Atlético Madrid prevails over Sevilla 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid beats Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from (29') and a goal from A. Morata (58').

October 2, 2022

SEVILLA. Atlético Madrid tops Sevilla with a 2-0 win with a goal from (29′) and a goal from A. Morata (58′). Sevilla was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%).

The match was played at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán stadium in Sevilla on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea with the support of Roberto Díaz Pérez Del Palomar and Jon Núñez Fernández. The 4th official was Aimar Velasco Arbaiza. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 26.5 degrees Celsius or 79.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 29%.

Match Statistics

Sevilla

0 - 2

Atlético Madrid

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

13 Total 20
3 On Target 6
10 Off Target 14
1 Shots blocked 3

124 Attack 79
65 Dangerous attack 41
61 Ball safe 66

0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 7

Fouls

9 Total 12
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Sevilla had a strong ball possession 61% while Atlético Madrid was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sevilla had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Atlético Madrid was capable to find the solution to win this match.

Sevilla shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Atlético Madrid shot 20 times, 6 on target, 14 off target.

Cards

Sevilla received 3 yellow cards (Isco, T. Delaney and N. Gudelj). On the opposite side, Atlético Madrid received 2 yellow cards (A. Witsel and Joao Felix).

Match Timeline

12'

28'

29'

Marcos Llorente(goal)Koke

31'

38'

Axel Witsel- Yellow

Jesús Navas- sub ->Enrique Jesús Salas Valiente

46'

58'

Álvaro Morata (goal)

61'

Antoine Griezmann- sub ->A. Morata

61'

67'

Youssef En-Nesyri- sub ->K. Dolberg

68'

75'

73'

Nemanja Gudelj- Yellow

81'

87'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sevilla will stay with 5 points to go up in the 17th place. On the other side, Atlético Madrid will have 13 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the La Liga, Sevilla will host Athletic Club on the 8th of October with a 21-15 head to head stats in favor of Sevilla (4 draws).

Atlético Madrid will host Girona on the 8th of October with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Atlético Madrid (5 draws).

Sevilla – Formation

Sevilla

Bono 13.Morocco

6.6

K. Rekik 4.Netherlands

6.8

28'

Tanguy Nianzou 14.France

6.8

José Ángel Carmona 30.Spain

7.2

Kike Salas 29.Spain

6.6

46'

Erik Lamela 17.Argentina

6.4

Thomas Delaney 18.Denmark

6.2

46'

31'

Nemanja Gudelj 6.Serbia

7.0

81'

Isco 22.Spain

6.9

12'

Óliver Torres 21.Spain

6.4

67'

Kasper Dolberg 5.Denmark

7.0

68'

Substitutes

Marko Dmitrović 1.Serbia

Alberto Flores 31.Spain

Alex Telles 3.Brazil

6.8

28'

Gonzalo Montiel 2.Argentina

Jesús Navas 16.Spain

6.9

46'

Suso 7.Spain

Papu Gómez 24.Argentina

6.3

67'

I. Rakitić 10.Croatia

7.4

46'

Adnan Januzaj 11.Belgium

Joan Jordán 8.Spain

Youssef En-Nesyri 15.Morocco

6.8

68'

Rafa Mir 12.Spain

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

The manager Julen Lopetegui Argote decided to play with the following team: Bono (6.6), José Ángel Carmona (7.2), Tanguy Nianzou (6.8), Kike Salas (6.6), Karim Rekik (6.8), Nemanja Gudelj (7.0), Thomas Delaney (6.2), Erik Lamela (6.4), Óliver Torres (6.4), Isco (6.9) and Kasper Dolberg (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Suso, Alex Telles (6.8), Papu Gómez (6.3), Gonzalo Montiel, Youssef En-Nesyri (6.8), Marko Dmitrović, Ivan Rakitić (7.4), Rafa Mir, Alberto Flores, Jesús Navas (6.9), Adnan Januzaj and Joan Jordán.

Substitutions

Sevilla made 5 changes: K. Rekik for A. Telles (28′), T. Delaney for I. Rakitic (46′), K. Salas for J. Navas (46′), O. Torres for Papu Gomez (67′) and K. Dolberg for Y. En Nesyri (68′).

Best player: Ivan Rakitić

The most impressive player for Sevilla was Ivan Rakitić.

His rating is (7.4) with 48 passes (91% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Atlético Madrid – Formation

Atlético Madrid

Jan Oblak 13.Slovenia

6.9

Stefan Savic 15.Montenegro

6.8

José María Giménez 2.Uruguay

7.6

Reinildo Mandava 23.Mozambique

7.2

Nahuel Molina 16.Argentina

7.4

87'

Axel Witsel 20.Belgium

7.0

38'

Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain

7.4

61'

Koke 6.Spain

7.0

73'

Marcos Llorente 14.Spain

8.1

29'

Matheus Cunha 9.Brazil

7.6

75'

Álvaro Morata 19.Spain

7.5

61'

58'

Substitutes

Antonio Gomis 31.Spain

Ivo Grbic 1.Croatia

Marco Moreno 36.Spain

Sergio Diez Roldán 30.Spain

Alberto Moreno 32.Spain

Y. Carrasco 21.Belgium

6.4

61'

Adrián Corral 48.Spain

75'

Geoffrey Kondogbia 4.Central African Republic

6.2

73'

João Félix 7.Portugal

87'

90'

Antoine Griezmann 8.France

7.0

61'

Ángel Correa 10.Argentina

Atlético Madrid started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Diego Pablo Simeone played with: Jan Oblak (6.9), Nahuel Molina (7.4), Stefan Savić (6.8), José María Giménez (7.6), Reinildo Isnard Mandava (7.2), Axel Witsel (7.0), Marcos Llorente (8.1), Koke (7.0), Saúl Ñíguez (7.4), Matheus Cunha (7.6) and Álvaro Morata (7.5).

They had on the bench: Antonio Gomis, Alberto Moreno, João Félix, Ivo Grbić, Yannick Carrasco (6.4), Antoine Griezmann (7.0), Marco Moreno, Ángel Correa, Adrián Corral, Geoffrey Kondogbia (6.2) and Sergio Diez Roldán.

Substitutions

Atlético Madrid made 5 changes: A. Morata for A. Griezmann (61′), S. Niguez for Y. Carrasco (61′), Matheus Cunha for A. Corral (75′), Koke for G. Kondogbia (73′) and N. Molina for Joao Felix (87′).