La Liga: Atlético Madrid overcomes Real Betis 3-1
SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid conquers Real Betis 3-1.
SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid overcomes Real Betis 3-1. Real Betis was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).
The match was played at the Estadio Benito Villamarín stadium in Sevilla on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández who had the assistance of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Lluís Bestard Servera. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 12.9 degrees Celsius or 55.26 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 63%.
Match Statistics
Real Betis was in firm control of the ball 68% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Real Betis was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Real Betis shot 18 times, 4 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Atlético Madrid shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Real Betis received 5 yellow cards (B. Iglesias, P. Akouokou, M. Bartra, C. Tello and A. Ruibal). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (D. Simeone, H. Herrera, Y. Carrasco and M. Llorente).
After playing this encounter, Real Betis will stay with 46 points to move up in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will have 45 points like FC Barcelona to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
Joao Felix
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11'11'
C. Tello
A. Guardado
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21'21'
Y. Carrasco
S. Vrsaljko
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23'23'
B. Iglesias
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27'27'
D. Simeone
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27'27'
A. Griezmann
A. Correa
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34'34'
H. Herrera
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40'40'
P. Akouokou
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45'45'
C. Tello
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46'46'
T. Lemar
Renan Lodi
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50'50'
M. Bartra
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58'58'
G. Rodriguez
P. Akouokou
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61'61'
Joao Felix
M. Llorente
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64'64'
Y. Carrasco
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66'66'
Juanmi
Joaquin
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66'66'
Willian Jose
B. Iglesias
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71'71'
C. Tello
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80'80'
T. Lemar
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82'82'
L. Suarez
Joao Felix
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83'83'
J. Serrano
R. De Paul
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88'88'
A. Ruibal
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87'87'
M. Llorente
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Real Betis will host Athletic Club on the 13th of March with a 15-8 head to head in favor of Athletic Club (6 draws).
Atlético Madrid will host Cádiz on the 11th of March with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (1 draw).
Real Betis: Formation and Lineups
Real Betis started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti chose to play with the following team: Claudio Bravo , Youssouf Sabaly , Marc Bartra , Víctor Ruiz , Andrés Guardado , Paul Akouokou , William Carvalho , Joaquín , Nabil Fekir , Aitor Ruibal and Borja Iglesias .
Substitutes
Real Betis made 4 changes: A. Guardado for C. Tello (11′), P. Akouokou for G. Rodriguez (58′), Joaquin for Juanmi (66′) and B. Iglesias for Willian Jose (66′).
Top player: Nabil Fekir
Probably the most impressive player in Real Betis was Nabil Fekir.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 17. He performed 8 crosses.
Atlético Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the other side, Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , Šime Vrsaljko , Felipe , José María Giménez , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Renan Lodi , Marcos Llorente , Héctor Herrera , Rodrigo de Paul , Ángel Correa and João Félix .
Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of D. Simeone (injured) and A. Griezmann (injured).
Substitutes
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Vrsaljko for Y. Carrasco (21′), A. Correa for A. Griezmann (27′), Renan Lodi for T. Lemar (46′), R. De Paul for J. Serrano (82′) and Joao Felix for L. Suarez (83′).
Top player: João Félix
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Madrid was João Félix.
His rating is with 2 goals, 27 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7.
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