
Celta Vigo vs Atlético 2021-22 LaLiga
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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 |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 |
0 | Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics
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CEL![]() |
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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)
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)
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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