Atlético Madrid vs Real Sociedad, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
2 - 1
2 - 1
Griezmann's late penalty earns Atletico 2-1 win over Sociedad
Antoine Griezmann scored a late penalty against his old club Real Sociedad to give Atletico Madrid a 2-1 LaLiga home win on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Real Sociedad. Mikel Oyarzabal tries a through ball, but Ander Barrenetxea is caught offside.
- 1': Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 8': Offside, Real Sociedad. Martín Zubimendi tries a through ball, but Mikel Oyarzabal is caught offside.
- 9': Foul by Mikel Merino (Real Sociedad).
- 9': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 9': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 15': César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 15': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad).
- 15': Robin Le Normand (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 17': Attempt saved. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 22': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
- 24': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 25': Foul by Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad).
- 25': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 30': Delay in match (Real Sociedad).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 34': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 40': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 40': Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 43': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 44': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann following a set piece situation.
- 45'+3': Attempt missed. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo with a through ball.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 0.
- 46': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad).
- 46': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box following a set piece situation.
- 48': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 48': Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 54': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Samuel Lino.
- 57': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 60': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 60': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 63': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Igor Zubeldia.
- 64': Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takefusa Kubo.
- 65': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Jon Pacheco replaces Robin Le Normand.
- 65': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Arsen Zakharyan replaces Mikel Merino.
- 65': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Carlos Fernández replaces Takefusa Kubo.
- 66': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 66': Attempt saved. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arsen Zakharyan with a cross.
- 67': Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 67': VAR Decision: No Penalty Real Sociedad.
- 72': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 73': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Sociedad 1. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Fernández following a fast break.
- 73': Delay in match (Real Sociedad).
- 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 78': Attempt missed. Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ander Barrenetxea.
- 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Stefan Savic replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 79': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Samuel Lino.
- 80': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 81': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
- 83': Attempt saved. Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 83': Foul by Igor Zubeldia (Real Sociedad).
- 83': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Real Sociedad).
- 84': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata with a headed pass.
- 85': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high.
- 86': Foul by Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad).
- 86': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 86': Penalty conceded by Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 87': Carlos Fernández (Real Sociedad) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 90': Substitution, Real Sociedad. Umar Sadiq replaces Mikel Oyarzabal.
- 90': Substitution, Real Sociedad. André Silva replaces Ander Barrenetxea.
- 90'+3': André Silva (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+4': Corner, Real Sociedad. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Aihen Muñoz (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 90'+6': Brais Méndez (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+6': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+6': Hamari Traoré (Real Sociedad) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+6': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. André Silva (Real Sociedad) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Brais Méndez.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Real Sociedad 1.
Statistics
 RSO |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 489 | Accurate Passes | 250 |
| 561 | Passes | 339 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 5 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 58 | Long Balls | 74 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 18 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 11 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 11 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 65,607
Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 65,607
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | +17 | 18 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 7 | +11 | 17 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | +7 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 6 | Koke |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
Real Sociedad (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Remiro (GK) |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand  |
| 5 | Igor Zubeldia |
| 3 | Aihen Muñoz |
| 18 | Hamari Traoré |
| 4 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 8 | Mikel Merino |
| 23 | Brais Méndez |
| 10 | Mikel Oyarzabal |
| 7 | Ander Barrenetxea |
| 14 | Takefusa Kubo |
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