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Atletico Madrid beat Celta Vigo in LaLiga opener as both sides see red in late brawl
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Atletico Madrid began their LaLiga title defence with a 2-1 win away to Celta Vigo on Sunday thanks to two strikes from Angel Correa.
Match Commentary
- 11': Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 23': Goal! Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Thomas Lemar.
- 45': Second Half begins Celta Vigo 0, Atletico Madrid 1.
- 57': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 59': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 61': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Franco Cervi replaces Nolito.
- 64': Goal! Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez following a fast break.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Luis Suárez replaces Ángel Correa.
- 65': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Thomas Lemar.
- 66': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Kieran Trippier replaces Koke.
- 74': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Fran Beltrán replaces Brais Méndez.
- 75': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Augusto Solari replaces Renato Tapia.
- 77': Denis Suárez (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Marcos Llorente.
- 86': Augusto Solari (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Substitution, Celta Vigo. Miguel Baeza replaces Javi Galán.
- 90': José Manuel Fontán (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5': Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second yellow card to Hugo Mallo (Celta Vigo).
- 90'+5': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+7': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Sime Vrsaljko replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+8': José Giménez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Celta Vigo 1, Atletico Madrid 2.
Game Information
Venue: Estadio Abanca-Balaídos
Location: Vigo, Spain
Attendance: 5,401
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12 | Real Madrid | 10 | 27 | 1 | 
| +13 | Barcelona | 10 | 22 | 2 | 
| +8 | Villarreal | 10 | 20 | 2 | 
| +8 | Atlético Madrid | 10 | 19 | 1 | 
Statistics
|  ATM | CEL  | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 | 
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 | 
| 1 | Red Cards | 1 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 1 | 
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 | 
| 1 | Saves | 2 | 
| 46.8 | Possession | 53.2 | 
| 13 | SHOTS | 10 | 
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 | 
| 344 | Accurate Passes | 400 | 
| 429 | Passes | 479 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 | 
| 9 | Crosses | 21 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 | 
| 68 | Long Balls | 58 | 
| 40 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 | 
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 | 
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 | 
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 10 | 
| 12 | Tackles | 19 | 
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.5 | 
| 4 | Interceptions | 11 | 
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 14 | 
| 23 | Clearances | 14 | 
 Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
Celta Vigo (4-1-3-2)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Matías Dituro (GK) | 
| 19 | José Fontán  | 
| 4 | Néstor Araujo | 
| 14 | Renato Tapia | 
| 17 | Javi Galán | 
| 2 | Hugo Mallo  | 
| 6 | Denis Suárez  | 
| 9 | Nolito | 
| 23 | Brais Méndez | 
| 22 | Santi Mina | 
| 10 | Iago Aspas | 
 Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
Atlético Madrid (3-1-4-2)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) | 
| 2 | José María Giménez  | 
| 22 | Mario Hermoso  | 
| 15 | Stefan Savic | 
| 4 | Geoffrey Kondogbia  | 
| 11 | Thomas Lemar  | 
| 6 | Koke | 
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez | 
| 14 | Marcos Llorente  | 
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco  | 
| 10 | Ángel Correa | 
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