La Liga: FC Barcelona prevails over Atlético Madrid 4-2
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona conquers Atlético Madrid 4-2.
BARCELONA. FC Barcelona tops Atlético Madrid 4-2.
FC Barcelona remained in 10 people after D. Alves received a red card in the 69′. Anyway, FC Barcelona still found a way to win this match competing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano who was helped by Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Manuel García Gómez. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 60%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. FC Barcelona was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Atlético Madrid that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons FC Barcelona won the match.
FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
FC Barcelona received 3 yellow cards (J. Alba, F. de Jong and Xavi). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (D. Wass and H. Herrera).
(FC Barcelona) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (69′).
After this match, FC Barcelona will have 35 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will stay with 36 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
Y. Carrasco
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10'10'
J. Alba
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21'21'
Gavi
A. Traore
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43'43'
R. Araujo
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46'46'
D. Wass
S. Vrsaljko
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50'50'
D. Alves
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52'52'
J. Alba
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55'55'
M. Cunha
M. Hermoso
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55'55'
R. Mandava
T. Lemar
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56'56'
A. Correa
Joao Felix
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58'58'
L. Suarez
J. Gimenez
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61'61'
P. Aubameyang
A. Traore
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66'66'
Nico
Pedri
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69'69'
D. Alves
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71'71'
S. Dest
Gavi
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72'72'
F. de Jong
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76'76'
H. Herrera
Koke
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83'83'
Xavi
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90'90'
D. Wass
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90'90'
H. Herrera
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, FC Barcelona will play away against Espanyol on the 13th of February with a 25-3 head to head in favor of FC Barcelona (9 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Getafe on the 12th of February with a 23-4 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).
FC Barcelona: Formation and Lineups
FC Barcelona adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Xavier Hernández Creus chose to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen , Dani Alves , Ronald Araújo , Gerard Piqué , Jordi Alba , Pedri , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Adama Traoré , Ferran Torres and Gavi .
Substitutes
FC Barcelona made 3 changes: A. Traore for P. Aubameyang (61′), Pedri for Nico (66′) and Gavi for S. Dest (71′).
Top player: Gavi
Probably the most impressive player in FC Barcelona was Gavi.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 36 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.Atlético Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Also Atlético Madrid adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Šime Vrsaljko , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Thomas Lemar , Yannick Carrasco , Luis Suárez and João Félix .
Substitutes
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Vrsaljko for D. Wass (46′), M. Hermoso for M. Cunha (55′), T. Lemar for R. Mandava (55′), Joao Felix for A. Correa (56′) and Koke for H. Herrera (76′).
Top player: Yannick Carrasco
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Madrid was Yannick Carrasco.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 38 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Saragna
I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.