Atlético Madrid grabs a 2-1 win against Real Sociedad. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid bested Real Sociedad to win 2-1. A goal from A. Sörloth was decisive in the 88min.

May 29, 2023

MADRID. Atlético Madrid conquered Real Sociedad to win 2-1. A goal from A. Sörloth was decisive in the 88min. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of Antoine Griezmann at the 37′. Then Nahuel Molina scored again for Atlético Madrid in the 73′ minute. Eventually, Alexander Sörloth reduced the distance for Real Sociedad (88′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Juan Luis Pulido Santana with the assistance of José Carlos Escuela Melo and Julián Villaseñor Julián. The 4th official was Eder Mallo Fernández. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.9 degrees Celsius or 58.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Atlético Madrid

2 - 1

Real Sociedad

50 Ball Possession 50

Shots

12 Total 10
6 On Target 5
7 Off Target 5
3 Shots blocked 2

112 Attack 111
39 Dangerous attack 36
69 Ball safe 68

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 4

Fouls

8 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Real Sociedad that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.

Atlético Madrid shot 12 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Rodrigo de Paul and Mario Hermoso). Talking about the opposition, Real Sociedad received 2 yellow cards (Mikel Merino and Aritz Elustondo).

Match Timeline

27'

Mikel Merino- Yellow

Antoine Griezmann(goal)

37'

54'

Aritz Elustondo- Yellow

59'

Ander Barrenetxea- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal

59'

Brais Méndez- sub ->Mikel Merino

Rodrigo de Paul- Yellow

60'

Mario Hermoso - Yellow

63'

Ángel Correa- sub ->Sergio Reguilón

70'

Carlos Fernández- sub ->Takefusa Kubo

71'

Nahuel Molina(goal)Antoine Griezmann

73'

Pablo Barrios- sub ->Rodrigo de Paul

81'

88'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Atlético Madrid will have 76 points to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Real Sociedad will stay with 68 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Villarreal on the 4th of June with a 11-11 head to head statistic.

Real Sociedad will host Sevilla on the 4th of June with a 14-8 head to head record in favor of Sevilla (7 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia

7.1

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

7.4

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

6.1

63'

Sergio Reguilón 3.Spain

7.0

70'

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

6.6

73'

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

6.8

Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain

6.8

Koke 6.Spain

7.0

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco 21.Belgium

6.7

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

7.1

81'

60'

Antoine Griezmann 8.France

8.8

37'

Substitutes

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Sergio Mestre 51.Spain

André Hainault 15.Montenegro

Matt Doherty 12.Republic of Ireland

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

6.8

81'

Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

6.5

70'

Atlético Madrid started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić (7.1), Nahuel Molina (6.6), Axel Witsel (6.8), José María Giménez (7.4), Mario Hermoso (6.1), Sergio Reguilón (7.0), Saúl Ñíguez (6.8), Rodrigo de Paul (7.1), Koke (7.0), Yannick Carrasco (6.7) and Antoine Griezmann (8.8).

The home team had on the bench: Pablo Barrios (6.8), Álvaro Morata, Antonio Gomis, Stefan Savić, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Sergio Mestre, Matt Doherty and Ángel Correa (6.5).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 2 changes: Sergio Reguilón for Ángel Correa (70′) and Rodrigo de Paul for P. Rivas (81′).

Best player: Antoine Griezmann

The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.

His rating is (8.8) with 1 goal, 29 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad

Álex Remiro 1.Spain

6.5

Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain

6.3

59'

54'

Robin Le Normand 24.Spain

6.7

Aihen Muñoz 12.Spain

7.0

Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain

6.5

Asier Illarramendi 4.Spain

7.0

71'

Mikel Merino 8.Spain

6.4

59'

27'

Martín Zubimendi 3.Spain

7.3

Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan

7.3

70'

Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain

6.7

59'

Alexander Sørloth 19.Norway

6.9

88'

Substitutes

Andoni Zubiaurre 13.Spain

Diego Rico 15.Spain

Jon Pacheco 20.Spain

Andoni Gorosabel 18.Spain

6.1

59'

Álex Sola 2.Spain

Ander Guevara 16.Spain

Robert Navarro 17.Spain

Brais Méndez 23.Spain

7.1

59'

Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain

Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain

7.3

59'

Carlos Fernández 9.Spain

6.4

70'

Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France

6.3

71'

Real Sociedad started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (6.5), Aritz Elustondo (6.3), Igor Zubeldia (6.5), Robin Le Normand (6.7), Aihen Muñoz (7.0), Martín Zubimendi (7.3), Takefusa Kubo (7.3), Asier Illarramendi (7.0), Mikel Merino (6.4), Mikel Oyarzabal (6.7) and Alexander Sørloth (6.9).

They had on the bench: Ander Guevara, Robert Navarro, Brais Méndez (7.1), Ander Barrenetxea (7.3), Diego Rico, Carlos Fernández (6.4), Mohamed-Ali Cho (6.3), Beñat Turrientes, Jon Pacheco, Andoni Gorosabel (6.1), Andoni Zubiaurre and Álex Sola.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Aritz Elustondo for Gorosabel (59′), Mikel Oyarzabal for Barrenetxea (59′), Mikel Merino for Brais Méndez (60′), Jiri Malik for Mohamed-Ali Cho (71′) and Takefusa Kubo for Carlos Fernández (71′).