UEFA Champions League

Atlético Madrid vs Slovan Bratislava, 2024-25 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

· UEFA Champions League
Atlético Madrid
  • 16': Julián Álvarez
  • 42': Antoine Griezmann
  • 57': Antoine Griezmann
FT
3 - 1
Slovan Bratislava
  • 51': David Strelec (P)

Atlético Madrid beat Slovan Bratislava, extend win streak to 10

Antoine Griezmann scored twice as Atletico Madrid claimed a 10th win in a row in all competitions with a comfortable 3-1 home victory over Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
  • 1': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 4': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
  • 4': Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 7': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
  • 11': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Siemen Voet.
  • 14': Foul by Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 14': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
  • 18': Foul by Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid).
  • 18': Kyriakos Savvidis (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Javi Galán.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
  • 25': Offside, SK Slovan Bratislava. Róbert Mak is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by David Strelec.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 28': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
  • 28': Tigran Barseghyan (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Siemen Voet.
  • 33': Delay in match (Atletico Madrid).
  • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 35': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Nino Marcelli replaces Tigran Barseghyan because of an injury.
  • 35': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by César Blackman.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Róbert Mak.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
  • 36': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dominik Takác.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a through ball.
  • 41': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Kenan Bajric.
  • 42': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, SK Slovan Bratislava 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente with a cross.
  • 44': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
  • 45'+2': Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, SK Slovan Bratislava 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Pablo Barrios.
  • 49': Penalty SK Slovan Bratislava. David Strelec draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Penalty conceded by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Penalty SK Slovan Bratislava.
  • 51': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. David Strelec (SK Slovan Bratislava) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 52': Foul by Siemen Voet (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 52': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
  • 57': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 1. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke with a through ball.
  • 59': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Giuliano Simeone is caught offside.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
  • 61': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
  • 61': Jurij Medvedev (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Koke.
  • 67': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Jurij Medvedev.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
  • 72': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann is caught offside.
  • 72': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Sharani Zuberu replaces Róbert Mak.
  • 72': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Idjessi Metsoko replaces Jurij Medvedev.
  • 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Alexander Sørloth replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Julián Alvarez.
  • 73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Samuel Lino.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
  • 76': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Guram Kashia.
  • 77': Attempt missed. José María Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme with a cross following a corner.
  • 82': Corner, SK Slovan Bratislava. Conceded by Javi Galán.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Siemen Voet with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Siemen Voet (SK Slovan Bratislava) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 84': Foul by Sharani Zuberu (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 84': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Alen Mustafic replaces Kyriakos Savvidis.
  • 84': Substitution, SK Slovan Bratislava. Vladimír Weiss replaces Kenan Bajric.
  • 85': Foul by Alen Mustafic (SK Slovan Bratislava).
  • 85': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': César Blackman (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Koke (Atletico Madrid).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Nino Marcelli (SK Slovan Bratislava) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juraj Kucka.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
  • 90'+1': Guram Kashia (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid).
  • 90'+3': Juraj Kucka (SK Slovan Bratislava) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, SK Slovan Bratislava 1.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 9
3 Saves 1
41 Possession 59
5 SHOTS 19
2 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
410 Accurate Passes 621
480 Passes 682
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
7 Crosses 29
0.3 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 29
20 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 6
4 Effective Tackles 7
9 Tackles 15
0.4 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 10
27 Effective Clearances 7
27 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 59,134

UEFA Champions League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 6 +12 18
2 Barcelona 6 +14 15
3 Arsenal 6 +9 13
4 Bayer Leverkusen 6 +7 13
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Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
15 Clément Lenglet
2 José María Giménez
21 Javi Galán
14 Marcos Llorente
8 Pablo Barrios
5 Rodrigo De Paul
12 Samuel Lino
22 Giuliano Simeone
19 Julián Álvarez
7 Antoine Griezmann
Atlético Madrid Substitutes:
César Azpilicueta, Juan Musso, Alexander Sørloth, Reinildo Mandava, Ángel Correa, Conor Gallagher, Robin Le Normand, Nahuel Molina, Koke, Thomas Lemar, Axel Witsel, Rodrigo Riquelme.

SLB Slovan Bratislava (3-4-3)

No. Name
71 Dominik Takac (GK)
4 Guram Kashia
2 Siemen Voet
12 Kenan Bajric
88 Kyriakos Savvidis
33 Juraj Kucka
17 Jurij Medvedev
28 César Blackman
13 David Strelec
21 Róbert Mak
11 Tigran Barseghyan
Slovan Bratislava Substitutes:
Vladimir Weiss, Martin Trnovsky, Zuberu Sharani, Nino Marcelli, Matus Vojtko, Artur Gajdos, Julius Szöke, Idjessi Metoko, Alen Mustafic, Kevin Wimmer, Lukas Pauschek.

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