Atlético Madrid seizes a 2-1 win against Rayo Vallecano. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. A goal from M. Depay was decisive in the 90min.

February 1, 2024

MADRID. Atlético Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano to win 2-1. A goal from M. Depay was decisive in the 90min. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of Reinildo Mandava at the 35′. Then it was a goal in the 42′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Memphis Depay gave the win to Atlético Madrid in the 90′ minute with a goal.

Francisco received a red card (90′). This red card was one of the reason why Rayo Vallecano lost the match.

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Wednesday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 47,003 spectators. The referee was César Soto Grado with the help of Pau Cebrián Devis and Carlos Álvarez Fernández. The 4th official was Francisco José Ortega Herrera. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold at 13.68 degrees Celsius or 56.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.

Match Statistics

Atlético Madrid

2 - 1

Rayo Vallecano

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

8 Total 10
3 On Target 2
2 Off Target 3
3 Shots blocked 5

96 Attack 116
35 Dangerous attack 27
78 Ball safe 95

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 6

Fouls

10 Total 12
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Rayo Vallecano that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.

Atlético Madrid shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Rayo Vallecano shot 10 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 1 yellow card (D. Simeone). On the other side, Rayo Vallecano received 3 yellow cards (Isi Palazón, Kike Pérez and Pep Chavarría).

Also, Rayo Vallecano didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Francisco (Rayo Vallecano) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (90′).

Match Timeline

Reinildo Mandava(goal)Rodrigo Riquelme

35'

38'

Kike Pérez- Yellow

42'

Álvaro García(goal)Pep Chavarría

Nahuel Molina- sub ->Arthur Vermeeren

46'

Antoine Griezmann- sub ->Ángel Correa

58'

Samuel Lino- sub ->Rodrigo Riquelme

58'

Rodrigo de Paul- sub ->Marcos Llorente

58'

60'

Isi Palazón- Yellow

64'

Iván Balliu- sub ->Andrei Rațiu

64'

Miguel Crespo- sub ->Kike Pérez

Koke - sub ->Saúl Ñíguez

69'

76'

Jorge de Frutos- sub ->Isi Palazón

76'

Óscar Trejo- sub ->Álvaro García

Memphis Depay(VAR)

81'

83'

Radamel Falcao- sub ->Sergio Camello

Memphis Depay(goal)Antoine Griezmann

90'

Pep Chavarría- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Atlético Madrid has 47 points like FC Barcelona to remain in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rayo Vallecano will stays with 24 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away against Real Madrid on the 4th of February with a 26-9 head to head record in favor of Real Madrid (17 draws).

Rayo Vallecano will host Sevilla on the 4th of February with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Sevilla (7 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

6.6

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

6.7

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

7.1

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

8.2

35'

Saúl Ñíguez 8.Spain

6.7

69'

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

7.3

58'

Rodrigo Riquelme 17.Spain

7.1

58'

Arthur Vermeeren 18.Belgium

6.8

46'

Pablo Barrios 24.Spain

7.0

Memphis Depay 9.Netherlands

7.3

90'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

6.3

58'

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

Substitutes

Horaţiu Moldovan 1.Romania

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Gabriel Paulista 4.Brazil

Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

7.1

46'

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

7.3

58'

Koke 6.Spain

7.1

69'

Salim El Jebari 30.Spain

Antoine Griezmann 7.France

7.3

58'

Samuel Lino 12.Brazil

6.7

58'

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: Álvaro Morata , Jan Oblak (6.6), Axel Witsel (7.1), Mario Hermoso (6.7), Reinildo Mandava (8.2), Marcos Llorente (7.3), Arthur Vermeeren (6.8), Pablo Barrios (7.0), Saúl Ñíguez (6.7), Rodrigo Riquelme (7.1), Memphis Depay (7.3) and Ángel Correa (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo de Paul (7.3), Koke (7.1), Antoine Griezmann (7.3), Samuel Lino (6.7), Stefan Savic, Nahuel Molina (7.1), Horaţiu Moldovan, Gabriel Paulista, Salim El Jebari and Antonio Gomis.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Saúl Ñíguez for Koke (69′), Arthur Vermeeren for Nahuel Molina (46′), Ángel Correa for Antoine Griezmann (58′), Rodrigo Riquelme for Samuel Lino (58′) and Marcos Llorente for Rodrigo de Paul (58′).

Player of the match: Reinildo Mandava

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Reinildo Mandava.

His rating is 8.2 with 1 goal, 37 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Rayo Vallecano – Formation

Rayo Vallecano

Stole Dimitrievski 1.Macedonia

5.8

Aridane Hernández 5.Spain

7.0

Alfonso Espino 12.Uruguay

6.4

Florian Lejeune 24.France

6.3

Andrei Rațiu 2.Romania

6.3

64'

Pep Chavarría 3.Spain

7.3

90'

Isi Palazón 7.Spain

6.7

76'

60'

Kike Pérez 14.Spain

6.1

64'

38'

Álvaro García 18.Spain

7.8

76'

42'

Óscar Valentín 23.Spain

7.0

Sergio Camello 34.Spain

6.4

83'

Substitutes

Dani Cárdenas 13.Spain

Martín Pascual 4.Spain

Abdul Mumin 16.Ghana

Iván Balliu 20.Albania

6.3

64'

José Pozo 6.Spain

Miguel Crespo 15.Portugal

6.7

64'

Óscar Trejo 8.Argentina

6.1

76'

Radamel Falcao 9.Colombia

6.4

83'

Jorge de Frutos 19.Spain

6.6

76'

Raúl de Tomás 22.Spain

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

Francisco Javier Rodríguez Vílchez played with: Stole Dimitrievski (5.8), Aridane Hernández (7.0), Florian Lejeune (6.3), Alfonso Espino (6.4), Andrei Rațiu (6.3), Kike Pérez (6.1), Óscar Valentín (7.0), Pep Chavarría (7.3), Isi Palazón (6.7), Álvaro García (7.8), Sergio Camello (6.4).

They had on the bench: Óscar Trejo (6.1), Iván Balliu (6.3), Martín Pascual, José Pozo, Radamel Falcao (6.4), Dani Cárdenas, Miguel Crespo (6.7), Abdul Mumin, Jorge de Frutos (6.6) and Raúl de Tomás.

Substitutions

Rayo Vallecano made 5 changes: Isi Palazón for Jorge de Frutos (76′), Álvaro García for Óscar Trejo (76′), Sergio Camello for Radamel Falcao (83′), Andrei Rațiu for Iván Balliu (64′) and Kike Pérez for Miguel Crespo (64′).