La Liga: Atlético Madrid defeats Sevilla 2-0 on Saturday
SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid beats Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Llorente (29') and a goal from A. Morata (58').
SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid prevails over Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Llorente (29′) and a goal from A. Morata (58′). Sevilla was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea who had the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.72 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 29%.
Match Statistics
Sevilla was in firm control of the ball 61% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Sevilla was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, Atlético Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Sevilla shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Isco, T. Delaney and N. Gudelj). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (A. Witsel and Joao Felix).
After playing this match, Sevilla will stay with 5 points to move up in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will have 10 points like Real Sociedad to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
Isco
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28'28'
A. Telles
K. Rekik
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29'29'
M. Llorente
Koke
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31'31'
T. Delaney
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38'38'
A. Witsel
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46'46'
Navas
Enrique Jesús Salas Valiente
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46'46'
Ivan Rakitić
Thomas Delaney
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58'58'
A. Morata
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61'61'
A. Griezmann
A. Morata
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61'61'
Y. Carrasco
S. Niguez
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67'67'
Papu Gomez
O. Torres
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68'68'
Y. En Nesyri
K. Dolberg
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75'75'
A. Corral
Matheus Cunha
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73'73'
G. Kondogbia
Koke
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81'81'
N. Gudelj
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87'87'
Joao Felix
N. Molina
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90'90'
Joao Felix
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Sevilla will host Athletic Club on the 8th of October with a 21-15 head to head in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Girona on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Sevilla: Formation and Lineups
Sevilla started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote chose to play with the following team: Bono , José Ángel Carmona , Tanguy Nianzou , Kike Salas , Karim Rekik , Nemanja Gudelj , Thomas Delaney , Erik Lamela , Óliver Torres , Isco and Kasper Dolberg .
Substitutes
Sevilla made 5 changes: K. Rekik for A. Telles (28′), T. Delaney for I. Rakitic (46′), K. Salas for J. Navas (46′), O. Torres for Papu Gomez (67′) and K. Dolberg for Y. En Nesyri (68′).
Top player: Ivan Rakitić
The player who no doubt impressed Sevilla the most was Ivan Rakitić.
His rating is with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Atlético Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Atlético Madrid started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Nahuel Molina , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Axel Witsel , Marcos Llorente , Koke , Saúl Ñíguez , Matheus Cunha and Álvaro Morata .
Substitutes
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: A. Morata for A. Griezmann (61′), S. Niguez for Y. Carrasco (61′), Matheus Cunha for A. Corral (75′), Koke for G. Kondogbia (73′) and N. Molina for Joao Felix (87′).
Top player: Marcos Llorente
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Madrid was Marcos Llorente.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
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