MADRID. Atlético Madrid beats Athletic Club 1-0 after A. Griezmann scored just 1 goal (73′). Atlético Madrid took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 61,617 spectators.​ The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera assisted by Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.7 degrees Celsius or 60.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 57% while Athletic Club was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match​.

Atlético Madrid shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Athletic Club shot 8 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (José María Giménez and Rodrigo de Paul). On the opposite side, Athletic Club received 3 yellow cards (Dani García, Yeray Álvarez and Dani Vivian).

Standings

After playing this match, Atlético Madrid will have 41 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Athletic Club will stay with 32 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away against Real Madrid on the 25th of February with a 26-7 head to head in favor of Real Madrid (16 draws).

Athletic Club will host Girona on the 26th of February with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Athletic Club (0 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak (7.2), Nahuel Molina (6.5), José María Giménez (7.1), Mario Hermoso (6.8), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (8.0), Marcos Llorente (7.4), Rodrigo de Paul (7.2), Koke (6.8), Yannick Carrasco (6.6), Ángel Correa (6.8) and Antoine Griezmann (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Sergio Reguilón, Axel Witsel, Pablo Barrios (7.1), Alejandro Iturbe, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Saúl Ñíguez, Ivo Grbić, Álvaro Morata (6.1), Matt Doherty and Memphis Depay (7.0).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Rodrigo de Paul for P. Rivas (59′), Ángel Correa for Morata (59′), Yannick Carrasco for Memphis Depay (73′) and Antoine Griezmann for Saúl (90′).

Best player: Antoine Griezmann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 49 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 6 crosses.

Athletic Club – Formation

Athletic Club started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Ernesto Valverde Tejedor played with: Julen Agirrezabala (7.2), Óscar de Marcos (6.4), Daniel Vivian (6.4), Yeray Álvarez (6.7), Yuri Berchiche (6.8), Dani García (6.5), Mikel Vesga (6.4), Nico Williams (7.0), Oihan Sancet (7.0), Iker Muniain (7.3) and Iñaki Williams (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Álex Berenguer, Oier Zarraga (6.6), Íñigo Lekue, Raúl García, Ander Iru, Jon Morcillo, Gorka Guruzeta (6.2), Unai Simón, Mikel Balenziaga, Aitor Paredes and Unai Vencedor.

Substitutions

Athletic Club made 5 changes: Iker Muniain for Gorka Guruzeta (69′), Dani García for Oier Zarraga (69′), Yeray Álvarez for Aitor Paredes (84′), Oihan Sancet for Raúl García (84′) and Nico Williams for Alex Berenguer (84′).

Best player: Iker Muniain​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Athletic Club was Iker Muniain.

His rating is (7.3) with 39 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​

• FC Barcelona – Cádiz – 2-0
• Elche – Espanyol – 0-1
• Rayo Vallecano – Sevilla – 1-1
• Atlético Madrid – Athletic Club – 1-0