Granada vs Atlético Madrid, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAMorata header giver Atletico Madrid win at Granada
Atletico Madrid's Alvaro Morata netted a second-half header to secure a 1-0 win at lowly Granada despite his side's uninspiring performance on Monday, moving them up to fourth place in LaLiga.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 2': Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 10': Carlos Neva (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 11': Attempt missed. Lucas Boyé (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 13': Hand ball by Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid).
- 14': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a headed pass.
- 16': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Granada CF).
- 16': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Carlos Neva (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Attempt missed. Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 28': Foul by Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF).
- 28': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mario Hermoso.
- 32': Carlos Neva (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 34': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 35': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez with a cross.
- 35': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Granada CF).
- 38': Foul by Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF).
- 38': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ricard Sánchez.
- 40': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 43': Lucas Boyé (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Stefan Savic.
- 45': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Granada CF 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Granada CF 0, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 46': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 47': Attempt missed. Ignasi Miquel (Granada CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Boyé with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 48': Foul by Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF).
- 48': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 48': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 48': Foul by Ricard Sánchez (Granada CF).
- 48': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 50': Attempt missed. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 51': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ignasi Miquel.
- 53': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 53': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Villar (Granada CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 54': Goal! Granada CF 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 59': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Ignasi Miquel (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 61': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Gonzalo Villar (Granada CF).
- 64': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Ignasi Miquel (Granada CF).
- 66': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Substitution, Granada CF. Matías Arezo replaces Myrto Uzuni.
- 68': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Ricard Sánchez.
- 68': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 72': Bryan Zaragoza (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 72': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
- 72': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Gerard Gumbau (Granada CF) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Boyé with a cross.
- 74': Attempt saved. Matías Arezo (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid).
- 75': Lucas Boyé (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Lucas Boyé (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 75': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 76': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
- 76': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 76': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Axel Witsel.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau with a cross.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Bruno Méndez (Granada CF) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Boyé.
- 77': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Villar (Granada CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 80': Substitution, Granada CF. Óscar Melendo replaces Gerard Gumbau.
- 80': Substitution, Granada CF. José Callejón replaces Bryan Zaragoza.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Pablo Barrios.
- 80': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 80': Óscar Melendo (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Sergio Ruiz (Granada CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Matías Arezo (Granada CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt missed. Matías Arezo (Granada CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gonzalo Villar.
- 85': Substitution, Granada CF. Antonio Puertas replaces Ricard Sánchez.
- 86': Foul by Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Gonzalo Villar (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Antonio Puertas (Granada CF).
- 86': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 87': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Foul by Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': José Callejón (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Hand ball by Lucas Boyé (Granada CF).
- 90'+1': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+1': José Callejón (Granada CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Matías Arezo (Granada CF) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Callejón with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Delay in match (Granada CF).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+4': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Augusto Batalla (Granada CF) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Foul by Lucas Boyé (Granada CF).
- 90'+5': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Gonzalo Villar (Granada CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by José Callejón.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. José Callejón (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Corner, Granada CF. Conceded by Koke.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Matías Arezo (Granada CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+8': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+8': Óscar Melendo (Granada CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Granada CF 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 0': Match ends, Granada CF 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
Statistics
 ATM |
GRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 6 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 1 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.6 | Possession | 53.4 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 440 | Accurate Passes | 483 |
| 498 | Passes | 558 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 16 | Crosses | 34 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 3 |
| 31 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 31 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Location: Granada, Spain
Attendance: 18,704
Venue: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Location: Granada, Spain
Attendance: 18,704
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 33 | +49 | 84 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 33 | +29 | 73 |
| 3 | Girona | 33 | +29 | 71 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | +23 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Granada (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Augusto Batalla (GK)  |
| 14 | Ignasi Miquel |
| 2 | Bruno Méndez |
| 15 | Carlos Neva |
| 12 | Ricard Sánchez |
| 20 | Sergio Ruiz |
| 24 | Gonzalo Villar |
| 23 | Gerard Gumbau |
| 7 | Lucas Boyé |
| 11 | Myrto Uzuni |
| 26 | Bryan Zaragoza |
Atlético Madrid (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 24 | Pablo Barrios |
| 25 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
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