Celta Vigo vs Atlético 2021-22 LaLiga

Celta Vigo

59': Iago Aspas (P)
90'+5': Hugo Mallo

FT
1 - 2

Atlético Madrid

23': Ángel Correa
64': Ángel Correa
90'+5': Mario Hermoso

Atletico Madrid beat Celta Vigo in LaLiga opener as both sides see red in late brawl

Jose Luis Munuera Montero shows a red card to Hugo Mallo of Celta de Vigo [1296x729]

Atletico Madrid began their LaLiga title defence with a 2-1 win away to Celta Vigo on Sunday thanks to two strikes from Angel Correa.

Match Commentary

11': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
23': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
57': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
59': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
61': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Nolito.
64': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez following a fast break.
65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Ángel Correa.
65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Thomas Lemar.
66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Koke.
74': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Brais Méndez.
75': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Renato Tapia.
77': Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Marcos Llorente.
86': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Miguel Baeza replaces Javi Galán.
90': José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second yellow card to Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
90'+5': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
90'+7': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Yannick Carrasco.
90'+8': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
90'+11': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 5,401

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+40	Barcelona	24	51	5
+29	Real Madrid	24	51	3
+23	Atlético Madrid	24	50	2
+16	Athletic Club	24	45	3

Full Table

Statistics

ATM		CEL
9	Fouls	11
5	Yellow Cards	3
1	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	2
1	Saves	2
46.8	Possession	53.2
13	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
344	Accurate Passes	400
429	Passes	479
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	3
9	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	58
40	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.6	Long Balls %	0.5
5	Blocked Shots	5
5	Effective Tackles	10
12	Tackles	19
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	11
23	Effective Clearances	14
23	Clearances	14

Line-Ups

Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)

No.	Name
1	Matías Dituro (GK)
19	José Fontán
4	Néstor Araujo
14	Renato Tapia
17	Javi Galán
2	Hugo Mallo
6	Denis Suárez
9	Nolito
23	Brais Méndez
22	Santi Mina
10	Iago Aspas

Substitutes:

Rubén Blanco, Carlos Domínguez, Fran Beltrán, Augusto Solari, Joseph Aidoo, Kevin Vázquez, Miguel Baeza, Franco Cervi.

Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
2	José María Giménez
22	Mario Hermoso
15	Stefan Savic
4	Geoffrey Kondogbia
11	Thomas Lemar
6	Koke
8	Saúl Ñíguez
14	Marcos Llorente
21	Yannick Carrasco
10	Ángel Correa