FC Barcelona tops Atlético Madrid 1-0 with a goal scored by F. Torres. HIGHLIGHTS

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona conquers Atlético Madrid 1-0 after F. Torres scored just 1 goal (45').

April 24, 2023

BARCELONA. FC Barcelona beats Atlético Madrid 1-0 after F. Torres scored just 1 goal (45′). FC Barcelona was truly superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Spotify Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 80,965 spectators. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez who had the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was José David Martínez Montalbán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.

Match Statistics

FC Barcelona

1 - 0

Atlético Madrid

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

13 Total 13
4 On Target 3
6 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 4

148 Attack 74
66 Dangerous attack 36
19 Ball safe 16

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 16
4 Yellow Cards 8
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 62% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match.

FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 4 yellow cards (Marcos Alonso, Sergio Busquets, Raphinha and Gavi). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 8 yellow cards (Antoine Griezmann, Stefan Savic , José María Giménez, Pablo Barrios, Sergio Reguilón, Álvaro Morata, Saúl Ñíguez and Ivo Grbic).

Match Timeline

Marcos Alonso- Yellow

28'

Ferran Torres(goal)Raphinha

45'

57'

60'

Pablo Barrios- sub ->Ángel Correa

61'

Pedri- sub ->Ferran Torres

61'

67'

75'

Antoine Griezmann- Yellow

78'

Raphinha- Yellow

78'

79'

80'

81'

José María Giménez- Yellow

84'

Pablo Barrios- Yellow

84'

87'

90'

Gavi- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, FC Barcelona will have 76 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will stay with 60 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away against Rayo Vallecano on the 26th of April with a 13-2 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (1 draw).

Atlético Madrid will host Mallorca on the 26th of April with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Mallorca (8 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona

Marc-André ter Stegen 1.Germany

7.4

Marcos Alonso 17.Spain

6.7

61'

28'

Jules Koundé 23.France

6.9

Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay

7.1

Alejandro Balde 28.Spain

6.4

Sergio Busquets 5.Spain

6.8

57'

Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands

7.2

78'

Gavi 30.Spain

6.8

90'

R. Lewandowski 9.Poland

7.0

Ferran Torres 11.Spain

7.3

61'

45'

Raphinha 22.Brazil

7.5

90'

78'

Substitutes

Arnau Tenas 36.Spain

Iñaki Peña 13.Spain

Eric García 24.Spain

6.8

61'

Jordi Alba 18.Spain

Franck Kessié 19.Ivory Coast

6.5

78'

Pedri 8.Spain

6.5

61'

Pablo Torre 32.Spain

Ángel Alarcón 38.Spain

Ansu Fati 10.Spain

90'

Lamine Yamal 41.Spain

FC Barcelona started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Marc-André ter Stegen (7.4), Jules Koundé (6.9), Ronald Araújo (7.1), Marcos Alonso (6.7), Alejandro Baldé (6.4), Frenkie de Jong (7.2), Sergio Busquets (6.8), Gavi (6.8), Raphinha (7.5), Robert Lewandowski (7.0) and Ferran Torres (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Arnau Tenas, Franck Kessié (6.5), Ansu Fati, Eric García (6.8), Jordi Alba, Pedri (6.5), Iñaki Peña, Pablo Torre, Lamine Yamal and Ángel Alarcón.

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 4 changes: Marcos Alonso for Eric García (61′), Ferran Torres for Pedri (61′), Frenkie de Jong for Franck Kessié (78′) and Raphinha for Ansu Fati (90′).

Best player: Raphinha

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Raphinha even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 53 passes (75% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

7.0

André Hainault 15.Montenegro

6.7

80'

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

6.8

81'

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

6.2

79'

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

7.3

Yannick Ferreira Carrasco 21.Belgium

6.6

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

6.2

60'

Thomas Lemar 11.France

6.8

67'

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

7.2

Antoine Griezmann 8.France

7.2

75'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

7.1

60'

Substitutes

Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia

90'

Sergio Reguilón 3.Spain

6.8

79'

84'

Marco Moreno 36.Spain

Matt Doherty 12.Republic of Ireland

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

6.6

60'

84'

Koke 6.Spain

Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain

6.7

67'

90'

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

7.4

60'

87'

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

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.0), Nahuel Molina (7.3), Stefan Savić (6.7), José María Giménez (6.8), Mario Hermoso (6.2), Yannick Carrasco (6.6), Rodrigo de Paul (7.2), Axel Witsel (6.2), Thomas Lemar (6.8), Ángel Correa (7.1) and Antoine Griezmann (7.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ivo Grbić, Sergio Reguilón (6.8), Marco Moreno, Álvaro Morata (7.4), Matt Doherty, Pablo Barrios (6.6), Koke and Saúl Ñíguez (6.7).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Ángel Correa for P. Rivas (60′), Axel Witsel for Morata (60′), Thomas Lemar for Saúl (67′) and Mario Hermoso for Reguilón (79′).