Valencia vs Atlético Madrid, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAAtlético Madrid boost title hopes with comfortable win over Valencia
Atletico Madrid took provisional top spot in LaLiga with a comfortable 3-0 away win at a toothless Valencia on Saturday thanks to a first-half brace by Julian Alvarez and a late strike by substitute Angel Correa.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 7': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 8': Foul by Iván Jaime (Valencia).
- 8': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
- 10': César Tárrega (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 12': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 12': Goal! Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 16': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 16': Pepelu (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 19': Iván Jaime (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Pepelu (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 22': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 23': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 23': Iván Jaime (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 23': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Iván Jaime (Valencia).
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26': Foul by Pepelu (Valencia).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 28': Hand ball by Iván Jaime (Valencia).
- 29': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 30': Goal! Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 2. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 31': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 31': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Iván Jaime (Valencia).
- 33': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Cristhian Mosquera (Valencia).
- 34': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 35': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 36': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Umar Sadiq (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pepelu following a set piece situation.
- 38': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 38': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 39': Javi Guerra (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 42': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Javi Guerra (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 43': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+2': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 45'+2': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+3': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 45'+3': Iván Jaime (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Luis Rioja (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+4': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Robin Le Normand.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 2.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Samuel Lino.
- 45': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Duro replaces Pepelu.
- 46': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 46': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Iván Jaime (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dimitri Foulquier with a cross.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Javi Guerra (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 51': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia).
- 51': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 51': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Attempt saved. Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 52': Attempt missed. Enzo Barrenechea (Valencia) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luis Rioja.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Umar Sadiq (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Luis Rioja (Valencia).
- 56': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Clément Lenglet.
- 58': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Hugo Duro (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by José Gayà.
- 63': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iván Jaime with a cross.
- 64': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 64': Umar Sadiq (Valencia) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 64': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Iván Jaime (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hugo Duro.
- 64': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 65': Attempt missed. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 65': Substitution, Valencia. André Almeida replaces Iván Jaime.
- 67': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Conor Gallagher.
- 67': Attempt missed. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by André Almeida following a corner.
- 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José María Giménez replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Umar Sadiq (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Hand ball by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 70': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 70': Luis Rioja (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by José Gayà (Valencia).
- 71': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 71': Attempt missed. Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 73': Attempt missed. André Almeida (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Umar Sadiq.
- 73': Substitution, Valencia. Fran Pérez replaces Luis Rioja.
- 74': Substitution, Valencia. Rafa Mir replaces Umar Sadiq.
- 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Julián Alvarez.
- 76': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 76': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 77': Foul by Fran Pérez (Valencia).
- 77': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 79': Attempt saved. Rafa Mir (Valencia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by José Gayà with a cross.
- 79': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 80': Substitution, Valencia. Diego López replaces Enzo Barrenechea.
- 80': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid).
- 81': Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Foul by César Tárrega (Valencia).
- 85': Corner, Valencia. Conceded by Javi Galán.
- 86': Goal! Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 3. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Gallagher following a fast break.
- 88': André Almeida (Valencia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 90'+3': Foul by Javi Guerra (Valencia).
- 90'+3': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 3.
- 0': Match ends, Valencia 0, Atletico Madrid 3.
Statistics
 ATM |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 507 | Accurate Passes | 482 |
| 578 | Passes | 525 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 5 | Crosses | 39 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 47 | Long Balls | 18 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 25 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 33 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,297
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 46,297
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 33 | +57 | 76 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 33 | +35 | 72 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 33 | +29 | 66 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 33 | +24 | 60 |
Line-Ups
Valencia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK) |
| 15 | César Tárrega |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 5 | Enzo Barrenechea |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 22 | Luis Rioja |
| 12 | Umar Sadiq |
| 17 | Iván Jaime |
| 8 | Javi Guerra  |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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