
Atlético vs Betis 2024-25 LALIGA
Álvarez double guides Atlético to easy win over Betis

Forward Julian Alvarez scored twice to help Atletico Madrid earn an easy 4-1 LaLiga win over Real Betis on Sunday, a victory that mathematically secured Diego Simeone's side third-place in the standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 10': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Real Betis 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
- 45'+3': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Betis 0. Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino following a corner.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Real Betis 0.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Cucho Hernández replaces Cédric Bakambu.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Isco replaces Sergi Altimira.
- 45': Substitution, Real Betis. Antony replaces Abde Ezzalzouli.
- 67': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Real Betis 1. Pablo Fornals (Real Betis) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso with a through ball.
- 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 70': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Conor Gallagher replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 75': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Real Betis 1. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Samuel Lino.
- 80': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 82': Substitution, Real Betis. Ángel Ortiz replaces Aitor Ruibal.
- 82': Substitution, Real Betis. William Carvalho replaces Giovani Lo Celso.
- 89': Nobel Mendy (Real Betis) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+3': Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Goal! Atletico Madrid 4, Real Betis 1. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 90'+9': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Axel Witsel replaces Julián Alvarez.
- 90'+15': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 4, Real Betis 1.
Game Information
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 62,269
Spanish LALIGA Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+60 | Barcelona | 37 | 85 | 6 |
+38 | Real Madrid | 37 | 81 | 6 |
+34 | Atlético Madrid | 37 | 73 | 6 |
+28 | Athletic Club | 37 | 70 | 5 |
Statistics
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ATM![]() |
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9 | Fouls | 12 |
1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
1 | Offsides | 2 |
4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
7 | Saves | 6 |
55.3 | Possession | 44.7 |
12 | SHOTS | 20 |
7 | ON GOAL | 11 |
0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
527 | Accurate Passes | 404 |
593 | Passes | 473 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
16 | Crosses | 17 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
50 | Long Balls | 29 |
30 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 9 |
28 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
28 | Clearances | 18 |
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
15 | Clément Lenglet |
24 | Robin Le Normand |
21 | Javi Galán |
14 | Marcos Llorente |
6 | Koke |
5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
12 | Samuel Lino |
22 | Giuliano Simeone |
19 | Julián Álvarez |
9 | Alexander Sørloth |
Real Betis (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Adrián (GK) |
32 | Nobel Mendy ![]() |
6 | Natan |
15 | Romain Perraud |
24 | Aitor Ruibal |
20 | Giovani Lo Celso |
16 | Sergi Altimira |
4 | Johnny Cardoso |
11 | Cédric Bakambu |
10 | Abde Ezzalzouli |
18 | Pablo Fornals |
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