MADRID. Atlético Madrid defeats Sevilla 1-0 after M. Llorente scored just 1 goal (46′).
Atlético Madrid remained in players after Çağlar Söyüncü received a red card in the 70′. Nonetheless, Atlético Madrid still managed to win this match competing only in players.
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. In front of 64,308 spectators. The referee was Javier Alberola Rojas who had the assistance of Alfredo Rodríguez Moreno and Teodoro Sobrino Magán. The 4th official was Rubén Ruipérez Marín. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 10.43 degrees Celsius or 50.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 12 Total 8
- 4 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 80 Attack 74
- 59 Dangerous attack 50
- 73 Ball safe 72
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 7 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Sevilla that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid was putting more pressure with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.
Atlético Madrid shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sevilla shot 8 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 7 yellow cards (José María Giménez, Nahuel Molina, Marcos Llorente, Ángel Correa, Rodrigo de Paul, César Azpilicueta and Axel Witsel). On the other side, Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Sergio Ramos, Kike Salas and Suso).
(Atlético Madrid) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Atlético Madrid has 38 points like FC Barcelona to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Sevilla will stays with 16 points like Deportivo Alavés to sit in the 15th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Girona on the 3rd of January with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).
Sevilla will host Athletic Club on the 3rd of January with a 21-13 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (8 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
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Atlético Madrid adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Yannick Carrasco, Pablo Barrios, Jan Oblak , Nahuel Molina , Stefan Savic, Axel Witsel , José María Giménez , Mario Hermoso, César Azpilicueta , Samuel Lino , Antoine Griezmann , Rodrigo de Paul , Koke , Rodrigo Riquelme and Álvaro Morata .
The home team had on the bench: Marcos Llorente , Saúl Ñíguez , Ivo Grbić, Çağlar Söyüncü , Memphis Depay, Ángel Correa , Javi Galán, Reinildo Isnard Mandava and Antonio Gomis.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Álvaro Morata for Saúl Ñíguez (55′), Nahuel Molina for Marcos Llorente (46′), Koke for Çağlar Söyüncü (66′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Ángel Correa (46′) and Antoine Griezmann for Reinildo Isnard Mandava (73′).
Player of the match: Rodrigo de Paul
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Rodrigo de Paul even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 62 passes (95% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.
Sevilla – Formation
Sevilla
Also Sevilla adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Enrique Sánchez Flores played with: M. Dmitrović , N. Gudelj , L. Badé, Sergio Ramos , Kike Salas , Juanlu Sánchez , Óliver Torres , B. Soumaré , I. Rakitić , Adrià Pedrosa , Suso , L. Ocampos .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Y. En-Nesyri , D. Sow , F. Gattoni, Rafa Mir , Marcão, A. Januzaj , Manu Bueno, Darío Benavides, I. Sow, Alberto Flores, Matías Árbol and Lulo Dasilva.
Substitutions
Sevilla made 4 changes: Suso for Y. En-Nesyri (53′), I. Rakitić for D. Sow (53′), Adrià Pedrosa for A. Januzaj (82′) and Óliver Torres for Rafa Mir (78′).
Player of the match: Juanlu Sánchez
The most impressive player for Sevilla was Juanlu Sánchez.
His rating is with 47 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
