Atlético Madrid vs Levante, 2021-22 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAtletico Madrid problems deepen with defeat to struggling Levante
LaLiga champions Atletico Madrid fell to a shock 1-0 defeat on Wednesday to basement club Levante, who picked up their second win of the season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 3': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 3': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Óscar Duarte (Levante).
- 4': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 5': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 8': Foul by Pepelu (Levante).
- 8': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Roger Martí (Levante) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rober Pier.
- 11': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Martín Cáceres.
- 12': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 12': Roger Martí (Levante) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Reinildo following a fast break.
- 16': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 16': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Roger Martí (Levante) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 22': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Corner, Levante. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 26': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 26': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Foul by Roger Martí (Levante).
- 29': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Miramón.
- 31': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jorge Miramón.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 33': Enis Bardhi (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Son (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 38': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Jan Oblak tries a through ball, but Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Pepelu (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Enis Bardhi (Levante).
- 45': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Levante 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Levante 0.
- 54': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Levante 1. Gonzalo Melero (Levante) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jorge de Frutos.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 56': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Óscar Duarte.
- 57': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa tries a through ball, but Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
- 58': VAR Decision: No Penalty Atletico Madrid.
- 59': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 59': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Jorge de Frutos (Levante).
- 60': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Levante. Mickaël Malsa replaces Enis Bardhi.
- 63': Attempt saved. Jorge de Frutos (Levante) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mickaël Malsa with a through ball.
- 64': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Óscar Duarte (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Koke.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Matheus Cunha because of an injury.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 68': Substitution, Levante. Dani Gómez replaces Jorge de Frutos.
- 68': Substitution, Levante. José Luis Morales replaces Roger Martí.
- 70': Foul by Pepelu (Levante).
- 70': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Pepelu (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. João Félix (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 71': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Gonzalo Melero.
- 73': Corner, Levante. Conceded by João Félix.
- 74': Attempt blocked. José Luis Morales (Levante) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pepelu with a cross.
- 75': Attempt missed. Mickaël Malsa (Levante) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Dani Gómez.
- 76': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
- 76': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Dani Gómez (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Foul by Jorge Miramón (Levante).
- 77': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Reinildo.
- 78': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 79': Dangerous play by Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid).
- 79': Gonzalo Melero (Levante) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 84': Foul by Martín Cáceres (Levante).
- 84': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 85': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 85': Jorge Miramón (Levante) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Hand ball by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 88': Foul by Gonzalo Melero (Levante).
- 88': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Substitution, Levante. Nikola Vukcevic replaces Pepelu.
- 89': Substitution, Levante. Coke replaces Gonzalo Melero.
- 90': Foul by Dani Gómez (Levante).
- 90': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by João Félix with a through ball.
- 90'+5': Foul by Rober Pier (Levante).
- 90'+5': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+6': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+6': Martín Cáceres (Levante) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Mickaël Malsa (Levante) hits the bar with a right footed shot from more than 35 yards. Assisted by Coke with a headed pass.
- 90'+7': Foul by Son (Levante).
- 90'+7': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+7': Son (Levante) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Héctor Herrera with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Levante 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Levante 1.
Statistics
 LEV |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 45.9 | Possession | 54.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 316 | Accurate Passes | 365 |
| 407 | Passes | 458 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 12 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 32 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 38 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 38 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 43,456
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 43,456
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 24 | +40 | 51 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 24 | +29 | 51 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 24 | +23 | 50 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 24 | +16 | 45 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 15 | Stefan Savic  |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 6 | Koke |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 19 | Matheus Cunha |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
Levante (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Daniel Cárdenas (GK) |
| 6 | Óscar Duarte |
| 7 | Martín Cáceres |
| 4 | Róber |
| 2 | Son |
| 20 | Jorge Miramón |
| 8 | Pepelu |
| 10 | Enis Bardhi |
| 22 | Gonzalo Melero |
| 9 | Roger Martí |
| 18 | Jorge de Frutos |
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