La Liga: Granada stops Atlético Madrid with a 0-0 draw
MADRID. Atlético Madrid 0-0 Granada played out a goalless draw.
MADRID. Atlético Madrid didn’t concede much to Granada to lock the result on a 0-0 scoreline on Wednesday. Atlético Madrid was far superior when it came to possession ball (64%).
The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. In the presence of 43,517 spectators. The referee was Jesús Gil Manzano with the assistance of Ángel Nevado Rodríguez and Javier Martínez Nicolás. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 47%.
Match Statistics
Atlético Madrid was in firm control of the ball 64% while Granada was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Atlético Madrid was more aggressive with 84 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 1 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Atlético Madrid to win the match.
Atlético Madrid shot 21 times, 1 on target, 20 off target. On the other side, Granada shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (R. Mandava, S. Savic, R. de Paul and S. Vrsaljko). On the other side, Granada received 5 yellow cards (Quini, S. Escudero, V. Diaz, A. Puertas and D. Duarte).
After this contest, Atlético Madrid will have 60 points like FC Barcelona and Sevilla to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Granada will have 29 points to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
Quini
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29'29'
R. Mandava
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45'45'
S. Savic
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46'46'
L. Suarez
R. Mandava
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46'46'
S. Vrsaljko
J. Serrano
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58'58'
S. Escudero
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62'62'
M. Uzuni
D. Machis
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65'65'
R. Lodi
A. Correa
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70'70'
M. Cunha
A. Griezmann
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74'74'
V. Diaz
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76'76'
C. Bacca
L. Suarez
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76'76'
A. Montoro
A. Collado
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78'78'
R. de Paul
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83'83'
A. Puertas
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85'85'
S. Vrsaljko
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86'86'
D. Raba
A. Puertas
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90'90'
G. Simeone
M. Llorente
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90'90'
D. Duarte
Next match
In the upcoming La Liga match, Atlético Madrid will play away with Athletic Club on the 30th of April with a 23-8 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Granada will host Celta de Vigo on the 1st of May with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Celta de Vigo (5 draws).
Atlético Madrid: Formation and Lineups
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone chose to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , Stefan Savić , Mario Hermoso , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Marcos Llorente , Rodrigo de Paul , Javier Serrano , Koke , Yannick Carrasco , Ángel Correa and Antoine Griezmann .
Substitutes
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: R. Mandava for L. Suarez (46′), J. Serrano for S. Vrsaljko (46′), A. Correa for R. Lodi (65′), A. Griezmann for M. Cunha (70′) and M. Llorente for G. Simeone (90′).
Top player: Mario Hermoso
Probably the most impressive player in Atlético Madrid was Mario Hermoso.
His rating is with 74 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.
Granada: Formation and Lineups
Granada started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Ruben Torrecilla Gonzalez played with: Luis Maximiano , Quini , Víctor Díaz , Domingos Duarte , Sergio Escudero , Njegoš Petrović , Luis Milla , Antonio Puertas , Alex Collado , Darwin Machís and Luis Javier Suárez .
Substitutes
Granada made 4 changes: D. Machis for M. Uzuni (62′), L. Suarez for C. Bacca (76′), A. Collado for A. Montoro (76′) and A. Puertas for D. Raba (86′).
Top player: Domingos Duarte
The player who no doubt impressed Granada the most was Domingos Duarte.
His rating is with 35 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
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