Atlético vs Barcelona 2021-22 LaLiga
Luis Suarez shines as Atletico Madrid heap more misery on Barcelona
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Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Gavi (Barcelona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Barcelona 0. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
- 44': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Barcelona 0. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Rodrigo de Paul (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Rodrigo de Paul.
- 45': Substitution, Barcelona. Sergi Roberto replaces Nico González.
- 64': Substitution, Barcelona. Ansu Fati replaces Philippe Coutinho.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Luis Suárez.
- 72': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces João Félix.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Luuk de Jong replaces Óscar Mingueza.
- 75': Substitution, Barcelona. Riqui Puig replaces Gavi.
- 78': Koke (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Felipe replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 86': Substitution, Barcelona. Clément Lenglet replaces Sergiño Dest.
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 60,594
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16 | Barcelona | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| +8 | Real Madrid | 7 | 18 | 1 |
| +8 | Villarreal | 7 | 16 | 1 |
| +4 | Elche | 7 | 13 | 0 |
Statistics
 BAR |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 70.6 | Possession | 29.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 649 | Accurate Passes | 227 |
| 728 | Passes | 303 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 17 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 4 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 4 | Clearances | 23 |
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | José María Giménez |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 6 | Koke  |
| 11 | Thomas Lemar |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 7 | João Félix |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
Barcelona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marc-André ter Stegen (GK) |
| 3 | Gerard Piqué |
| 4 | Ronald Araújo |
| 2 | Sergiño Dest |
| 22 | Óscar Mingueza |
| 14 | Philippe Coutinho |
| 5 | Sergio Busquets |
| 28 | Nico González |
| 9 | Memphis Depay |
| 30 | Gavi |
| 21 | Frenkie de Jong |
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