Atlético Madrid overcomes Valencia after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid had a striking comeback against Valencia.

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Atlético Madrid overcomes Valencia after recovering from a 0-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid had a striking comeback against Valencia. Atlético Madrid was surely superior in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos with the support of Rubén Becerril Gómez and Diego Santaursula Aguado. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.3 degrees Celsius or 39.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Atlético Madrid

3 - 2

Team 1

Valencia

  • ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
  • 18 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 1
  • 111 Attack 72
  • 64 Dangerous attack 33
  • 61 Ball safe 55
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 13 Total 22
  • 6 Yellow Cards 6
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlético Madrid was in firm control of the ball 65% while Valencia was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match​.

Atlético Madrid shot 18 times, 7 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 5 yellow cards (Koke, M. Hermoso, L. Suarez, H. Herrera and J. Gimenez). Talking about the opposition, Valencia received 6 yellow cards (T. Correia, D. Foulquier, Y. Musah, H. Guillamon, T. Lato and J. Domenech).

Match Timeline

14'
Thierry Correia- Yellow
25'
Koke - Yellow
27'
Mario Hermoso - Yellow
37'
37'
Dimitri Foulquier- Yellow
43'
44'
Hugo Duro(goal)T. Lato
Ángel Correa- sub ->Renan Lodi
46'
54'
57'
57'
61'
62'
Hugo Guillamón- Yellow
64'
65'
72'
Cristhian Mosquera- sub ->T. Correia
72'
Jesús Vázquez- sub ->T. Lato
72'
82'
83'
Jaume Doménech- Yellow
84'
88'
Ángel Correa(goal)
90'
Mario Hermoso (goal)M. Cunha
90'
José María Giménez - Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Real Madrid
86
38
FC Barcelona
73
38
Atlético Madrid
71
38
Sevilla
70
38
Real Betis
65
38
Real Sociedad
62
38
Villarreal
59
38
Athletic Club
55
38
Valencia
48
38
Osasuna
47
38
Celta de Vigo
46
38
Rayo Vallecano
42
38
Elche
42
38
Espanyol
42
38
Getafe
39
38
Cádiz
39
38
Mallorca
39
38
Granada
38
38
Levante
35
38
Deportivo Alavés
31
38

After playing this match, Atlético Madrid will have 36 points to hold in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Valencia will stay with 29 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away against FC Barcelona on the 6th of February with a 24-9 head to head stats in favor of FC Barcelona (10 draws).

Valencia will host Real Sociedad on the 6th of February with a 11-10 head to head in favor of Real Sociedad (6 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
6.1
D
Š. Vrsaljko 24.Croatia
6.5
61'
D
José María Giménez  2.Uruguay
6.2
90'
D
Mario Hermoso  22.Spain
7.6
37' Goals90'
D
Renan Lodi 12.Brazil
6.5
46'
M
Koke  6.Spain
6.8
27'
M
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
8.2
90'
M
Thomas Lemar 11.France
7.4
57'
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
6.8
F
Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay
7.3
82'
F
João Félix 7.Portugal
7.0
57'
Substitutes
G
Benjamin Lecomte 1.France
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
6.8
57'
D
Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro
M
H. Herrera 16.Mexico
6.5
61' 84'
M
Javi Serrano 26.Spain
90'
F
Matheus Cunha 19.Brazil
7.8
57' Goals64'
F
Carlos Martín 36.Spain
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
7.3
46' Goals90'

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 (6.1), Šime Vrsaljko (6.5), José María Giménez (6.2), Mario Hermoso (7.6), Renan Lodi (6.5), Yannick Carrasco (8.2), Rodrigo de Paul (6.8), Koke (6.8), Thomas Lemar (7.4), Luis Suárez (7.3) and João Félix (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Matheus Cunha (7.8), Felipe (6.8), Carlos Martín, Héctor Herrera (6.5), Stefan Savić, Benjamin Lecomte, Ángel Correa (7.3) and Javier Serrano.

Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of J. Serrano (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Renan Lodi for A. Correa (46′), Joao Felix for Felipe (57′), T. Lemar for M. Cunha (57′), S. Vrsaljko for H. Herrera (61′) and Y. Carrasco for J. Serrano (90′).

Best player: Yannick Carrasco​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Yannick Carrasco even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.2) with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 10 crosses.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia
G
Jaume Doménech 1.Spain
6.2
83'
D
Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe
6.8
37'
D
Omar Alderete 15.Paraguay
6.8
54'
D
Mouctar Diakhaby  12.Guinea
6.1
D
Toni Lato 3.Spain
6.2
72' 65'
D
Thierry Correia 2.Portugal
5.7
72' 14'
M
Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain
6.1
62'
M
Carlos Soler 10.Spain
7.1
M
Yunus Musah 4.England
7.2
88' 43' Goals25'
F
Gonçalo Guedes 7.Portugal
7.6
F
Hugo Duro 19.Spain
7.1
72' Goals44'
Substitutes
G
Cristian Rivero 25.Spain
G
Carlos Manuel 35.Spain
D
Cristhian Mosquera 37.Spain
5.9
72'
D
Jesús Vázquez 32.Spain
6.4
72'
M
Koba Koindredi 27.France
6.4
54'
M
Uroš Račić 8.Serbia
6.2
88'
M
Denis Cheryshev 17.Russia
F
Marcos André 22.Brazil
F
Manu Vallejo 21.Spain
F
Maxi Gómez 9.Uruguay
6.5
72'
F
Hélder Costa 11.Portugal

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

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Jaume Doménech (6.2), Thierry Correia (5.7), Dimitri Foulquier (6.8), Mouctar Diakhaby (6.1), Omar Alderete (6.8), Toni Lato (6.2), Carlos Soler (7.1), Hugo Guillamón (6.1), Yunus Musah (7.2), Gonçalo Guedes (7.6) and Hugo Duro (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Marcos de Sousa, Cristhian Mosquera (5.9), Jesús Vázquez (6.4), Koba Koindredi (6.4), Cristian Rivero, Manu Vallejo, Uroš Račić (6.2), Maximiliano Gómez (6.5), Carlos Perez, Hélder Costa and Denis Cheryshev.

Valencia could not rely on the presence of K. Koindredi (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: O. Alderete for K. Koindredi (54′), T. Correia for C. Mosquera (72′), T. Lato for J. Vazquez (72′), H. Duro for M. Gomez (72′) and Y. Musah for U. Racic (88′).

Best player: Gonçalo Guedes​

The most impressive player for Valencia was Gonçalo Guedes.

His rating is (7.6) with 29 passes (55% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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