MADRID. Atlético Madrid overcome Almería to win 2-1. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of Álvaro Morata at the 17′. Then Ángel Correa scored again for Atlético Madrid in the 22′ minute. Eventually, Léo Baptistão reduced the distance for Almería (62′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Atlético Madrid capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 55,473 spectators. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the help of Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Fernando Román Román. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.65 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Atlético Madrid has 34 points like FC Barcelona to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Almería will stays with 4 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away against Athletic Club on the 17th of December with a 24-9 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).
Almería will host Mallorca on the 17th of December with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Mallorca (5 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
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90'
22'
Atlético Madrid adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , Stefan Savic , Axel Witsel , César Azpilicueta , Marcos Llorente , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Samuel Lino , Ángel Correa , Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata .
The home team had on the bench: José María Giménez , Nahuel Molina , Mario Hermoso, Rodrigo Riquelme , Ivo Grbić, Çağlar Söyüncü, Saúl Ñíguez , Memphis Depay , Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava, Antonio Gomis, Rayane Belid and Rayane Belaid Khellil.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Álvaro Morata for Memphis Depay (60′), César Azpilicueta for José María Giménez (75′), Rodrigo de Paul for Saúl Ñíguez (61′), Ángel Correa for Nahuel Molina (75′) and Samuel Lino for Rodrigo Riquelme (75′).
Player of the match: Marcos Llorente
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Marcos Llorente even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (91% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 5 crosses.
Almería – Formation
Almería
Also Almería adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre played with: Luís Maximiano , Chumi , César Montes , Edgar González , Alejandro Pozo , Lucas Robertone , Dion Lopy , Sergio Akieme , Sergio Arribas , Léo Baptistão and Adrián Embarba .
These were the players on the bench: Iddrisu Baba , Largie Ramazani , Fernando Martínez, Diego Mariño, Kaiky, Arnau Puigmal , Lázaro, Álex Centelles, Houboulang Mendes, Rachad Fettal Dhimi and Marciano Sanca.
Substitutions
Almería made 3 changes: Alejandro Pozo for Arnau Puigmal (85′), Adrián Embarba for Largie Ramazani (85′) and Lucas Robertone for Iddrisu Baba (86′).
Player of the match: Sergio Arribas
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Almería was Sergio Arribas.
His rating is with 31 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Almería – 2-1
- Cádiz – Osasuna – 1-1
- FC Barcelona – Girona – 2-4
