SAN SEBASTIáN. Atlético Madrid and Real Sociedad draw 1-1. A. Morata scored the first goal (5′) for Atlético Madrid. U. Sadiq equalized (55′).

The match was played at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastián on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was César Soto Grado with the assistance of Carlos Álvarez Fernández and Fernando Tresaco Escabosa. The 4th official was Miguel Sesma Espinosa. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22 degrees Celsius or 71.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Real Sociedad

1 - 1

Atlético Madrid

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 12 Total 18
  • 7 On Target 9
  • 5 Off Target 9
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 133 Attack 97
  • 42 Dangerous attack 23
  • 71 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 18 Total 13
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Real Sociedad had a strong ball possession 55% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Real Sociedad had a more offensive attitude with 42 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Real Sociedad to win the match​.

Real Sociedad shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid shot 18 times, 9 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Real Sociedad received 5 yellow cards (M. Zubimendi, M. Cho, I. Zubeldia, A. Gorosabel and M. Merino). On the other side, Atlético Madrid received 5 yellow cards (S. Niguez, R. de Paul, M. Llorente, D. Simeone and A. Morata).

Match Timeline

5'
Álvaro Morata (goal)
12'
Saúl Ñíguez- Yellow
24'
Rodrigo de Paul- Yellow
Martín Zubimendi- Yellow
28'
29'
Álvaro Morata (var)
35'
Marcos Llorente- Yellow
35'
Umar Sadiq- sub ->A. Sorloth
46'
46'
Umar Sadiq(goal)M. Cho
55'
Igor Zubeldia- Yellow
57'
61'
Álvaro Morata - Yellow
63'
Antoine Griezmann- sub ->R. de Paul
Takefusa Kubo- sub ->D. Silva
71'
Ander Barrenetxea - sub ->M. Cho
71'
Aritz Elustondo- sub ->I. Zubeldia
71'
73'
79'
Ángel Correa- sub ->A. Morata
79'
Mario Hermoso - sub ->Y. Carrasco
83'
85'
Mikel Merino- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
FC Barcelona
88
38
Real Madrid
78
38
Atlético Madrid
77
38
Real Sociedad
71
38
Villarreal
64
38
Real Betis
60
38
Osasuna
53
38
Athletic Club
51
38
Mallorca
50
38
Girona
49
38
Rayo Vallecano
49
38
Sevilla
49
38
Celta de Vigo
43
38
Cádiz
42
38
Valencia
42
38
Getafe
42
38
Almería
41
38
Real Valladolid
40
38
Espanyol
37
38
Elche
25
38

After playing this match, Real Sociedad will have 7 points like Athletic Club, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid and Celta de Vigo to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Atlético Madrid will have 7 points like Athletic Club, Villarreal, Celta de Vigo and Real Sociedad to remain in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Real Sociedad will play away against Getafe on the 11th of September with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Getafe (8 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Celta de Vigo on the 10th of September with a 16-6 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético Madrid (6 draws).

Real Sociedad – Formation

Real Sociedad
G
Álex Remiro 1.Spain
7.6
D
Andoni Gorosabel 18.Spain
6.2
83' 73'
D
Robin Le Normand 24.Spain
6.7
D
Aihen Muñoz 12.Spain
7.2
D
Igor Zubeldia 5.Spain
6.8
71' 57'
M
David Silva 21.Spain
6.9
71'
M
Brais Méndez 23.Spain
7.3
M
Mikel Merino 8.Spain
7.1
90'
M
Martín Zubimendi 3.Spain
7.1
28'
F
Alexander Sørloth 19.Norway
6.4
46'
F
Mohamed-Ali Cho 11.France
8.0
71' 35'
Substitutes
G
Andoni Zubiaurre 13.Spain
D
Jon Pacheco 20.Spain
D
Aritz Elustondo 6.Spain
6.6
71'
D
Urko González de Zarate 30.Spain
D
Álex Sola 2.Spain
6.7
83'
M
Robert Navarro 17.Spain
M
Jon Karrikaburu 33.Spain
M
Beñat Turrientes 22.Spain
M
Asier Illarramendi 4.Spain
M
Takefusa Kubo 14.Japan
6.2
71'
F
Umar Sadiq 25.Nigeria
7.1
46' 55'
F
Ander Barrenetxea 7.Spain
6.3
71'

Real Sociedad started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea decided to play with the following team: Álex Remiro (7.6), Andoni Gorosabel (6.2), Igor Zubeldia (6.8), Robin Le Normand (6.7), Aihen Muñoz (7.2), Brais Méndez (7.3), Martín Zubimendi (7.1), Mikel Merino (7.1), David Silva (6.9), Alexander Sørloth (6.4) and Mohamed-Ali Cho (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jon Pacheco, Robert Navarro, Aritz Elustondo (6.6), Jon Karrikaburu, Beñat Turrientes, Illarramendi, Umar Sadiq (7.1), Urko González, Ander Barrenetxea (6.3), Álex Sola (6.7), Andoni Zubiaurre and Takefusa Kubo (6.2).

Substitutions

Real Sociedad made 5 changes: A. Sorloth for U. Sadiq (46′), D. Silva for T. Kubo (71′), M. Cho for A. Barrenetxea (71′), I. Zubeldia for A. Elustondo (71′) and A. Gorosabel for A. Sola (83′).

Best player: Mohamed-Ali Cho​

The player that probably impressed the most for Real Sociedad was Mohamed-Ali Cho.

His rating is (8.0) with 10 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia
7.4
85'
D
José María Giménez 2.Uruguay
7.4
D
Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique
7.5
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
6.5
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
6.3
46' 12'
M
Koke 6.Spain
6.7
M
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
7.3
79'
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
6.1
63' 24'
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
7.6
35'
F
Álvaro Morata 19.Spain
7.5
79' 61' 5'
F
João Félix 7.Portugal
6.3
Substitutes
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
6.2
85'
D
Sergio Diez Roldán 30.Spain
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
6.8
79'
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
M
Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic
6.5
46'
M
Alberto Moreno 32.Spain
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
6.5
79'
F
Antoine Griezmann 8.France
7.0
63'

Atlético Madrid started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (7.4), José María Giménez (7.4), Axel Witsel (6.5), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (7.5), Koke (6.7), Marcos Llorente (7.6), Rodrigo de Paul (6.1), Saúl Ñíguez (6.3), Yannick Carrasco (7.3), Álvaro Morata (7.5) and João Félix (6.3).

They had on the bench: Sergio Díez, Mario Hermoso (6.8), Antonio Gomís, Ángel Correa (6.5), Geoffrey Kondogbia (6.5), Felipe, Ivo Grbić (6.2), Alberto Moreno and Antoine Griezmann (7.0).

Atlético Madrid could not rely on the presence of I. Grbic (injured).

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: S. Niguez for G. Kondogbia (46′), R. de Paul for A. Griezmann (63′), A. Morata for A. Correa (79′), Y. Carrasco for M. Hermoso (79′) and J. Oblak for I. Grbic (85′).

Best player: Marcos Llorente​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Marcos Llorente.

His rating is (7.6) with 21 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the La Liga.​