Atlético Madrid prevails over Espanyol 2-1 with Y. Carrasco scoring 2 goals. HIGHLIGHTS

MADRID. Atlético Madrid overcome Espanyol to win 2-1. Y. Carrasco was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals.

April 18, 2022

MADRID. Atlético Madrid topped Espanyol to win 2-1. Y. Carrasco was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Atlético Madrid to strike first with a goal of Y. Carrasco at the 52′. Then it was a goal in the 74′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Y. Carrasco gave the win to Atlético Madrid in the 90′ minute with a penalty scoring a double.

Atlético Madrid remained in 10 after G. Kondogbia received a double yellow card in the 71′. Anyhow, Atlético Madrid still was capable to win this contest playing only in players.

The match was played at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Sunday and it started at 4:15 pm local time. The referee was Jorge Figueroa Vázquez assisted by Guadalupe Porras Ayuso and Álvaro Yeray Carreño Cabrera. The 4th official was Alberto Gómez Lameiro. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 24.9 degrees Celsius or 76.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 26%.

Match Statistics

Atlético Madrid

2 - 1

Espanyol

52 Ball Possession 48

Shots

13 Total 11
4 On Target 5
9 Off Target 6
3 Shots blocked 3

97 Attack 105
73 Dangerous attack 22
64 Ball safe 69

1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 3
2 Off Sides 2

Fouls

18 Total 12
5 Yellow Cards 5
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Espanyol that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Atlético Madrid had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Atlético Madrid won the match.

Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Espanyol shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 4 yellow cards (G. Kondogbia, Felipe, S. Savic and M. Llorente). Regarding the opposition, Espanyol received 5 yellow cards (O. Gil, D. Lopez, D. Vila, D. Vila and M. Morlanes).

G. Kondogbia (Atlético Madrid) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (71′).

Match Timeline

30'

Óscar Gil- Yellow

33'

37'

45'

Antoine Griezmann- sub ->T. Lemar

46'

52'

Reinildo Mandava- sub ->R. Lodi

58'

60'

71'

74'

Stefan Savic- Yellow

76'

Rodrigo de Paul- sub ->A. Correa

78'

80'

87'

88'

Marcos Llorente- Yellow

88'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Atlético Madrid will have 60 points like FC Barcelona and Sevilla to remain in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Espanyol will stay with 39 points like Celta de Vigo to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

6.5

Š. Vrsaljko 24.Croatia

6.2

46'

Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro

6.3

76'

Felipe 18.Brazil

7.0

45'

Renan Lodi 12.Brazil

6.5

58'

Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic

6.4

71'

Koke 6.Spain

6.9

Thomas Lemar 11.France

6.2

46'

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

6.7

88'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

6.5

78'

João Félix 7.Portugal

6.4

46'

Substitutes

Benjamin Lecomte 1.France

Mario Hermoso 22.Spain

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

6.8

58'

Javi Serrano 26.Spain

Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina

6.5

78'

Daniel Wass 17.Denmark

Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium

8.2

46'

52', 90'

Luis Suárez 9.Uruguay

Matheus Cunha 19.Brazil

7.1

46'

Antoine Griezmann 8.France

6.6

46'

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: .

Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of A. Griezmann (injured) and Y. Carrasco (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 8 changes: T. Lemar for A. Griezmann (46′), T. Lemar for Y. Carrasco (46′), S. Vrsaljko for M. Cunha (46′), Joao Felix for A. Griezmann (46′), R. Lodi for R. Mandava (58′), R. Lodi for R. Mandava (58′), A. Correa for R. de Paul (78′) and A. Correa for R. de Paul (78′).