MADRID. Atlético Madrid prevails over FC Barcelona with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Lemar (23′) and a goal from L. Suarez (44′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado with the assistance of Diego Barbero Sevilla and Miguel Martínez Munuera. The 4th official was Daniel Palencia Caballero. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20 degrees Celsius or 68.07 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 6 Total 9
- 3 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 62 Attack 153
- 27 Dangerous attack 69
- 75 Ball safe 76
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 13 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
FC Barcelona was in firm control of the ball 70% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
FC Barcelona was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Atlético Madrid was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Atlético Madrid shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, FC Barcelona shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (R. De Paul and Koke). On the other side, FC Barcelona received 1 yellow card (Gavi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Atlético Madrid will have 17 points like Real Madrid to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, FC Barcelona will stay with 12 points like Real Betis and Valencia to stay in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Real Sociedad on the 24th of October with a 16-7 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (3 draws).
FC Barcelona will host Valencia on the 17th of October with a 20-7 head to head statistic in favor of FC Barcelona (14 draws).
Atlético Madrid – Formation
Atlético Madrid
81'
78'
23'
Atlético Madrid started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Jan Oblak , Stefan Savić , José Giménez , Mario Hermoso , Koke , Marcos Llorente , Rodrigo de Paul , Thomas Lemar , Yannick Carrasco , Luis Suárez and João Félix .
The home team had on the bench: Renan Lodi , Héctor Herrera, Kieran Trippier , Benjamin Lecomte, Antoine Griezmann , Ángel Correa , Felipe , Ivan Šaponjić and Šime Vrsaljko.
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: R. De Paul for K. Trippier (46′), Joao Felix for A. Correa (72′), L. Suarez for A. Griezmann (72′), M. Hermoso for Felipe (81′) and Y. Carrasco for Renan Lodi (81′).
Best player: Thomas Lemar
The player that probably impressed the most for Atlético Madrid was Thomas Lemar.
His rating is with 1 goal, 32 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
FC Barcelona – Formation
FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ronald Koeman played with: Marc-André ter Stegen , Oscar Mingueza , Ronald Araújo , Gerard Piqué , Sergiño Dest , Nicolás González , Sergio Busquets , Frenkie de Jong , Philippe Coutinho , Gavi and Memphis Depay .
They had on the bench: Clément Lenglet , Iñaki Peña, Neto, Riqui Puig , Ansu Fati , Jordi Alba, Eric García, Yusuf Demir, Luuk de Jong , Samuel Umtiti and Sergi Roberto .
Substitutions
FC Barcelona made 5 changes: Nico for S. Roberto (46′), Coutinho for A. Fati (64′), Gavi for R. Puig (75′), O. Mingueza for L. de Jong (75′) and S. Dest for C. Lenglet (86′).
Best player: Sergio Busquets
The player that probably impressed the most for FC Barcelona was Sergio Busquets.
His rating is with 100 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – FC Barcelona – 2-0
- Mallorca – Levante – 1-0
- Cádiz – Valencia – 0-0
- Osasuna – Rayo Vallecano – 1-0
