MADRID. Atlético Madrid beat Real Sociedad to win 2-1. A penalty from A. Griezmann was decisive in the 89min. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of Samuel Lino at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 73′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Antoine Griezmann gave the win to Atlético Madrid in the 89′ minute with a penalty. Real Sociedad was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 65,607 spectators.​ The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the collaboration of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was José Antonio Sánchez Villalobos. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.96 degrees Celsius or 82.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.​

Match Statistics​

Atlético Madrid

2 - 1

Real Sociedad

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 69 Attack 149
  • 21 Dangerous attack 46
  • 91 Ball safe 112
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a superior ball possession 63% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Atlético Madrid shot 14 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Real Sociedad shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 3 yellow cards (Javi Galán, Antoine Griezmann and Koke). Regarding the opposition, Real Sociedad received 3 yellow cards (Robin Le Normand, Hamari Traore and Carlos Fernández).

Match Timeline

15'
Robin Le Normand- Yellow
Samuel Lino(goal)Koke
22'
Koke - Yellow
48'
65'
Carlos Fernández - sub ->Takefusa Kubo
65'
Arsen Zakharyan- sub ->Mikel Merino
65'
Jon Pacheco- sub ->Robin Le Normand
68'
Brais Méndez(VAR)
Rodrigo Riquelme- sub ->Marcos Llorente
72'
Saúl Ñíguez- sub ->Rodrigo de Paul
72'
73'
Mikel Oyarzabal(goal)Carlos Fernández
79'
Javi Galán- sub ->Samuel Lino
Stefan Savic- sub ->César Azpilicueta
79'
86'
Hamari Traoré - Yellow
87'
Carlos Fernández - Yellow
Antoine Griezmann(penalty)
89'
90'
Umar Sadiq- sub ->Mikel Oyarzabal
90'
André Silva- sub ->Ander Barrenetxea
90'
Javi Galán- Yellow
Antoine Griezmann- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
90
35
FC Barcelona
76
35
Girona
75
35
Atlético Madrid
70
35
Athletic Club
62
35
Real Betis
55
35
Real Sociedad
54
35
Valencia
48
35
Villarreal
48
35
Getafe
43
35
Deportivo Alavés
42
35
Sevilla
41
35
Osasuna
40
35
Las Palmas
37
35
Mallorca
35
35
Rayo Vallecano
35
35
Celta de Vigo
34
35
Cádiz
29
35
Granada
21
35
Almería
17
35

After this encounter, Atlético Madrid will have 19 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Real Sociedad will stay with 15 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Deportivo Alavés on the 29th of October with a 9-1 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (4 draws).

Real Sociedad will play away agasint Rayo Vallecano on the 29th of October with a 9-6 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (7 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
6.7
D
César Azpilicueta 3.Spain
6.7
79'
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
6.7
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
7.0
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
8.1
72'
M
Koke 6.Spain
7.3
48'
M
Samuel Lino 12.Brazil
7.3
79' 22'
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
6.7
72'
M
Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina
6.8
F
Antoine Griezmann 7.France
7.1
90' 89'
F
Álvaro Morata 19.Spain
7.7
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.3
79' 90'
D
Ilias Kostis 27.Cyprus
D
Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro
7.3
79'
M
Rodrigo Riquelme 25.Spain
6.8
72'
M
Aitor Gismera 26.Spain
M
Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain
6.6
72'
F
Salim El Jebari 30.Spain
F
Adrián Niño 32.Spain

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

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak (6.7), César Azpilicueta (6.7), Axel Witsel (6.7), Mario Hermoso (7.0), Nahuel Molina (6.8), Marcos Llorente (6.7), Koke (7.3), Rodrigo de Paul (8.1), Samuel Lino (7.3), Álvaro Morata (7.7) and Antoine Griezmann (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ivo Grbić, Javi Galán (6.3), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.8), Aitor Gismera, Ilias Kostis, Salim El Jebari, Antonio Gomis, Adrián Niño, Stefan Savić (7.3) and Saúl Ñíguez (6.6).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Samuel Lino for Javi Galán (79′), César Azpilicueta for Stefan Savić (79′), Marcos Llorente for Rodrigo Riquelme (72′) and Rodrigo de Paul for Saúl Ñíguez (72′).

Best player: Rodrigo de Paul​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Rodrigo de Paul even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 26 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
7.1
D
Aihen Muñoz 3.Spain
6.7
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.4
D
Hamari Traoré 18.Mali
7.0
86'
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
7.1
65' 15'
M
Martín Zubimendi 4.Spain
6.7
M
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
7.1
90'
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.5
65'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.5
F
Mikel Oyarzabal 10.Spain
7.7
90' 73'
F
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Unai Marrero 32.Spain
D
Álvaro Odriozola 2.Spain
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
6.8
65'
D
Urko González de Zarate 26.Spain
M
Arsen Zakharyan 12.Russia
6.7
65'
M
Jon Ander Olasagasti 16.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
M
Jon Magunazelaia 28.Spain
F
Carlos Fernández 9.Spain
7.0
65' 87'
F
Umar Sadiq 19.Nigeria
6.3
90'
F
André Silva 21.Portugal
6.8
90'

Real Sociedad started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea played with: Álex Remiro (7.1), Hamari Traore (7.0), Igor Zubeldia (6.4), Robin Le Normand (7.1), Aihen Muñoz (6.7), Brais Méndez (7.5), Martín Zubimendi (6.7), Mikel Merino (7.5), Takefusa Kubo (7.0), Mikel Oyarzabal (7.7) and Ander Barrenetxea (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Álvaro Odriozola, Aritz Elustondo, Carlos Fernández (7.0), Arsen Zakharyan (6.7), Jon Ander Olasagasti, Umar Sadiq (6.3), Jon Pacheco (6.8), André Silva (6.8), Beñat Turrientes, Urko González, Jon Magunazelaia and Unai Marrero.

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: Takefusa Kubo for Carlos Fernández (65′), Mikel Merino for Arsen Zakharyan (65′), Robin Le Normand for Jon Pacheco (65′), Ander Barrenetxea for André Silva (90′) and Mikel Oyarzabal for Umar Sadiq (90′).

Best player: Mikel Oyarzabal​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Mikel Oyarzabal.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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