MADRID. Atlético Madrid beats Mallorca 1-0 after A. Griezmann scored just 1 goal (64′). Atlético Madrid was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 58,119 spectators. The referee was Juan Martínez Munuera with the support of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.86 degrees Celsius or 56.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 20 Total 8
- 3 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 5
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 146 Attack 85
- 68 Dangerous attack 27
- 5 Ball safe 2
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 19
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Atlético Madrid had a superior ball possession 68% while Mallorca was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.
Atlético Madrid shot 20 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Mallorca shot 8 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Madrid will have 31 points like FC Barcelona to remain in the 3rd place. On the other side, Mallorca will stay with 9 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Real Sociedad on the 26th of May with a 18-8 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Mallorca will host Almería on the 19th of May with a 10-7 head to head statistic in favor of Mallorca (5 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , César Azpilicueta , Axel Witsel , Mario Hermoso , Marcos Llorente , Pablo Barrios , Koke , Samuel Lino , Ángel Correa , Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata .
The home team had on the bench: José María Giménez , Saúl Ñíguez , Stefan Savic, Ivo Grbić, Çağlar Söyüncü, Rodrigo de Paul , Memphis Depay , Nahuel Molina, Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava, Rodrigo Riquelme and Antonio Gomis.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Koke for Rodrigo de Paul (63′), Ángel Correa for Rodrigo Riquelme (63′), Samuel Lino for Saúl Ñíguez (71′), Álvaro Morata for Memphis Depay (82′) and César Azpilicueta for José María Giménez (82′).
Player of the match: Samuel Lino
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Samuel Lino even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (84% accurate) and 5 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
Mallorca – Formation
Mallorca started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Javier Aguirre Onaindía played with: Dánjal Á Lakjuni, Predrag Rajkovic , Giovanni González , Martin Valjent , Matija Nastasić , José Copete , Toni Lato , Antonio Sánchez , Sergi Darder , Samuel Costa and Dani Rodríguez , Abdón Prats .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Omar Mascarell , Jaume Costa, Cyle Larin , Antonio Raíllo, Siebe Van Der Heyden, Dominik Greif, Pablo Maffeo , Javi Llabrés , Amath Ndiaye , Iván Cuéllar, David López and Daniel Luna.
Substitutions
Mallorca made 5 changes: Dani Rodríguez for Amath Ndiaye (74′), Abdón Prats for Cyle Larin (62′), Toni Lato for Javi Llabrés (82′), Antonio Sánchez for Omar Mascarell (62′) and José Copete for Pablo Maffeo (82′).
Player of the match: Matija Nastasić
The player that probably impressed the most for Mallorca was Matija Nastasić.
His rating is with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Valencia – Celta de Vigo – 0-0
- Rayo Vallecano – FC Barcelona – 1-1
- Getafe – Almería – 2-1
- Atlético Madrid – Mallorca – 1-0