Spanish LALIGA

Atlético Madrid vs Leganés, 2017-18 Spanish LaLiga

· Spanish LALIGA
  • 26': Antoine Griezmann
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  • 56': Antoine Griezmann
  • 67': Antoine Griezmann
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4 - 0

Griezmann scores four as Atletico rout Leganes to tighten La Liga gap

Antoine Griezmann scored all four goals as Atletico Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to four points with a 4-0 victory over Leganes.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 2': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa.
  • 7': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa tries a through ball, but Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Leganés) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Unai Bustinza with a cross.
  • 9': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Juanfran is caught offside.
  • 11': Attempt missed. Javier Eraso (Leganés) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Pires.
  • 13': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 13': Unai Bustinza (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Ezequiel Muñoz (Leganés).
  • 15': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 16': Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 17': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Diego Rico.
  • 17': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Ezequiel Muñoz.
  • 20': Foul by Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Leganés).
  • 20': Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 22': Gerard Gumbau (Leganés) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Diego Rico.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Pires (Leganés) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juanfran.
  • 25': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 25': Omar Ramos (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 26': Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Leganés 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
  • 27': Foul by Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Leganés).
  • 27': Ángel Correa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 34': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Leganés).
  • 34': Koke (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Leganés 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  • 37': Foul by Diego Rico (Leganés).
  • 37': Juanfran (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Costa with a through ball.
  • 39': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Diego Rico.
  • 40': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 43': Gabriel Pires (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Leganés 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 2, Leganés 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Leganés. Nordin Amrabat replaces Diego Rico.
  • 45': Substitution, Leganés. Álex Mozo replaces Gabriel Pires.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diego Costa.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Nordin Amrabat (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 53': Corner, Leganés. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
  • 53': Gerard Gumbau (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 3, Leganés 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Filipe Luis with a cross.
  • 56': Substitution, Leganés. Naranjo replaces Javier Eraso.
  • 59': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 59': Nordin Amrabat (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Vitolo replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 66': Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 66': Omar Ramos (Leganés) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Unai Bustinza (Leganés) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Naranjo with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 67': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 4, Leganés 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diego Costa with a cross.
  • 69': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 69': Álex Mozo (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 69': Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
  • 71': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Iván Cuéllar.
  • 72': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Antoine Griezmann tries a through ball, but Diego Godín is caught offside.
  • 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Diego Costa.
  • 73': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Kevin Gameiro replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 77': Foul by Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 77': Raúl García (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Foul by Álex Mozo (Leganés).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 80': Foul by Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 80': Gerard Gumbau (Leganés) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Foul by Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid).
  • 80': Martín Mantovani (Leganés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Omar Ramos (Leganés).
  • 82': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Omar Ramos (Leganés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 83': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Leganés).
  • 83': Kevin Gameiro (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Álex Mozo (Leganés).
  • 85': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Unai Bustinza (Leganés).
  • 86': Unai Bustinza (Leganés) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Raúl García.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Miguel Ángel Guerrero (Leganés) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Naranjo following a fast break.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Omar Ramos (Leganés) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nordin Amrabat with a cross.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Unai Bustinza (Leganés) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
  • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 4, Leganés 0.
  • 90'+2': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 4, Leganés 0.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 5
4 Saves 3
34.9 Possession 65.1
9 SHOTS 15
3 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
287 Accurate Passes 626
369 Passes 703
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
56 Long Balls 55
20 Accurate Long Balls 42
0.4 Long Balls % 0.8
1 Blocked Shots 2
12 Effective Tackles 14
17 Tackles 25
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
16 Effective Clearances 14
16 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 35,033

LALIGA Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Barcelona 7 +18 21
2 Real Madrid 7 +11 17
3 Atlético Madrid 7 +8 15
4 Mallorca 8 +2 14
Full Table

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
2 Diego Godín
24 José María Giménez
3 Filipe Luís
20 Juanfran
8 Saúl Ñíguez
5 Thomas Partey
11 Ángel Correa
6 Koke
18 Diego Costa
7 Antoine Griezmann

LEG Leganés (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Iván Cuéllar (GK)
19 Ezequiel Muñoz
5 Martín Mantovani
15 Diego Rico
3 Unai Bustinza Yellow Card
8 Gabriel
6 Gerard Gumbau Yellow Card
14 Raúl García
23 Omar Ramos Yellow Card
9 Miguel Guerrero
17 Javier Eraso

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