MADRID. Atlético Madrid liquidates Las Palmas 5-0 with goals of Marcos Llorente (15′), Marcos Llorente (20′), Ángel Correa (47′), Ángel Correa (62′) and Memphis Depay (87′). Las Palmas was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (65%).
The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 61,196 spectators. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez who had the assistance of Aitor Villate Martínez and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was Pablo Morales Moreno. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 14.62 degrees Celsius or 58.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.
Match Statistics
- ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 7 On Target 2
- 5 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 3
- 96 Attack 96
- 43 Dangerous attack 28
- 57 Ball safe 86
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 24 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Las Palmas was in firm control of the ball 65% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Atlético Madrid was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.
Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Las Palmas shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (Saúl Ñíguez and Nahuel Molina). On the other side, Las Palmas received 1 yellow card (Máximo Perrone).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Atlético Madrid has 51 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Las Palmas will stays with 35 points to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Almería on the 25th of February with a 6-2 head to head in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Las Palmas will host Osasuna on the 25th of February with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Las Palmas (2 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 , Nahuel Molina , Stefan Savic , José María Giménez , Reinildo Mandava , Samuel Lino , Pablo Barrios , Koke , Saúl Ñíguez , Marcos Llorente and Ángel Correa .
The home team had on the bench: Rodrigo de Paul , Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay , Axel Witsel , Mario Hermoso, Horaţiu Moldovan, Rodrigo Riquelme , Arthur Vermeeren , Marco Moreno, Salim El Jebari and Antonio Gomis.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Samuel Lino for Rodrigo Riquelme (63′), José María Giménez for Axel Witsel (63′), Koke for Rodrigo de Paul (63′), Marcos Llorente for Memphis Depay (63′) and Pablo Barrios for Arthur Vermeeren (71′).
Player of the match: Ángel Correa
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Ángel Correa.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (74% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10.
Las Palmas – Formation
Las Palmas started with a conservative line-up (4-5-1).
Francisco Javier García Pimienta played with: Álvaro Valles , Alex Suárez , Saúl Coco , Mika Mármol , Sergi Cardona , Marvin Park , Javier Muñoz , Máximo Perrone , Kirian Rodríguez , Munir El Haddadi and Sandro Ramírez .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alberto Moleiro , Juan Herzog, Cristian Herrera, Benito Ramírez, Enzo Loiodice, Sory Kaba, Daley Sinkgraven , Marc Cardona , Pejiño , Fabio González, Julián Araujo , Alex Gonzalez and Álvaro Killane Giardini.
Substitutions
Las Palmas made 5 changes: Alex Suárez for Julián Araujo (58′), Sandro Ramírez for Marc Cardona (58′), Máximo Perrone for Alberto Moleiro (58′), Sergi Cardona for Daley Sinkgraven (74′) and Munir El Haddadi for Pejiño (81′).
Player of the match: Sandro Ramírez
The player that probably impressed the most for Las Palmas was Sandro Ramírez.
His rating is with 19 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Osasuna – Cádiz – 2-0
- Celta de Vigo – FC Barcelona – 1-2
- Atlético Madrid – Las Palmas – 5-0
- Valencia – Sevilla – 0-0