Spanish LALIGA

Atlético vs Girona 2022-23 LaLiga

  • 5': Ángel Correa
  • 48': Ángel Correa
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2 - 1
  • 66': Rodrigo Riquelme

Correa double helps Atletico beat Girona

Angel Correa scored twice as Atletico Madrid won 2-1 against Girona on Saturday to move up to fourth in LaLiga.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Girona 0. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
  • 45'+1': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Girona 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Girona. Valery Fernández replaces Arnau Martinez.
  • 45': Substitution, Girona. Yan Couto replaces Miguel Gutiérrez.
  • 48': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Girona 0. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 49': Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Javi Hernández (Girona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 64': Substitution, Girona. Cristhian Stuani replaces Yangel Herrera.
  • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Álvaro Morata replaces Matheus Cunha.
  • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Antoine Griezmann.
  • 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Yannick Carrasco.
  • 66': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Girona 1. Rodrigo Riquelme (Girona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Valery Fernández.
  • 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Ángel Correa.
  • 74': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Axel Witsel.
  • 81': Substitution, Girona. Toni Villa replaces Rodrigo Riquelme.
  • 84': Substitution, Girona. Ramón Terrats replaces Javi Hernández because of an injury.
  • 89': Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Cívitas Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 54,069

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+48 Real Madrid 32 81 1
+27 Barcelona 32 70 4
+27 Girona 32 68 6
+21 Atlético Madrid 32 61 9
Full Table

Statistics

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13 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 8
5 Saves 3
55 Possession 45
11 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 7
0.4 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
541 Accurate Passes 433
608 Passes 505
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 3
24 Crosses 15
0.1 Cross % 0.2
38 Long Balls 50
28 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.7 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
13 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 18
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
12 Interceptions 15
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Line-Ups

ATM Atlético Madrid (5-4-1)

No. Name
13 Jan Oblak (GK)
2 José María Giménez Yellow Card
23 Reinildo Mandava
15 Stefan Savic Yellow Card
21 Yannick Carrasco
16 Nahuel Molina
20 Axel Witsel
6 Koke
8 Antoine Griezmann
10 Ángel Correa
9 Matheus Cunha Yellow Card

GIR Girona (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Juan Carlos (GK)
2 Bernardo Espinosa
16 Javi Hernández Yellow Card
22 Santiago Bueno
3 Miguel Gutiérrez
4 Arnau Martínez
18 Oriol Romeu
14 Aleix García
21 Yangel Herrera
17 Rodrigo Riquelme
9 Valentín Castellanos

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