Vigo Substitutes:
    Javi Rodríguez, Carlos Domínguez, Alfonso González, Iván Villar, Anastasios Douvikas, Ilaix Moriba, Franco Cervi, Pablo Durán, Joseph Aidoo, Jonathan Bamba, Damián Rodríguez, Jailson.

    ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Jan Oblak (GK)
    2 José María Giménez Yellow Card
    24 Robin Le Normand
    23 Reinildo Mandava Yellow Card
    16 Nahuel Molina
    4 Conor Gallagher
    6 Koke
    22 Giuliano Simeone
    14 Marcos Llorente
    9 Alexander Sørloth
    7 Antoine Griezmann
    Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
    Rodrigo De Paul, Javi Galán, Clément Lenglet, Samuel Lino, Juan Musso, Ángel Correa, Javier Serrano, Rodrigo Riquelme, Julián Álvarez, Axel Witsel, Antonio Gomis.

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