MADRID. Mallorca succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Atlético Madrid to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of M. Cunha at the 68′. Then it was a goal in the 80′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Kubo gave the win to Mallorca in the 90′ minute with a goal. Atlético Madrid lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. In front of 51,009 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the help of Teodoro Sobrino Magán and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Andrés Fuentes Molina. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.4 degrees Celsius or 47.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 1
- 81 Attack 88
- 62 Dangerous attack 46
- 105 Ball safe 106
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 5
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 16
- 2 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 59% while Mallorca was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid was was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Mallorca found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Mallorca shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Felipe and Renan Lodi). On the other side, Mallorca received 5 yellow cards (I. Ruiz de Galarreta, P. Maffeo, I. Baba, M. Valjent and M. Reina).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Madrid will stay with 29 points like Real Sociedad to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca will have 19 points like Valencia to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Sevilla on the 18th of December with a 14-11 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (12 draws).
Mallorca will play away agasint Granada on the 19th of December with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Granada (3 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
11'
79'
68'
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 , Marcos Llorente , Stefan Savić , Felipe , Renan Lodi , Ángel Correa , Koke , Geoffrey Kondogbia , Rodrigo de Paul , Matheus Cunha and Antoine Griezmann .
The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Lecomte, Thomas Lemar , Héctor Herrera, Ibrahima Camara, Luis Suárez , Mario Hermoso , Šime Vrsaljko and João Félix .
Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of M. Hermoso (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Savic for M. Hermoso (11′), R. De Paul for Joao Felix (60′), A. Griezmann for T. Lemar (60′), A. Correa for L. Suarez (71′) and M. Cunha for S. Vrsaljko (71′).
Best player: Matheus Cunha
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Matheus Cunha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 5 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca
Mallorca started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Luis García Plaza played with: Manolo Reina , Pablo Maffeo , Franco Russo , Martin Valjent , Jaume Costa , Iddrisu Baba , Iñigo Ruiz De Galarreta , Kang-in Lee , Dani Rodriguez , Antonio Sánchez and Abdón Prats .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fernando Niño , Ángel Rodríguez , Rodrigo Battaglia , Jordi Mboula, Javi Llabrés, Josep Gaya, Joan Sastre, Takefusa Kubo , Brian Oliván, Aleix Febas, Aleksandar Sedlar and Dominik Greif.
Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: I. Ruiz de Galarreta for R. Battaglia (74′), A. Prats for Angel (74′), A. Sanchez for T. Kubo (74′), I. Baba for F. Nino (80′) and Lee Kang-In for A. Sedlar (85′).
Best player: Jaume Costa
The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Jaume Costa even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 41 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Real Sociedad – Real Madrid – 0-2
- Sevilla – Villarreal – 1-0
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-2
- FC Barcelona – Real Betis – 0-1
