Valencia vs Atlético 2023-24 LALIGA
Duro stars as Valencia earn impressive 3-0 win over Atletico
A first-half double from Hugo Duro and a goal from Javi Guerra earned Valencia a 3-0 home win over Atletico Madrid on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Valencia 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner.
- 23': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Goal! Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0. Hugo Duro (Valencia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fran Pérez.
- 36': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán replaces Thomas Lemar because of an injury.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Valencia 2, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Stefan Savic.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 54': Goal! Valencia 3, Atletico Madrid 0. Javi Guerra (Valencia) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thierry Correia.
- 56': Giorgi Mamardashvili (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 59': Substitution, Valencia. Diego López replaces Sergi Canós because of an injury.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Selim Amallah replaces André Almeida.
- 70': Substitution, Valencia. Cenk Özkacar replaces José Gayà.
- 74': Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Valencia. César Tárrega replaces Thierry Correia.
- 83': Substitution, Valencia. Hugo Guillamón replaces Hugo Duro.
- 86': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,363
Venue: Mestalla
Location: Valencia, Spain
Attendance: 45,363
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +58 | Barcelona | 34 | 79 | 5 |
| +36 | Real Madrid | 34 | 75 | 5 |
| +33 | Atlético Madrid | 35 | 70 | 5 |
| +24 | Athletic Club | 34 | 61 | 5 |
Statistics
 ATM |
VAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 62.8 | Possession | 37.2 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 458 | Accurate Passes | 255 |
| 543 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 29 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 18 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
| 13 | Clearances | 30 |
Valencia (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Giorgi Mamardashvili (GK)  |
| 4 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 3 | Cristhian Mosquera |
| 14 | José Gayà |
| 12 | Thierry Correia |
| 10 | André Almeida |
| 8 | Javi Guerra |
| 18 | Pepelu |
| 9 | Hugo Duro |
| 7 | Sergi Canós |
| 23 | Fran Pérez |
Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 25 | Rodrigo Riquelme |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 24 | Pablo Barrios |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
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