Atlético Madrid overcomes Valencia 2-0 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid defeats Valencia with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Lino (45') and a goal from M. Depay (57').

January 29, 2024

MADRID. Atlético Madrid beats Valencia with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Lino (45′) and a goal from M. Depay (57′).

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the help of Iker De Francisco Grijalba and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Antonio Alberola Rojas. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.05 degrees Celsius or 57.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 44%.

Match Statistics

Atlético Madrid

2 - 0

Valencia

55 Ball Possession 45

Shots

12 Total 10
8 On Target 3
3 Off Target 4
1 Shots blocked 3

108 Attack 118
48 Dangerous attack 32
42 Ball safe 42

1 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

3 Total 5
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Atlético Madrid had a strong ball possession 55% while Valencia was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.

Atlético Madrid shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Valencia shot 10 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Saúl Ñíguez and Nahuel Molina). Talking about the opposition, Valencia didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Samuel Lino(goal)Antoine Griezmann

45'

Nahuel Molina- Yellow

49'

55'

Roman Yaremchuk - sub ->Fran Pérez

Memphis Depay(goal)Nahuel Molina

57'

Axel Witsel- sub ->José María Giménez

59'

Marcos Llorente- sub ->Rodrigo de Paul

67'

Álvaro Morata - sub ->Memphis Depay

67'

Rodrigo Riquelme- sub ->Samuel Lino

67'

Nahuel Molina(VAR)

72'

79'

Jesús Vázquez- sub ->Hugo Guillamón

79'

Cenk Özkacar- sub ->Gabriel Paulista

Saúl Ñíguez- sub ->Pablo Barrios

81'

Saúl Ñíguez- Yellow

83'

89'

Alberto Marí- sub ->Hugo Duro

89'

Hugo González- sub ->Diego Lopez Noguerol

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Atlético Madrid has 44 points like FC Barcelona to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Valencia will stays with 32 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Rayo Vallecano on the 31st of January with a 15-1 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).

Valencia will host Almería on the 4th of February with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Valencia (4 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

7.7

Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro

7.5

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

7.5

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

7.1

59'

Samuel Lino 12.Brazil

7.5

67'

45'

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

7.3

81'

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

7.5

67'

Koke 6.Spain

8.2

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

7.5

49'

Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands

8.1

67'

57'

Antoine Griezmann 7.France

7.9

Substitutes

Horaţiu Moldovan 1.Romania

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain

6.7

81'

83'

Arthur Vermeeren 18.Belgium

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

6.7

67'

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

6.8

59'

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

6.6

67'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

6.8

67'

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 (7.7), Stefan Savic (7.5), José María Giménez (7.1), Reinildo Mandava (7.5), Nahuel Molina (7.5), Rodrigo de Paul (7.5), Koke (8.2), Pablo Barrios (7.3), Samuel Lino (7.5), Antoine Griezmann (7.9) and Memphis Depay (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo Riquelme (6.6), Horaţiu Moldovan, Saúl Ñíguez (6.7), Ángel Correa, Arthur Vermeeren, Antonio Gomis, Axel Witsel (6.8), Mario Hermoso, Marcos Llorente (6.7) and Álvaro Morata (6.8).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: José María Giménez for Axel Witsel (59′), Pablo Barrios for Saúl Ñíguez (81′), Rodrigo de Paul for Marcos Llorente (67′), Memphis Depay for Álvaro Morata (67′) and Samuel Lino for Rodrigo Riquelme (67′).

Player of the match: Koke

The most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Koke even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 120 passes (96% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 11.

Valencia – Formation

Valencia

Giorgi Mamardashvili 25.Georgia

8.1

Cristhian Mosquera 3.Spain

6.8

Gabriel Paulista 5.Brazil

6.6

79'

José Gayà 14.Spain

6.7

Dimitri Foulquier 20.Guadeloupe

6.8

Hugo Guillamón 6.Spain

7.0

79'

Javi Guerra 8.Spain

6.3

Diego López 16.Spain

6.6

89'

Pepelu 18.Spain

7.7

Fran Pérez 23.Spain

6.8

55'

Hugo Duro 9.Spain

6.8

89'

Substitutes

Jaume Doménech 1.Spain

Cristian Rivero 13.Spain

Cenk Özkacar 15.Turkey

6.7

79'

Jesús Vázquez 21.Spain

6.8

79'

Ruben Iranzo Lendinez 31.Spain

Yarek Gąsiorowski 34.Spain

Pablo Gozálbez 27.Spain

Hugo González 30.Spain

89'

Roman Yaremchuk 17.Ukraine

6.7

55'

Alberto Marí 22.Spain

89'

Valencia started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Rubén Baraja Vegas played with: Giorgi Mamardashvili (8.1), Dimitri Foulquier (6.8), Cristhian Mosquera (6.8), Gabriel Paulista (6.6), José Gayà (6.7), Hugo Guillamón (7.0), Pepelu (7.7), Fran Pérez (6.8), Javier Guerra (6.3), Diego Lopez Noguerol (6.6) and Hugo Duro (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Jaume Doménech, Cristian Rivero, Cenk Özkacar (6.7), Roman Yaremchuk (6.7), Jesús Vázquez (6.8), Alberto Mari, Pablo Gozálbez, Hugo González, Ruben Iranzo Lendinez and Yarek Gasiorowski.

Valencia could not rely on the presence of Cenk Özkacar (injured).

Substitutions

Valencia made 5 changes: Fran Pérez for Roman Yaremchuk (55′), Hugo Guillamón for Jesús Vázquez (79′), Gabriel Paulista for Cenk Özkacar (79′), Diego Lopez Noguerol for Hugo González (89′) and Hugo Duro for Alberto Mari (89′).