Atlético vs Rayo 2024-25 LALIGA

Atlético Madrid

3': Alexander Sørloth
45': Conor Gallagher
77': Julián Álvarez

FT
3 - 0

Rayo Vallecano

Atlético cruise to home win over Rayo Vallecano

Goals from Alexander Sorloth, Conor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez powered Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 home win over city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, strengthening their grip on third place in LaLiga.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
3': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a cross.
45': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Alexander Sørloth.
66': Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gerard Gumbau replaces Óscar Valentín.
68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pep Chavarría replaces Alfonso Espino.
68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Unai López.
76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Randy Nteka because of an injury.
77': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball following a fast break.
79': Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Javi Galán.
81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Conor Gallagher.
83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adri Embarba replaces Álvaro García.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 49,410

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+57	Barcelona	33	76	5
+35	Real Madrid	33	72	5
+29	Atlético Madrid	33	66	5
+24	Athletic Club	33	60	5

Full Table

Statistics

RAY		ATM
15	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	5
58.2	Possession	41.8
12	SHOTS	10
5	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
522	Accurate Passes	347
572	Passes	407
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	3
21	Crosses	17
0.2	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	39
28	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.7	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	1
10	Effective Tackles	9
17	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	6
18	Effective Clearances	21
18	Clearances	21

Line-Ups

Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
15	Clément Lenglet
24	Robin Le Normand
21	Javi Galán
14	Marcos Llorente
8	Pablo Barrios
5	Rodrigo De Paul
4	Conor Gallagher
22	Giuliano Simeone
19	Julián Álvarez
9	Alexander Sørloth

Substitutes:

Axel Witsel, Reinildo Mandava, José María Giménez, Antoine Griezmann, Koke, Rodrigo Riquelme, Samuel Lino, Thomas Lemar, Nahuel Molina, Juan Musso, Ángel Correa, César Azpilicueta.

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Augusto Batalla (GK)
6	Pathé Ciss
24	Florian Lejeune
22	Alfonso Espino
2	Andrei Ratiu
4	Pedro Díaz
23	Óscar Valentín
17	Unai López
11	Randy Nteka
18	Álvaro García
7	Isi Palazón

Substitutes:

Daniel Cárdenas, Aridane Hernández, Pelayo Fernández, Jorge de Frutos, Sergi Guardiola, Iván Balliu, Óscar Trejo, Gerard Gumbau, Raúl de Tomás, Marco De Las Sias, Pep Chavarría, Adri Embarba.