Atlético vs Rayo 2021-22 LaLiga
Angel Correa double gives Atletico Madrid 2-0 win over Rayo Vallecano
Atletico Madrid got back on track after four consecutive league losses with a 2-0 home win against Rayo Vallecano.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 26': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 45': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín replaces Isi Palazón.
- 53': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Renan Lodi with a cross.
- 59': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Bebé replaces Kévin Rodrigues.
- 59': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Unai López because of an injury.
- 63': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Luis Suárez.
- 74': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Santiago Comesaña.
- 82': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro Aguirre replaces Sergi Guardiola.
- 90': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 43,029
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 |
Statistics
RAY | ATM | |
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 14 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
49.8 | Possession | 50.2 |
5 | SHOTS | 15 |
0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
377 | Accurate Passes | 366 |
459 | Passes | 459 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
12 | Crosses | 15 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
55 | Long Balls | 61 |
25 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
17 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
15 | Interceptions | 10 |
26 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
26 | Clearances | 7 |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
22 | Mario Hermoso |
2 | José María Giménez |
12 | Renan Lodi |
23 | Kieran Trippier |
4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
11 | Thomas Lemar |
21 | Yannick Carrasco |
9 | Luis Suárez |
10 | Ángel Correa |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Luca Zidane (GK) |
2 | Nikola Maras |
24 | Esteban Saveljich |
33 | Fran García |
20 | Iván Balliu |
12 | Unai López |
23 | Óscar Valentín |
6 | Santi Comesaña |
16 | Sergi Guardiola |
19 | Kévin Rodrigues |
7 | Isi Palazón |
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