MADRID. Atlético Madrid annihilates Celta de Vigo 4-1 with goals of A. Correa (9′), R. de Paul (50′), Y. Carrasco (66′) and U. Nunez (82′ own). Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo scored with ​G. Veiga (71′).

The match was played at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano stadium in Madrid on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. In front of 52,342 spectators.​ The referee was Alejandro José Hernández Hernández with the collaboration of José Enrique Naranjo Pérez and Álvaro Granel Peiró. The 4th official was José Alberto Pardeiro Puente. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 27.6 degrees Celsius or 81.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 35%.​

Match Statistics​

Atlético Madrid

4 - 1

Celta de Vigo

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 13 Total 15
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 13
  • 0 Shots blocked 2
  • 79 Attack 134
  • 32 Dangerous attack 47
  • 86 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 11 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Atlético Madrid was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Celta de Vigo that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Celta de Vigo was putting more pressure with 47 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Atlético Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Atlético Madrid shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Celta de Vigo shot 15 times, 2 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (M. Hermoso and Koke). On the opposite side, Celta de Vigo received 3 yellow cards (U. Nunez, I. Aspas and G. Veiga).

Match Timeline

Ángel Correa(goal)R. de Paul
9'
Mario Hermoso - Yellow
16'
21'
Unai Núñez- Yellow
Koke - sub ->T. Lemar
46'
Rodrigo de Paul(goal)Koke
50'
53'
Koke - Yellow
57'
Antoine Griezmann- sub ->A. Morata
63'
63'
64'
66'
71'
76'
82'
Unai Núñez(own-goal)
Saúl Ñíguez- sub ->Y. Carrasco
85'
90'
Iago Aspas - 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, Atlético Madrid will have 10 points like Villarreal to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Celta de Vigo will stay with 7 points like Athletic Club, Girona, Rayo Vallecano and Real Sociedad to hold in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Atlético Madrid will host Real Madrid on the 18th of September with a 24-7 head to head stats in favor of Real Madrid (16 draws).

Celta de Vigo will host Real Betis on the 2nd of October with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Real Betis (14 draws).

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid
G
Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia
6.6
D
Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique
7.3
D
Mario Hermoso 22.Spain
6.9
16'
D
Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina
6.7
D
Axel Witsel 20.Belgium
7.0
D
Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium
7.4
85' 66'
M
Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic
7.4
M
Thomas Lemar 11.France
6.8
46'
M
Rodrigo de Paul 5.Argentina
8.3
76' 50'
F
Álvaro Morata 19.Spain
6.9
63'
F
Ángel Correa 10.Argentina
7.1
63' 9'
Substitutes
G
Antonio Gomis 31.Spain
G
Alejandro Iturbe 33.Spain
D
Marco Moreno 36.Spain
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
M
Koke 6.Spain
6.8
46' 57'
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
6.2
85'
M
Marcos Llorente 14.Spain
F
João Félix 7.Portugal
6.2
63'
F
Matheus Cunha 9.Brazil
6.8
76'
F
Antoine Griezmann 8.France
6.7
63'

Atlético Madrid started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Diego Pablo Simeone decided to play with the following team: Ivo Grbić (6.6), Nahuel Molina (6.7), Axel Witsel (7.0), Mario Hermoso (6.9), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (7.3), Yannick Carrasco (7.4), Rodrigo de Paul (8.3), Geoffrey Kondogbia (7.4), Thomas Lemar (6.8), Ángel Correa (7.1) and Álvaro Morata (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Koke (6.8), Antonio Gomis, Marco Moreno, João Félix (6.2), Saúl Ñíguez (6.2), Felipe, Marcos Llorente, Matheus Cunha (6.8), Antoine Griezmann (6.7) and Alejandro Iturbe.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: T. Lemar for Koke (46′), A. Morata for A. Griezmann (63′), A. Correa for Joao Felix (63′), R. de Paul for Matheus Cunha (76′) and Y. Carrasco for S. Niguez (85′).

Best player: Rodrigo de Paul​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Atlético Madrid was Rodrigo de Paul.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 51 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4.

Celta de Vigo – Formation

Celta de Vigo
G
A. Marchesín 1.Argentina
5.8
D
Ali Çamdalı 2.Spain
6.2
D
Unai Núñez 4.Spain
5.6
21'
D
Joseph Aidoo 15.Ghana
6.3
D
Javi Galán 17.Spain
6.7
M
Renato Tapia 14.Peru
7.3
64'
M
Franco Cervi 11.Argentina
6.5
M
Fran Beltrán 8.Spain
7.0
M
Carles Pérez 7.Spain
6.1
53'
F
Iago Aspas 10.Spain
7.4
90'
F
Jørgen Strand Larsen 18.Norway
6.2
Substitutes
G
Iván Villar 13.Spain
D
Kevin Vázquez 20.Spain
D
Carlos Domínguez 26.Spain
D
Óscar Mingueza 3.Spain
M
Gabri Veiga 28.Spain
7.3
53' 90' 71'
M
Luca de la Torre 23.United States
M
Williot Swedberg 19.Sweden
M
Augusto Solari 21.Argentina
6.4
64'
F
Miguel Rodríguez 29.Spain
F
Fran Lopez 32.Spain

Celta de Vigo started with a 4-1-3-2 line-up (4-1-3-2).

Eduardo Germán Coudet played with: Agustín Marchesín (5.8), Hugo Mallo (6.2), Joseph Aidoo (6.3), Unai Núñez (5.6), Javi Galán (6.7), Renato Tapia (7.3), Carles Pérez (6.1), Fran Beltrán (7.0), Franco Cervi (6.5), Iago Aspas (7.4) and Jørgen Strand Larsen (6.2).

These were the players on the bench: Miguel Rodríguez, Iván Villar, Kevin Vázquez, Gabriel Veiga (7.3), Carlos Domínguez, Óscar Mingueza, Francisco Lopez Fernandez, Luca De La Torre, Williot Swedberg and Augusto Solari (6.4).

Substitutions

Celta de Vigo made 2 changes: C. Perez for G. Veiga (53′) and R. Tapia for A. Solari (64′).

Best player: Iago Aspas​

The most impressive player for Celta de Vigo was Iago Aspas.

His rating is (7.4) with 33 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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