La Liga: Atlético Madrid defeats Osasuna 3-0
PAMPLONA. Atlético Madrid was ultimately too good for Osasuna.
PAMPLONA. Atlético Madrid was finally too good for Osasuna with the goal of Joao Felix (3′), L. Suarez (59′) and A. Correa (89′). Osasuna was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Estadio El Sadar stadium in Pamplona on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Mario Melero López with the assistance of José Luis Martínez Serrato and Joan Méndez Mateo. The 4th official was Carlos Calderiña Pavón. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.75 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 58%.
Match Statistics
Osasuna was in firm control of the ball 62% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Osasuna was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, Atlético Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Osasuna shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Osasuna received 1 yellow card (C. Avila). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (S. Vrsaljko and J. Serrano).
After this contest, Osasuna will stay with 32 points to stay in the 9th place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will have 39 points like FC Barcelona to move up in the 6th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Joao Felix
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34'34'
C. Avila
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46'46'
Felipe
J. Gimenez
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55'55'
S. Vrsaljko
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59'59'
L. Suarez
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67'67'
K. Garcia
C. Avila
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67'67'
K. Barja
R. Garcia
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67'67'
R. Torres
D. Brasanac
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71'71'
G. Kondogbia
L. Suarez
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76'76'
Cote
M. Sanchez
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81'81'
A. Correa
M. Llorente
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82'82'
J. Serrano
Y. Carrasco
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82'82'
M. Hermoso
Joao Felix
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83'83'
J. Martinez
N. Vidal
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89'89'
A. Correa
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90'90'
J. Serrano
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Osasuna will play away with Real Sociedad on the 27th of February with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (6 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Celta de Vigo on the 26th of February with a 15-6 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).
Osasuna: Formation and Lineups
Osasuna started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Jagoba Arrasate Elustondo chose to play with the following team: Sergio Herrera , Nacho Vidal , David García , Juan Cruz , Manuel Sánchez , Lucas Torró , Chimy Ávila , Jon Moncayola , Darko Brašanac , Rubén García and Ante Budimir .
Substitutes
Osasuna made 5 changes: C. Avila for K. Garcia (67′), R. Garcia for K. Barja (67′), D. Brasanac for R. Torres (67′), M. Sanchez for Cote (76′) and N. Vidal for J. Martinez (83′).
Top player: Lucas Torró
Probably the most impressive player in Osasuna was Lucas Torró.
His rating is with 67 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 16 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Atlético Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Atlético Madrid started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
On the opposite side, Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Šime Vrsaljko , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Marcos Llorente , Héctor Herrera , Koke , Yannick Carrasco , Luis Suárez and João Félix .
Substitutes
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: J. Gimenez for Felipe (46′), L. Suarez for G. Kondogbia (71′), M. Llorente for A. Correa (81′), Y. Carrasco for J. Serrano (82′) and Joao Felix for M. Hermoso (82′).
Top player: João Félix
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Madrid was João Félix.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 11.
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