MADRID. Atlético Madrid beats Celta de Vigo 2-0 after R. Lodi scores 2 goals.
The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the collaboration of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Diego Barbero Sevilla. The 4th official was Carlos Fernández Buergo. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 11
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 95 Attack 131
- 41 Dangerous attack 51
- 92 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Celta de Vigo had a strong ball possession 64% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Celta de Vigo had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Atlético Madrid succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (S. Savic, J. Gimenez, J. Oblak and R. Mandava). Regarding the opposition, Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (I. Aspas, N. Araujo and T. Galhardo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Atlético Madrid will have 45 points to sit in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo will stay with 32 points like Osasuna to sit in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will play away with Real Betis on the 6th of March with a 18-4 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (7 draws).
Celta de Vigo will host Mallorca on the 6th of March with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Mallorca (4 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 , Stefan Savić , José María Giménez , Reinildo Isnard Mandava , Šime Vrsaljko , Marcos Llorente , Héctor Herrera , Geoffrey Kondogbia , Renan Lodi , Ángel Correa and João Félix .
The home team had on the bench: Antoine Griezmann , Benjamin Lecomte, Luis Suárez , Thomas Lemar , Mario Hermoso, Felipe, Rodrigo de Paul , Javier Serrano and Yannick Carrasco .
Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of T. Lemar (injured).
Substitutions
Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: Renan Lodi for R. De Paul (63′), A. Correa for A. Griezmann (64′), M. Llorente for Y. Carrasco (64′), G. Kondogbia for T. Lemar (68′) and Joao Felix for L. Suarez (72′).
Best player: Renan Lodi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Renan Lodi.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Celta de Vigo – Formation
Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).
Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Matías Dituro , Hugo Mallo , Joseph Aidoo , Néstor Araujo , Javi Galán , Fran Beltrán , Brais Méndez , Denis Suárez , Franco Cervi , Iago Aspas and Santi Mina .
They had on the bench: Jeison Murillo, Thiago Galhardo , Augusto Solari , Jose Fontán, Rubén Blanco, Kevin Vazquez, Orbelín Pineda, Carlos Dominguez, Coke Carrillo, Nolito and Renato Tapia.
Substitutions
Celta de Vigo made 3 changes: F. Cervi for Nolito (75′), S. Mina for T. Galhardo (75′) and D. Suarez for A. Solari (81′).
Best player: Fran Beltrán
The player that probably impressed the most for Celta de Vigo was Fran Beltrán.
His rating is with 82 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the La Liga.
- Atlético Madrid – Celta de Vigo – 2-0
- Mallorca – Valencia – 0-1
- Getafe – Deportivo Alavés – 2-2
- Rayo Vallecano – Real Madrid – 0-1