BARCELONA. FC Barcelona tops Atlético Madrid 1-0 after J. Félix scored just 1 goal (28′). FC Barcelona took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys stadium in Barcelona on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was José María Sánchez Martínez with the assistance of Raúl Cabañero Martínez and Juan José López Mir. The 4th official was Jorge Díaz Escudero. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.16 degrees Celsius or 52.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

FC Barcelona

1 - 0

Atlético Madrid

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 3
  • 125 Attack 83
  • 69 Dangerous attack 38
  • 59 Ball safe 56
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 7 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 9

Ball possession

FC Barcelona had a strong ball possession 59% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why FC Barcelona won the match​.

FC Barcelona shot 13 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

FC Barcelona received 6 yellow cards (Ronald Araújo, Xavi, João Félix, Ferran Torres, João Cancelo and Frenkie de Jong). Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (Axel Witsel, Koke, César Azpilicueta and José María Giménez).

Match Timeline

João Félix(goal)Raphinha
28'
31'
José María Giménez - Yellow
34'
Axel Witsel- Yellow
38'
Koke - Yellow
46'
César Azpilicueta- sub ->Nahuel Molina
46'
Samuel Lino- sub ->José María Giménez
47'
César Azpilicueta- Yellow
46'
Ángel Correa- sub ->Rodrigo Riquelme
João Félix- Yellow
50'
65'
Memphis Depay- sub ->Álvaro Morata
66'
Saúl Ñíguez- sub ->Koke
Ferran Torres- sub ->João Félix
77'
Lamine Yamal- sub ->Raphinha
77'
Ferran Torres- Yellow
78'
Ronald Araujo- Yellow
79'
João Cancelo- Yellow
87'
Fermín- sub ->Pedri
89'
Frenkie de Jong- 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 playing this contest, FC Barcelona has 34 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid will stays with 31 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, FC Barcelona will play away with Sevilla on the 26th of May with a 30-7 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).

Atlético Madrid will play away against Real Sociedad on the 26th of May with a 18-8 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).

FC Barcelona – Formation

FC Barcelona
G
Iñaki Peña 13.Spain
7.7
D
João Cancelo 2.Portugal
7.5
87'
D
Ronald Araujo 4.Uruguay
7.5
79'
D
Jules Koundé 23.France
7.7
D
Andreas Christensen 15.Denmark
7.5
M
Pedri 8.Spain
7.7
89'
M
Frenkie de Jong 21.Netherlands
7.3
90'
M
İlkay Gündoğan 22.Germany
8.4
F
R. Lewandowski 9.Poland
6.1
F
Raphinha 11.Brazil
7.5
77'
F
João Félix 14.Portugal
7.9
77' 50' 28'
Substitutes
G
Ander Astralaga 26.Spain
G
Diego Kochen 31.United States
D
Iñigo Martínez 5.Spain
D
Alejandro Balde 3.Spain
D
Sergi Roberto 20.Spain
M
Oriol Romeu 18.Spain
M
Fermín 32.Spain
89'
F
Ferran Torres 7.Spain
6.6
77' 78'
F
Lamine Yamal 27.Spain
7.0
77'

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

The manager Xavier Hernández Creus decided to play with the following team: Iñaki Peña (7.7), Jules Koundé (7.7), Ronald Araújo (7.5), Andreas Christensen (7.5), João Cancelo (7.5), Frenkie de Jong (7.3), Ilkay Gündogan (8.4), Pedri (7.7), Raphinha (7.5), Robert Lewandowski  (6.1) and João Félix (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Iñigo Martínez, Alejandro Balde, Ferran Torres (6.6), Oriol Romeu, Sergi Roberto, Ander Astralaga, Lamine Yamal (7.0), Diego Kochen and Fermín López.

FC Barcelona could not rely on the presence of Ferran Torres (injured).

Substitutions

FC Barcelona made 3 changes: Pedri for Fermín López (89′), João Félix for Ferran Torres (77′) and Raphinha for Lamine Yamal (77′).

Player of the match: Ilkay Gündogan​

The most impressive player for FC Barcelona was Ilkay Gündogan even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 100 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
7.0
D
José María Giménez 2.Uruguay
6.3
46' 31'
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
6.6
34'
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
7.7
D
Rodrigo Riquelme 25.Spain
6.4
46'
D
Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina
6.3
46'
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
7.9
M
Koke 6.Spain
6.4
66' 38'
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
7.3
F
Antoine Griezmann 7.France
7.1
F
Álvaro Morata 19.Spain
6.4
65'
Substitutes
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
D
César Azpilicueta 3.Spain
6.8
46' 47'
D
Çağlar Söyüncü 4.Turkey
D
Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
D
Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique
M
Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain
7.0
66'
F
Samuel Lino 12.Brazil
7.1
46'
F
Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands
7.3
65'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
7.5
46'

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

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.0), Nahuel Molina (6.3), Axel Witsel (6.6), José María Giménez (6.3), Mario Hermoso (7.7), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.4), Marcos Llorente (7.3), Koke (6.4), Rodrigo de Paul (7.9), Antoine Griezmann (7.1) and Álvaro Morata  (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Samuel Lino (7.1), Ivo Grbić, César Azpilicueta (6.8), Çağlar Söyüncü, Saúl Ñíguez (7.0), Memphis Depay (7.3), Ángel Correa (7.5), Stefan Savic, Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava and Antonio Gomis.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: José María Giménez for Samuel Lino (46′), Álvaro Morata  for Memphis Depay (65′), Koke for Saúl Ñíguez (66′), Nahuel Molina for César Azpilicueta (46′) and Rodrigo Riquelme for Ángel Correa (46′).

Player of the match: Rodrigo de Paul​

The most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Rodrigo de Paul.

His rating is (7.9) with 61 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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