ROTTERDAM. Atlético Madrid overcomes Feyenoord 3-1. Atlético Madrid got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Lutsharel Geertruida (14′) and Mario Hermoso (57′). Feyenoord tried to recover with a goal from Mats Wieffer (77′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by an own goal (81′) scored by Santiago Gimenez for Atlético Madrid.

The match was played at the Stadion Feijenoord stadium in Rotterdam on Tuesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Gary Beswick and Adam Nunn. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.75 degrees Celsius or 38.75 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Feyenoord was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Atlético Madrid that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Feyenoord had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Atlético Madrid was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Feyenoord shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Feyenoord will stay with 6 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will have 11 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Feyenoord – Formation

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

The manager Arne Slot decided to play with the following team: Justin Bijlow (6.3), Lutsharel Geertruida (7.3), Gernot Trauner (6.7), David Hancko (7.0), Quilindschy Hartman (6.4), Mats Wieffer (8.5), Quinten Timber (6.8), Yankuba Minteh  (7.7), Calvin Stengs (7.5), Igor Paixão (7.0) and Santiago Gimenez (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luka Ivanusec (6.8), Thomas Beelen, Ramiz Zerrouki, Ayase Ueda (6.7), Javairô Dilrosun, Marcos López, Thomas van den Belt, Timon Wellenreuther, Leo Sauer (6.4), Antoni Milambo  (7.0), Kostas Lamprou and Ondrej Lingr (6.4).

Substitutions

Feyenoord made 5 changes: Yankuba Minteh  for Ondrej Lingr (64′), Gernot Trauner for Antoni Milambo  (64′), Igor Paixão for Ayase Ueda (46′), Calvin Stengs for Luka Ivanusec (70′) and Quinten Timber for Leo Sauer (78′).

Player of the match: Mats Wieffer​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Feyenoord was Mats Wieffer.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 74 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 12.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

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

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.0), Nahuel Molina (7.3), Axel Witsel (6.7), José María Giménez (7.1), Mario Hermoso (8.2), Rodrigo Riquelme (7.0), Marcos Llorente (7.0), Koke (7.0), Rodrigo de Paul (7.0), Álvaro Morata  (6.0) and Antoine Griezmann (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ángel Correa (6.7), Samuel Lino, Pablo Barrios (7.3), Ivo Grbić, César Azpilicueta, Çağlar Söyüncü, Saúl Ñíguez (6.7), Memphis Depay (6.6), Stefan Savic, Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava and Antonio Gomis.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Marcos Llorente for Pablo Barrios (56′), Koke for Ángel Correa (84′), Rodrigo de Paul for Saúl Ñíguez (74′) and Álvaro Morata  for Memphis Depay (74′).

Player of the match: Mario Hermoso​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Mario Hermoso.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 64 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Champions League.​

• Lazio – Celtic – 2-0
• Shakhtar Donetsk – Antwerp – 1-0
• Feyenoord – Atlético Madrid – 1-3
• Paris Saint Germain – Newcastle United – 1-1
• Milan – Borussia Dortmund – 1-3
• Manchester City – RB Leipzig – 3-2
• Young Boys – Crvena Zvezda – 2-0
• FC Barcelona – Porto – 2-1