Valencia vs Atlético Madrid, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGADuro stars as Valencia earn impressive 3-0 win over Atletico
A first-half double from Hugo Duro and a goal from Javi Guerra earned Valencia a 3-0 home win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 1': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Goal! Valencia 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 7': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 7': Sergi Canós (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 10': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Mario Hermoso.
- 11': Attempt blocked. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 11': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 11': Foul by Sergi Canós (Valencia).
- 11': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 16': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 19': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 19': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 19': José Gayà (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 20': Sergi Canós (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by André Almeida with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Attempt saved. Sergi Canós (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Almeida.
- 23': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Fran Pérez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 24': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 27': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 28': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 31': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Goal! Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Pérez.
- 36': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 36': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Attempt blocked. André Almeida (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 38': Attempt blocked. José Gayà (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 40': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Javi Guerra.
- 41': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Thomas Lemar because of an injury.
- 45': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Stefan Savic.
- 46': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 46': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 49': Hand ball by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 50': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 50': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 52': Delay in match because of an injury Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia).
- 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 54': Goal! Valencia 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thierry Correia.
- 56': Hand ball by Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia).
- 56': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is blocked.
- 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Sergi Canós (Valencia).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 59': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Substitution, Valencia. Diego López replaces Sergi Canós because of an injury.
- 59': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 59': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 61': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Giorgi Mamardashvili.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 63': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Thierry Correia.
- 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Hugo Duro.
- 66': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Javi Guerra.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Giménez.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Selim Amallah replaces André Almeida.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Cenk Özkacar replaces José Gayà.
- 74': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 74': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 75': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 75': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 77': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (Valencia).
- 77': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 80': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 81': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pepelu.
- 83': Substitution, Valencia. César Tárrega replaces Thierry Correia.
- 83': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Hugo Duro.
- 85': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia).
- 85': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cenk Özkacar.
- 89': Foul by Diego López (Valencia).
- 89': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 89': Selim Amallah (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Diego López (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hugo Guillamón with a through ball.
- 90'+2': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia).
- 90'+2': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Cenk Özkacar (Valencia).
- 90'+4': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Javi Galán following a set piece situation.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Valencia 3, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 3, Atletico Madrid 0.
Statistics
 ATM |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 458 | Accurate Passes | 255 |
| 543 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 13 | Clearances | 30 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,363
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,363
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +29 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 11 | +10 | 24 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +11 | 23 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 11 | +1 | 21 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)  |
| 4 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 10 | André Almeida |
| 8 | Javier Guerra |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 23 | Fran Pérez |
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 25 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 24 | Pablo Barrios |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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