Atlético Madrid vs Valencia, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Atlético beat struggling Valencia as Gallagher makes LaLiga history
Atletico Madrid cruised to a convincing 3-0 home win over bottom side Valencia on Sunday in LaLiga thanks to goals from Conor Gallagher, Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Valencia. Dani Gómez is caught offside.
- 2': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 2': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross following a fast break.
- 3': Dani Gómez (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 6': Offside, Valencia. Dani Gómez is caught offside.
- 8': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pepelu.
- 10': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 10': César Tárrega (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 13': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 20': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 20': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Lino with a cross.
- 23': Hand ball by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 25': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
- 25': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Thierry Correia.
- 32': Foul by Hugo Guillamón (Valencia).
- 32': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 33': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 34': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 34': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dimitri Foulquier.
- 35': Attempt missed. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke with a cross following a corner.
- 36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by César Tárrega.
- 39': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 43': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 45': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego López.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 0.
- 45': Substitution, Valencia. Enzo Barrenechea replaces Hugo Guillamón.
- 46': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Thierry Correia (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 47': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 49': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 50': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 52': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia).
- 54': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
- 54': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 55': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
- 56': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Julián Alvarez replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 65': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 66': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Ángel Correa.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Samuel Lino.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Sergi Canós replaces Luis Rioja.
- 71': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Dimitri Foulquier.
- 74': Hand ball by Dani Gómez (Valencia).
- 76': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 76': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 77': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Reinildo replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 77': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Martín Tejón replaces Dani Gómez.
- 79': Substitution, Valencia. Germán Valera replaces Javi Guerra.
- 80': Foul by Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid).
- 80': Sergi Canós (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Sergi Canós (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pepelu following a set piece situation.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Germán Valera (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Tejón.
- 83': Foul by Thierry Correia (Valencia).
- 83': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Diego López (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by José Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 84': Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Attempt saved. Thierry Correia (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Germán Valera.
- 90': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Martín Tejón (Valencia).
- 90'+2': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+4': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 0.
Statistics
 VAL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 47 | Possession | 53 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 385 | Accurate Passes | 438 |
| 465 | Passes | 515 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 16 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 11 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 15 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,752
Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,752
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 6 | +17 | 18 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 6 | +10 | 14 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 7 | +4 | 13 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | +7 | 12 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 6 | Koke  |
| 4 | Conor Gallagher |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Valencia (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 15 | César Tárrega |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 22 | Luis Rioja |
| 16 | Diego López |
| 17 | Dani Gómez |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
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