Espanyol vs Atlético 2021-22 LaLiga
Lemar hits dramatic 99th minute winner for Atletico
Thomas Lemar scored in the ninth minute of added time to give Atletico Madrid a last-gasp 2-1 victory away at newly promoted Espanyol in LaLiga.
Match Commentary
- 31': Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 0. Raúl de Tomás (Espanyol) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Adrián Embarba with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Espanyol. Lluís Recasens replaces Fernando Calero.
- 45': Second Half begins Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 0.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Geoffrey Kondogbia replaces Mario Hermoso.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Thomas Lemar replaces Kieran Trippier.
- 45': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Renan Lodi replaces Ángel Correa.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Loren Morón replaces Óscar Melendo.
- 58': Substitution, Espanyol. Keidi Bare replaces Manu Morlanes because of an injury.
- 58': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. João Félix replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 71': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Matheus Cunha replaces Luis Suárez.
- 75': Substitution, Espanyol. Nicolás Melamed replaces Aleix Vidal.
- 79': Goal! Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 1. Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal.
- 82': Geoffrey Kondogbia (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Espanyol. Landry Dimata replaces Raúl de Tomás.
- 90'+8': Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+9': Goal! Espanyol 1, Atletico Madrid 2. Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 90'+11': Nicolás Melamed (Espanyol) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+11': João Félix (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
Game Information
Venue: RCDE Stadium
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Attendance: 15,321
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Barcelona | 21 | 52 | 3 |
| +28 | Real Madrid | 21 | 51 | 2 |
| +21 | Atlético Madrid | 21 | 44 | 3 |
| +16 | Villarreal | 20 | 41 | 5 |
Statistics
ATM |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 57.8 | Possession | 42.2 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 437 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 516 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 20 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 16 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 20 |
| 7 | Clearances | 20 |
Espanyol (4-5-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Diego López (GK) |
| 4 | Leandro Cabrera |
| 5 | Fernando Calero |
| 3 | Adrià Pedrosa |
| 12 | Óscar Gil |
| 6 | Manu Morlanes |
| 14 | Óscar Melendo |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 23 | Adri Embarba |
| 22 | Aleix Vidal |
| 11 | Raúl de Tomás |
Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 18 | Felipe |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 15 | Stefan Savic |
| 6 | Koke |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 23 | Kieran Trippier |
| 9 | Luis Suárez |
| 8 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
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