Atlético Madrid vs Real Valladolid, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
- 25': Julián Álvarez (P)
- 27': Giuliano Simeone
- 71': Julián Álvarez (P)
- 79': Alexander Sørloth
FT
4 - 2
4 - 2
Álvarez at the double as Atletico overcome bottom club Valladolid 4-2
Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez netted two penalties as they rallied to beat bottom side Real Valladolid 4-2 at a rainy Metropolitano on Monday to stay in the title hunt.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 2': Henrique (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt saved. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 6': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 10': Antonio Candela (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 16': Hand ball by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 18': Corner, Real Valladolid. Conceded by José María Giménez.
- 18': Penalty conceded by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 19': VAR Decision: Penalty Real Valladolid.
- 21': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Real Valladolid 1. Mamadou Sylla (Real Valladolid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 23': Penalty Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 23': Penalty conceded by Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 24': VAR Decision: Penalty Atletico Madrid.
- 25': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Valladolid 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 27': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 1. Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 29': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke.
- 31': Foul by Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid).
- 31': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt missed. Giuliano Simeone (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.
- 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Javi Sánchez.
- 36': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone.
- 37': Foul by Mamadou Sylla (Real Valladolid).
- 37': José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán is caught offside.
- 38': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Darwin Machís.
- 39': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
- 40': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
- 40': Mamadou Sylla (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid).
- 41': Mamadou Sylla (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid).
- 42': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 45': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente is caught offside.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Real Valladolid) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrique.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 48': Florian Grillitsch (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid).
- 54': Florian Grillitsch (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Chuki (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Valladolid 2. Javi Sánchez (Real Valladolid) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 58': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Henrique.
- 59': Darwin Machís (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Koke.
- 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Robin Le Normand replaces Clément Lenglet.
- 62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Stanko Juric.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexander Sørloth.
- 62': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Anuar Tuhami.
- 63': Foul by Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid).
- 63': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 63': Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 66': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 68': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 70': Penalty Atletico Madrid. Marcos Llorente draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 70': Penalty conceded by Henrique (Real Valladolid) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 71': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Real Valladolid 2. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 72': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Tamás Nikitscher replaces Stanko Juric.
- 73': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Iván Sánchez replaces Chuki.
- 73': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Raúl Moro replaces Darwin Machís.
- 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 77': Attempt saved. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
- 79': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross.
- 79': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Real Valladolid 2. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 80': Attempt missed. Raúl Moro (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Sylla.
- 81': Foul by Anuar Tuhami (Real Valladolid).
- 81': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Selim Amallah replaces Anuar Tuhami.
- 82': Substitution, Real Valladolid. Amath Ndiaye replaces Florian Grillitsch.
- 88': Hand ball by Henrique (Real Valladolid).
- 89': Attempt missed. Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Raúl Moro (Real Valladolid) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Iván Sánchez with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Nahuel Molina.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Iván Sánchez (Real Valladolid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raúl Moro with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Real Valladolid 2.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Real Valladolid 2.
Statistics
 VLL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 45.6 | Possession | 54.4 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 451 | Accurate Passes | 543 |
| 511 | Passes | 595 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 10 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 29 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 14 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 21 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 55,936
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 55,936
LALIGA Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 32 | +56 | 73 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 32 | +34 | 69 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 32 | +26 | 63 |
| 4 | Athletic Club | 32 | +23 | 57 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet  |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 21 | Javi Galán |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 6 | Koke |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 4 | Conor Gallagher |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
Real Valladolid (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | André Ferreira (GK) |
| 5 | Javi Sánchez |
| 16 | Joseph Aidoo |
| 20 | Stanko Juric |
| 17 | Henrique |
| 22 | Antonio Candela |
| 8 | Florian Grillitsch |
| 28 | Ivan Cantalejo |
| 18 | Darwin Machis |
| 23 | Anuar |
| 7 | Mamadou Sylla |
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