MADRID. Atlético Madrid was ultimately too good for Valencia with the goal of Antoine Griezmann (23′), Yannick Carrasco (49′) and Thomas Lemar (67′). Atlético Madrid capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero assisted by Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.6 degrees Celsius or 50.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 14 Total 9
- 6 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 119
- 43 Dangerous attack 40
- 93 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Madrid was in firm control of the ball 56% while Valencia was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.
Atlético Madrid shot 14 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 9 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Antoine Griezmann and Marcos Llorente). On the opposite side, Valencia didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Atlético Madrid will have 51 points to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will stay with 26 points like Almería and Getafe to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Real Betis on the 2nd of April with a 20-4 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Valencia will host Rayo Vallecano on the 3rd of April with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Valencia (6 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
70'
49'
42'
Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , Nahuel Molina , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Yannick Carrasco , Marcos Llorente , Koke , Rodrigo de Paul , Memphis Depay and Antoine Griezmann .
The home team had on the bench: Axel Witsel , Thomas Lemar , Pablo Barrios , Saúl Ñíguez, Matt Doherty, Alejandro Iturbe, Ángel Correa , Ivo Grbić, Geoffrey Kondogbia and Álvaro Morata .
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Rodrigo de Paul for Thomas Lemar (64′), Memphis Depay for Morata (64′), Marcos Llorente for P. Rivas (70′), Yannick Carrasco for Ángel Correa (70′) and Koke for Axel Witsel (77′).
Best player: Antoine Griezmann
The most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Valencia – Formation
Valencia
Valencia started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili , Dimitri Foulquier , Eray Cömert , Cenk Özkaçar , José Luis Gayà , Thierry Correia , Yunus Musah , Hugo Guillamón , Nicolás González , Justin Kluivert and Hugo Duro .
These were the players on the bench: Ilaix Moriba , Samuel Lino , Francisco Pérez, Jesús Vázquez, Samu Castillejo , Cristhian Mosquera, Mouctar Diakhaby, Cristian Rivero, André Almeida , Iago Herrerín and Edinson Cavani .
Substitutions
Valencia made 5 changes: Yunus Musah for Ilaix Kourouma (63′), Thierry Correia for Samuel Lino (63′), Hugo Duro for Edinson Cavani (71′), Nico González for André Almeida (71′) and Justin Kluivert for Samu Castillejo (77′).
Best player: André Almeida
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Valencia was André Almeida.
His rating is with 12 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 71′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Valencia – 3-0
- Almería – Cádiz – 1-1
- Espanyol – Celta de Vigo – 1-3
- Rayo Vallecano – Girona – 2-2