Spanish LALIGA

Alavés vs Atlético 2021-22 LaLiga

  • 4': Víctor Laguardia
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1 - 0

Champions Atletico suffer shock loss at Alaves

Atletico Madrid's Spanish title defence was dealt a blow as they suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at lowly Alaves in LaLiga on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 4': Goal! Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Víctor Laguardia (Alaves) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Rubén Duarte with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 31': Mamadou Sylla (Alaves) is shown the yellow card.
  • 36': Mamadou Loum (Alaves) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Second Half begins Alaves 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
  • 53': Kieran Trippier (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Geoffrey Kondogbia.
  • 59': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Kieran Trippier.
  • 60': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 61': Substitution, Alaves. Joselu replaces Mamadou Sylla.
  • 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Mario Hermoso.
  • 61': Substitution, Alaves. Facundo Pellistri replaces Miguel De la Fuente.
  • 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Marcos Llorente.
  • 79': Substitution, Alaves. Tomás Pina replaces Toni Moya.
  • 79': Substitution, Alaves. Tachi replaces Rubén Duarte.
  • 87': Substitution, Alaves. Saul García replaces Luis Rioja.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Mendizorroza
Location: Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain
Attendance: 9,836

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+29 Real Madrid 22 49 3
+23 Atlético Madrid 22 48 2
+36 Barcelona 22 45 5
+13 Athletic Club 22 41 3
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 18
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 3
0 Saves 1
71.1 Possession 28.9
13 SHOTS 7
1 ON GOAL 1
0.1 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
494 Accurate Passes 151
576 Passes 237
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 4
33 Crosses 11
0.1 Cross % 0.4
63 Long Balls 67
29 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
4 Effective Tackles 7
9 Tackles 11
0.4 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 8
11 Effective Clearances 43
11 Clearances 43

Line-Ups

ALA Alavés (5-4-1)

No. Name
1 Fernando Pacheco (GK)
5 Víctor Laguardia
4 Matt Miazga
23 Ximo Navarro
3 Rubén Duarte
21 Martín Aguirregabiria
15 Antonio Moya
6 Mamadou Loum Yellow Card
11 Luis Rioja
24 Miguel de la Fuente
7 Mamadou Sylla Yellow Card

ATM Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
18 Felipe
22 Mario Hermoso
15 Stefan Savic Yellow Card
4 Geoffrey Kondogbia Yellow Card
5 Rodrigo De Paul
14 Marcos Llorente
21 Yannick Carrasco
23 Kieran Trippier Yellow Card
8 Antoine Griezmann
9 Luis Suárez

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