Kickoff: 21:00 CET / 20:00 GMT / 4:00 PM EDT / 1:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Alejandro Muniz Ruiz
Lineups:
Atleti: Jan Oblak - Rodrigo Riquelme, Mario Hermoso, Axel Witsel, Stefan Savic, Nahuel Molina - Saul Niguez, Koke, Rodrigo de Paul - Alvaro Morata, Antoine Griezmann
Subs: Ivo Grbic, Antonio Gomis, Jose Maria Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta, Caglar Soyoncu, Marcos Llorente, Javi Galan, Pablo Barrios, Angel Correa
Alaves: Antonio Sivera - Ruben Duarte, Aleksander Sedlar, Abdel Abqar, Andoni Gorosabel - Jon Guridi, Antonio Blanco, Ander Guevara - Alex Sola, Samuel Omorodion, Luis Rioja
Subs: Jesus Owono, Adrian Rodriguez, Nahuel Tenaglia, Rafa Marin, Javi Lopez, Ianis Hagi, Carlos Benavidez, Mamadou Selu Diallo, Jon Karrikaburu, Kike Garcia, Xeber Alkain, Abde Rebbach
Match Events:
6’ - Riquelme with a good effort, right into Sivera
20’ - Morata gets an opportunity from a good spot but can’t control his header properly
26’ - Riquelme chests a ball down, beats Gorosabel inside the box and goes near post from point-blank range with the outside of his left foot. Atleti 1, Alaves 0 – link
45+1’ - Koke with a great long ball to Morata. Morata beats Sedlar and shoots into the top left corner to grab another goal. Atleti 2, Alaves 0 –link
45+3’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Alaves: Javi Lopez on for Alex Sola
58’ - Substitution for Atleti: Llorente on for Saul
63’ - Substitution for Alaves: Hagi and Rebbach on for Guridi and Luis Rioja
66’ - Substitution for Atleti: Correa and Barrios on for Morata and de Paul respectively
71’ - Yellow card for Llorente
71’ - Yellow card for Hermoso
72’ - Yellow card for Ruben Duarte
72’ - Substitution for Alaves: Kike Garcia on for Samu Omorodion
80’ - Sivera saves after a beautiful Atleti counter
81’ - Substitution for Atleti: Gimenez and Azpilicueta on for Hermoso and Molina respectively
83’ - Yellow card for Oblak
84’ - Substitution for Alaves: Benavidez on for Blanco
85’ - Yellow card for Hagi
90+6’ - Guevara shoots from outside of the box but it’s too little, too late. Atleti 2, Alaves 1 – link
90+8’ - End of game. Atleti 2, Alaves 0
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Atleti | Alaves :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 1.35 | 0.47 xA | 1.69 | 0.45 Possession | 64% | 36% Shots on target | 7 | 1 Shots off target | 3 | 3 Blocked shots | 1 | 3 Corner kicks | 4 | 4 Offsides | 5 | 1 Fouls | 11 | 10 Yellow Cards | 3 | 2 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 28 |
| Girona | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 28 |
| Atletico Madrid | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 25 |
| Barcelona | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 24 |
| Real Sociedad | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 19 |
| Athletic Club | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 18 |
| Real Betis | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| Valencia | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 15 |
| Las Palmas | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 14 |
| Osasuna | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 13 |
| Getafe | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 12 |
| Sevilla | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 10 |
| Cadiz | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 10 |
| Mallorca | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| Villarreal | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 |
| Alaves | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 16 | -7 | 9 |
| Celta Vigo | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 6 |
| Granada | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 25 | -10 | 6 |
| Almeria | 11 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 31 | -17 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Atleti: at Las Palmas, 11.03, 21:00 CEST
Alaves: vs Almeria, 11.05, 14:00 CEST
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