Atlético Madrid defeats Real Valladolid 5-2 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

VALLADOLID. Atlético Madrid overcomes Real Valladolid 5-2 after playing a incredible match.

May 1, 2023

VALLADOLID. Atlético Madrid tops Real Valladolid 5-2 after playing a incredible match. Real Valladolid lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 23,321 spectators. The referee was Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz who was helped by Pau Cebrián Devis and Rubén Porras Rico. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.8 degrees Celsius or 56.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Real Valladolid

2 - 5

Atlético Madrid

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

19 Total 9
6 On Target 6
11 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 1

102 Attack 74
72 Dangerous attack 31
91 Ball safe 89

1 Penalties 0
9 Corners 1
5 Off Sides 1

Fouls

14 Total 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Real Valladolid had a strong ball possession 58% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Valladolid was putting more pressure with 72 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Anyway, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.

Real Valladolid shot 20 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Real Valladolid received 2 yellow cards (Monchu and Kike Pérez). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (Mario Hermoso).

Match Timeline

Monchu- Yellow

20'

Nahuel Molina(goal)José María Giménez

24'

José María Giménez(goal)Antoine Griezmann

38'

40'

Mario Hermoso - Yellow

41'

Kike Pérez- Yellow

44'

Iván Sánchez- sub ->Kike Pérez

60'

64'

Ángel Correa- sub ->Álvaro Morata

67'

73'

74'

79'

Memphis Depay- sub ->Yannick Carrasco

79'

86'

88'

90'

Memphis Depay(goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this contest, Real Valladolid will stay with 35 points like Cádiz to sit in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will have 66 points to sit in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Valladolid will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 4th of May with a 7-5 head to head record in favor of Real Valladolid (7 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Cádiz on the 3rd of May with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).

Real Valladolid – Formation

Real Valladolid

Jordi Masip 1.Spain

5.1

Jawad El Yamiq 15.Morocco

6.3

Joaquín Fernández 24.Spain

6.2

86'

Martin Hongla 20.Cameroon

6.9

88'

Luis Pérez 2.Spain

6.8

Iván Fresneda 27.Spain

6.6

60'

Monchu 8.Spain

6.8

Kike Pérez 4.Spain

6.6

60'

44'

Álvaro Aguado 6.Spain

7.0

Gonzalo Jordy Plata Jiménez 11.Ecuador

7.1

73'

Cyle Larin 25.Canada

7.4

41'

Substitutes

Sergio Asenjo 13.Spain

Lucas Olaza 12.Uruguay

Lucas Rosa 39.Brazil

David Torres 32.Spain

Sergio Escudero 18.Spain

7.7

60'

74'

Javi Sánchez 5.Spain

Iván Sánchez 21.Spain

6.2

60'

Roque Mesa 17.Spain

Kenedy 19.Brazil

Óscar Plano 10.Spain

88'

Sergio León 7.Spain

6.9

73'

Real Valladolid started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez decided to play with the following team: Jordi Masip (5.1), Joaquín Fernández (6.2), Martin Hongla (6.9), Jawad El Yamiq (6.3), Luis Pérez (6.8), Monchu (6.8), Kike Pérez (6.6), Iván Fresneda (6.6), Álvaro Aguado (7.0), Gonzalo Plata (7.1) and Cyle Larin (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Lucas René Olaza Catrofe, Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento, Óscar Plano, Lucas Oliveira Rosa, David Torres Ortiz, Sergio León (6.9), Sergio Asenjo Andrés, Sergio Escudero (7.7), Javier Sánchez de Felipe, Iván Sánchez (6.2) and Roque Mesa Quevedo.

Substitutions

Real Valladolid made 4 changes: Kike Pérez for Iván Sánchez (60′), Iván Fresneda for Escudero (60′), G. Plata for Sergio León (73′) and M. Hongla for Óscar Plano (88′).

Best player: Sergio Escudero

The most impressive player for Real Valladolid was Sergio Escudero.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 7 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 60′.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia

6.2

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

8.2

24'

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

5.8

40'

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

6.8

20'

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

6.5

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco 21.Belgium

6.8

79'

Koke 6.Spain

7.0

79'

Thomas Lemar 11.France

6.8

67'

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

7.0

Antoine Griezmann 8.France

8.4

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

7.0

64'

38'

Substitutes

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Sergio Reguilón 3.Spain

Marco Moreno 36.Spain

Matt Doherty 12.Republic of Ireland

Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic

6.7

67'

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain

6.2

79'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

6.9

64'

Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands

6.5

79'

90'

Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Ivo Grbić (6.2), Nahuel Molina (6.8), Axel Witsel (6.5), José María Giménez (8.2), Mario Hermoso (5.8), Yannick Carrasco (6.8), Rodrigo de Paul (7.0), Koke (7.0), Thomas Lemar (6.8), Álvaro Morata (7.0) and Antoine Griezmann (8.4).

They had on the bench: Geoffrey Kondogbia (6.8), Ángel Correa (6.9), Antonio Gomis Alemán, Pablo Barrios Rivas, Memphis Depay (6.5), Saúl Ñíguez (6.2), Sergio Reguilón Rodríguez, Marco Moreno Ojeda and Matt Doherty.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Álvaro Morata for Ángel Correa (64′), Thomas Lemar for Geoffrey Kondogbia (67′), Yannick Carrasco for Memphis Depay (79′) and Koke for Saúl (79′).