VIGO. Atlético Madrid was after all too strong for Celta de Vigo with the goal of A. Griezmann was the key player of the match after he scored in the 64th, 29th and 70th minute. Antoine Griezmann (29′ pen), Antoine Griezmann (64′) and Antoine Griezmann (70′). Atlético Madrid was truly better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio de Balaídos stadium in Vigo on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 20,282 spectators. The referee was Guillermo Cuadra Fernández assisted by Alejandro Estévez Iglesias and Aitor Villate Martínez. The 4th official was Guillermo Conejero Sánchez. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 16 Total 12
- 3 On Target 7
- 9 Off Target 1
- 4 Shots blocked 4
- 83 Attack 137
- 49 Dangerous attack 52
- 40 Ball safe 50
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 5
Fouls
- 6 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Madrid had a superior ball possession 64% while Celta de Vigo was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the contest.
Celta de Vigo shot 16 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 12 times, 7 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (Óscar Mingueza, Miguel Rodríguez and Carl Starfelt). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Saúl Ñíguez and Rodrigo Riquelme).
(Celta de Vigo) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (25′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Celta de Vigo will stay with 6 points like Granada to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will have 22 points like Girona to sit in the 2nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Celta de Vigo will play away with Girona on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Celta de Vigo (4 draws).
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).
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Rafael Benítez Maudes decided to play with the following team: Iván Villar , Kevin Vázquez , Carl Starfelt , Unai Núñez , Manuel Sánchez , Óscar Mingueza , Fran Beltrán , Luca De La Torre , Iago Aspas , Jørgen Strand Larsen and Jonathan Bamba .
The home team had on the bench: Renato Tapia, Carlos Domínguez, Agustín Marchesín, Carlos Dotor , Franco Cervi, Anastasios Douvikas , Williot Swedberg, Vicente Guaita , Miguel Rodríguez and Hugo Sotelo .
Celta de Vigo could not rely on the presence of Miguel Rodríguez (injured).
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 5 changes: Kevin Vázquez for Vicente Guaita (28′), Iago Aspas for Anastasios Douvikas (61′), Fran Beltrán for Hugo Sotelo (61′), Luca De La Torre for Carlos Dotor (81′) and Jørgen Strand Larsen for Miguel Rodríguez (81′).
Best player: Iago Aspas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.
His rating is with 22 passes (95% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 4 crosses.
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak , César Azpilicueta , Axel Witsel , Mario Hermoso , Marcos Llorente , Pablo Barrios , Koke , Saúl Ñíguez , Samuel Lino , Álvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rodrigo de Paul , Nahuel Molina , Ivo Grbić, Çağlar Söyüncü , Ángel Correa , Javi Galán, Rodrigo Riquelme , Ilias Kostis and Antonio Gomis.
Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of Nahuel Molina (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Pablo Barrios for Rodrigo Riquelme (46′), Marcos Llorente for Ángel Correa (57′), Samuel Lino for Nahuel Molina (46′), Antoine Griezmann for Çağlar Söyüncü (76′) and Saúl Ñíguez for Rodrigo de Paul (57′).
Best player: Antoine Griezmann
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.
His rating is with 3 goals, 44 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Celta de Vigo – Atlético Madrid – 0-3
- Sevilla – Real Madrid – 1-1
- Real Sociedad – Mallorca – 1-0
- Getafe – Real Betis – 1-1