Atlético vs Valencia 2021-22 LaLiga
3 - 2
Atletico strike late to seal dramatic 3-2 win against Valencia
Atletico Madrid snatched victory from the jaws of defeat to win 3-2 at home against Valencia, scoring two of their goals in stoppage time.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 14': Thierry Correia (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Valencia 1. Yunus Musah (Valencia) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonçalo Guedes following a fast break.
- 27': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 38': Dimitri Foulquier (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 43': Yunus Musah (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Goal! Atletico Madrid 0, Valencia 2. Hugo Duro (Valencia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Toni Lato.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Renan Lodi.
- 54': Substitution, Valencia. Koba Koindredi replaces Omar Alderete because of an injury.
- 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 57': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces João Félix.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Héctor Herrera replaces Sime Vrsaljko.
- 61': Hugo Guillamón (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Valencia 2. Matheus Cunha (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Toni Lato (Valencia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Thierry Correia.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Jesús Vázquez replaces Toni Lato.
- 72': Substitution, Valencia. Maximiliano Gómez replaces Hugo Duro.
- 82': Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Jaume Doménech (Valencia) is shown the yellow card.
- 84': Héctor Herrera (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, Valencia. Uros Racic replaces Yunus Musah.
- 90': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Valencia 2. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 90'+3': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 2. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 90'+3': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Javier Serrano replaces Yannick Carrasco because of an injury.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Valencia 2.
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 44,999
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +45 | Barcelona | 26 | 64 | 4 |
| +32 | Real Madrid | 26 | 60 | 4 |
| +20 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 51 | 5 |
| +17 | Villarreal | 26 | 51 | 7 |
Statistics
VAL |
ATM![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Fouls | 13 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 6 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.9 | Possession | 65.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 147 | Accurate Passes | 367 |
| 246 | Passes | 453 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 12 | Crosses | 25 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 68 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 16 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 17 | Clearances | 19 |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 12 | Renan Lodi |
| 24 | Sime Vrsaljko |
| 6 | Koke |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
Valencia (5-3-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jaume Doménech (GK) |
| 12 | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 15 | Omar Alderete |
| 20 | Dimitri Foulquier |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 2 | Thierry Correia |
| 6 | Hugo Guillamón |
| 4 | Yunus Musah |
| 10 | Carlos Soler |
| 19 | Hugo Duro |
| 7 | Gonçalo Guedes |
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