Rayo vs Atlético 2022-23 LaLiga

Rayo Vallecano

62': Florian Lejeune
85': Fran García

FT
1 - 2

Atlético Madrid

22': Nahuel Molina
24': Mario Hermoso

Atletico Madrid beat Rayo Vallecano to close in on rivals Real Madrid in LaLiga

First-half goals from Nahuel Molina and Mario Hermoso earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 win at Rayo Vallecano on Sunday.

Match Commentary

22': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
24': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 2. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
45': First Half ends, Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 2.
45': Second Half begins Rayo Vallecano 0, Atletico Madrid 2.
57': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Óscar Trejo replaces Unai López.
57': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergio Camello replaces Raúl de Tomás.
57': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Radamel Falcao replaces Isi Palazón.
62': Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the red card.
68': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
69': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Yannick Carrasco.
72': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Abdul Mumin replaces Alejandro Catena.
73': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios replaces Álvaro Morata.
83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Andrés Martín replaces Álvaro García.
85': Goal! Rayo Vallecano 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Fran García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santi Comesaña.

Game Information

Competition: Spanish LALIGA

Venue: Estadio de Vallecas
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 13,512

Spanish LALIGA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+58	Barcelona	34	79	5
+36	Real Madrid	34	75	5
+29	Atlético Madrid	34	67	5
+24	Athletic Club	34	61	5

Full Table

Statistics

ATM		RAY
7	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
3	Offsides	0
2	Corner Kicks	8
3	Saves	2
48.9	Possession	51.1
14	SHOTS	15
4	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
454	Accurate Passes	453
542	Passes	549
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
8	Crosses	26
0.4	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	55
30	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
1	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	6
15	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	6
29	Effective Clearances	7
29	Clearances	7

Line-Ups

Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Stole Dimitrievski (GK)
5	Alejandro Catena
19	Florian Lejeune
3	Fran García
20	Iván Balliu
17	Unai López
23	Óscar Valentín
6	Santi Comesaña
25	Raúl de Tomás
18	Álvaro García
7	Isi Palazón

Substitutes:

Salvi, Pathé Ciss, Radamel Falcao, Abdul Mumin, Andrés Martín, Esteban Saveljich, Mario Hernández, Diego López, Óscar Trejo, Mario Suárez, Pep Chavarría, Sergio Camello.

Atlético Madrid (5-3-2)

No.	Name
13	Jan Oblak (GK)
2	José María Giménez
22	Mario Hermoso
15	Stefan Savic
21	Yannick Carrasco
16	Nahuel Molina
6	Koke
5	Rodrigo De Paul
14	Marcos Llorente
8	Antoine Griezmann
19	Álvaro Morata