Atlético Madrid vs Athletic Club, 2022-23 LaLiga
· Spanish LALIGAAntoine Griezmann strike edges Atletico Madrid to narrow win over Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann scored a brilliant late goal to claim a battling 1-0 win at home to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 6': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Nico Williams (Athletic Club).
- 7': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Koke.
- 11': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 11': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 12': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 13': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 13': Attempt blocked. Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oihan Sancet.
- 15': Attempt saved. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 21': Attempt missed. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 22': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 22': Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 26': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 26': Hand ball by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 27': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Foul by Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club).
- 30': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Dani García (Athletic Club).
- 32': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 33': Dani García (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club).
- 35': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 36': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Reinildo.
- 37': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 41': Attempt missed. Dani García (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Iñaki Williams.
- 42': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nahuel Molina with a cross.
- 44': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 44': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 45': Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Oihan Sancet (Athletic Club) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nico Williams.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Athletic Club 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 48': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yuri Berchiche.
- 50': Hand ball by Yuri Berchiche (Athletic Club).
- 50': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 50': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Julen Agirrezabala.
- 54': Attempt saved. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iker Muniain.
- 54': Corner, Athletic Club. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 54': Foul by Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club).
- 54': Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Yeray Álvarez (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt missed. José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Dani Vivian.
- 57': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 58': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Iñaki Williams.
- 58': Attempt saved. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by José Giménez.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Ángel Correa.
- 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 59': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 62': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right.
- 63': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Koke.
- 63': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 63': Iker Muniain (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Nico Williams (Athletic Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 64': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Yeray Álvarez.
- 66': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 66': Foul by Dani Vivian (Athletic Club).
- 66': Dani Vivian (Athletic Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Gorka Guruzeta replaces Iker Muniain.
- 69': Substitution, Athletic Club. Oier Zarraga replaces Dani García.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 73': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 77': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
- 78': Foul by Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Iñaki Williams (Athletic Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Hand ball by Mikel Vesga (Athletic Club).
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Alex Berenguer replaces Nico Williams.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Raúl García replaces Oihan Sancet.
- 84': Substitution, Athletic Club. Aitor Paredes replaces Yeray Álvarez.
- 84': Hand ball by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Foul by Gorka Guruzeta (Athletic Club).
- 88': Reinildo (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Óscar De Marcos (Athletic Club).
- 89': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Athletic Club 0.
Statistics
 ATH |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 43.2 | Possession | 56.8 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 352 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 466 | Passes | 613 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 15 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 70 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 43 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 22 | Clearances | 16 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,617
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 61,617
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 12 | +35 | 33 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 12 | +21 | 30 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 12 | +13 | 28 |
| 4 | Real Betis | 12 | +5 | 26 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 2 | José María Giménez  |
| 23 | Reinildo Mandava |
| 16 | Nahuel Molina |
| 6 | Koke |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
Athletic Club (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Julen Agirrezabala (GK) |
| 5 | Yeray |
| 3 | Dani Vivian |
| 17 | Yuri Berchiche |
| 18 | Óscar de Marcos |
| 8 | Oihan Sancet |
| 6 | Mikel Vesga |
| 14 | Dani García |
| 9 | Iñaki Williams |
| 10 | Iker Muniain |
| 11 | Nico Williams |
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