MADRID. Atlético Madrid and Getafe played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Getafe was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%)

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Tuesday and it started at 9:30 pm local time. In front of 46,401 spectators.​ The referee was José Luis Munuera Montero with the collaboration of Iñigo Prieto López de Ceraín and Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno. The 4th official was Manuel Camacho Garrote. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 10.76 degrees Celsius or 51.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Getafe was in firm control of the ball 59% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Getafe had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 9 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Getafe to win the match​.

Atlético Madrid shot 8 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Getafe shot 29 times, 9 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Mario Hermoso and Stefan Savic). Talking about the opposition, Getafe received 3 yellow cards (Óscar Rodríguez, Damián Suárez and Luis Milla).

Standings

After this match, Atlético Madrid has 35 points like FC Barcelona to remain in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Getafe will has 26 points to hold in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Sevilla on the 23rd of December with a 16-12 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (14 draws).

Getafe will host Rayo Vallecano on the 3rd of January with a 11-6 head to head statistic in favor of Rayo Vallecano (4 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

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

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak (7.3), Stefan Savic (5.6), Axel Witsel (7.0), Mario Hermoso (6.7), Marcos Llorente (7.3), Rodrigo de Paul (6.7), Koke (6.7), Samuel Lino (7.1), Rodrigo Riquelme (6.8), Memphis Depay (6.8) and Antoine Griezmann (8.4).

The home team had on the bench: Çağlar Söyüncü, Nahuel Molina (6.1), Álvaro Morata  (7.3), Ivo Grbić, César Azpilicueta (6.4), Saúl Ñíguez (6.4), Ángel Correa, Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava and Antonio Gomis.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 4 changes: Rodrigo de Paul for Álvaro Morata  (57′), Memphis Depay for César Azpilicueta (40′), Samuel Lino for Saúl Ñíguez (81′) and Marcos Llorente for Nahuel Molina (81′).

Player of the match: Antoine Griezmann​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Antoine Griezmann.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 42 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.

Getafe – Formation

Getafe started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

José Bordalás Jiménez played with: Djené, David Soria (6.3), Juan Iglesias (6.6), Domingos Duarte (6.8), Gastón Álvarez (6.8), Diego Rico (7.3), Mason Greenwood  (8.2), Luis Milla (8.2), Nemanja Maksimovic (7.5), Jaime Mata (7.5) and Borja Mayoral (8.4), Juanmi Latasa (7.0).

They had on the bench: Daniel Fuzato, Fabrizio Angileri, Óscar Rodríguez (8.1), Enes Ünal, Carles Aleñá, Omar Alderete, Choco Lozano , José Ángel Carmona, Damián Suárez (6.4), Stefan Mitrović and Jordi (6.4).

Substitutions

Getafe made 5 changes: Juan Iglesias for Damián Suárez (46′), Diego Rico for José Ángel Carmona (90′), Gastón Álvarez for Omar Alderete (90′), Jaime Mata for Óscar Rodríguez (72′) and Nemanja Maksimovic for Jorge Martín Camuñas (82′).

Player of the match: Borja Mayoral​

The most impressive player for Getafe was Borja Mayoral.

His rating is 8.4 with 2 goals, 26 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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

• Atlético Madrid – Getafe – 3-3
• Granada – Sevilla – 0-3
• Rayo Vallecano – Valencia – 0-1