Round 32 ·
HT: 0–1
Updated:
Full Time
3 – 2
Half Time
0 – 1
Full Time
3 – 2
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Fouls
Free Kicks
Post-Match Analysis · Full Time
The culmination of the match between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao had significant implications for both teams as they battled for momentum in the Primera Division. The tightly contested 3-2 victory for Atletico Madrid reshaped the short-term confidence of the players and could dictate their upcoming performances. Quality finishing and game management became the decisive factors as both teams showcased their strengths and vulnerabilities.
Atletico Madrid entered this match as favorites, presenting an attacking mentality that focused on proactive chance creation right from the outset. However, it was Athletic Bilbao who took charge early on, scoring the first goal before halftime through Unai Lopez. With a 1-0 lead at the break, Bilbao demonstrated effective use of their 4-2-3-1 formation, stretching the opposition and creating chances.
Following halftime, Atletico Madrid showcased their prowess by launching a fervent comeback. The second half saw a shift in momentum as Atletico's Diego Simeone adapted his tactics effectively. The home side found themselves applying consistent pressure, leading to goals from Alvaro Morata and Antoine Griezmann, which highlighted the value of maintaining possession in crucial phases of the match. Morata's first goal measured just a touch on the game management that illuminated Simeone's mastery in navigating the game-state transitions.
Despite Atletico's resurgence, the slender one-goal margin underscored the necessity for precise finishing and effective game management. Ernesto Valverde's side appeared to lose control after conceding the equalizer, revealing the need for sharper in-game adjustments to regain momentum. His team, while capable, struggled to respond effectively as Atletico Madrid seized the advantage.
This victory not only boosts Atletico Madrid's confidence but also adds pressure on Athletic Bilbao to recalibrate their approach in future fixtures. Both teams will need to reflect on this contest as they progress further into the season.
Pre-Match Analysis · Full Time
The upcoming clash between Atletico Madrid and Athletic Bilbao is set to serve as a critical pressure test, with both teams vying for momentum in La Liga. For Atletico, the stakes are high as they look to solidify their position in the standings, while Bilbao aims to prove their tactical prowess against a formidable opponent. This match will not only assess individual talent but will also test the character and discipline of both squads in a fiercely competitive environment.
As Atletico enters this match as the favorites, expectations will be tilted towards their proactive approach in creating goal-scoring opportunities. Under the guidance of their coach, who is known for implementing a rigorous and methodical style, the team will likely focus on establishing early dominance through high pressing and possession play. The balance between attacking intent and defensive discipline will be paramount, as players must be vigilant in maintaining shape during transitions.
On the other side, Athletic Bilbao, instructed by their experienced manager, will be fully aware of the need for tactical flexibility. The 4-2-3-1 formation could allow them to absorb pressure while creating quick counter-attacks. In such a scenario, timely substitutions from the bench could prove to be a game-changer, particularly if the match remains tightly contested after the first hour. It will be essential for Bilbao to capitalize on any lapses in Atletico's organization during rest defense scenarios.
The outcome of this encounter will hinge on each team's ability to adapt under pressure while executing their respective game plans with precision. The tactical nuances will ultimately determine which side is able to emerge victorious from this high-stakes confrontation.
Oihan Sancet from Athletic Bilbao goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Johnny Cardoso
Giuliano Simeone is leaving the field to be replaced by Robin Le Normand in a tactical substitution.
Goal kick for Atletico Madrid
The captain is forced to give away his armband, because he is leaving the field.
Koke is leaving the field to be replaced by Obed Vargas in a tactical substitution.
A chance presents itself to Daniel Vivian from Athletic Bilbao but his header goes wide
The cross by Alex Berenguer from Athletic Bilbao successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Koke from Atletico Madrid goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Adama Boiro
Clement Lenglet relieves the pressure with a clearance
The captain is forced to give away his armband, because he is leaving the field.
Inaki Williams is leaving the field to be replaced by Alex Berenguer in a tactical substitution.
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta is leaving the field to be replaced by Mikel Vesga in a tactical substitution.
Andoni Gorosabel swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
Inaki Williams creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
Nico Williams is leaving the field to be replaced by Robert Navarro in a tactical substitution.
Johnny Cardoso successfully blocks the shot
A shot by Oihan Sancet is blocked
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 60%, Athletic Bilbao: 40%.
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Johnny Cardoso from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
The referee signals a free kick as Johnny Cardoso from Atletico Madrid trips Oihan Sancet
Alexander Soerloth hand-balls
Alexander Soerloth controls the ball with his hand
Johnny Cardoso from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Alejandro Rego from Athletic Bilbao goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Alejandro Baena
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 61%, Athletic Bilbao: 39%.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Daniel Vivian from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Marcos Llorente is leaving the field to be replaced by Nahuel Molina in a tactical substitution.
Yuri Berchiche is leaving the field to be replaced by Adama Boiro in a tactical substitution.
Goal kick for Atletico Madrid
Gorka Guruzeta from Athletic Bilbao tries to score from outside the penalty box. Unfortunately the effort is just outside the frame. Close!
Unai Gomez is leaving the field to be replaced by Oihan Sancet in a tactical substitution.
Antoine Griezmann is leaving the field to be replaced by Nico Gonzalez in a tactical substitution.
Andoni Gorosabel relieves the pressure with a clearance
Atletico Madrid start a counter attack
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Koke makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Goal kick for Athletic Bilbao
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 61%, Athletic Bilbao: 39%.
The cross by Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
The game is restarted
Pablo Barrios is injured and is replaced by Johnny Cardoso.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Pablo Barrios is down injured and receives medical treatment on the field.
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 62%, Athletic Bilbao: 38%.
Alexander Soerloth made the key pass for the goal!
Alejandro Baena provided the assist for the goal.
Alejandro Baena creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
G O O O A A A L - Alexander Soerloth scores with the left foot!
Atletico Madrid start a counter attack
Alexander Soerloth managed to score from an easy position.
Koke makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Marc Pubill relieves the pressure with a clearance
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Alejandro Baena from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Good effort by Yuri Berchiche as he directs a shot on target, but Jan Oblak saves it
Nico Williams creates a scoring opportunity for his teammate
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Safe hands from Unai Simon as he comes out and claims the ball
Marc Pubill wins an air challenge against Unai Gomez
Dangerous challenge by Andoni Gorosabel from Athletic Bilbao. Alejandro Baena on the receiving end of that.
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Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 60%, Athletic Bilbao: 40%.
The cross by Alejandro Baena from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Antoine Griezmann managed to score from an easy position.
G O O O O O A A L - Antoine Griezmann finds the net with the left foot!
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Andoni Gorosabel relieves the pressure with a clearance
Atletico Madrid are trying to create something here.
The cross by Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Safe hands from Unai Simon as he comes out and claims the ball
Alejandro Rego relieves the pressure with a clearance
Dangerous challenge by Alejandro Rego from Athletic Bilbao. Pablo Barrios on the receiving end of that.
Pablo Barrios makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Alexander Soerloth wins an air challenge against Andoni Gorosabel
The cross by Giuliano Simeone from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
The second half is underway
It's over! The referee blows for half time
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 58%, Athletic Bilbao: 42%.
Koke relieves the pressure with a clearance
Gorka Guruzeta goes for goal, but his effort was never close to hitting the target.
The cross by Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Bilbao successfully finds a teammate in the box.
The fourth official shows there are 1 minute(s) of time to be added
Matteo Ruggeri from Atletico Madrid goes a bit too far there as the pulls down Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta
Clement Lenglet relieves the pressure with a clearance
A player from Athletic Bilbao takes a long throw into the opponent's box
Antoine Griezmann relieves the pressure with a clearance
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 55%, Athletic Bilbao: 45%.
Atletico Madrid are trying to create something here.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Marcos Llorente relieves the pressure with a clearance
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 55%, Athletic Bilbao: 45%.
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Alexander Soerloth is penalised for pushing Andoni Gorosabel
The cross by Giuliano Simeone from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Daniel Vivian from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Alexander Soerloth sends a header towards goal, but Unai Simon is there to comfortably save it
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Safe hands from Jan Oblak as he comes out and claims the ball
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 54%, Athletic Bilbao: 46%.
Gorka Guruzeta is penalised for pushing Matteo Ruggeri
Goal kick for Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid are trying to create something here.
Inaki Williams relieves the pressure with a clearance
Nico Williams relieves the pressure with a clearance
Alejandro Baena from Atletico Madrid takes a short corner kick from the left.
Andoni Gorosabel relieves the pressure with a clearance
Unai Simon could cost his team a goal after a defensive blunder.
A player from Atletico Madrid takes a long throw into the opponent's box
Aitor Paredes from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Antoine Griezmann swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Marcos Llorente relieves the pressure with a clearance
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 53%, Athletic Bilbao: 47%.
Alejandro Rego makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Pablo Barrios makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao are in control of the ball.
Marcos Llorente is penalised for pushing Nico Williams
Inaki Williams is penalised for pushing Clement Lenglet
Alejandro Baena from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Marcos Llorente relieves the pressure with a clearance
Andoni Gorosabel makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Giuliano Simeone makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Pablo Barrios wins an air challenge against Gorka Guruzeta
Goal kick for Athletic Bilbao
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Andoni Gorosabel relieves the pressure with a clearance
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
The cross by Koke from Atletico Madrid successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Andoni Gorosabel relieves the pressure with a clearance
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 46%, Athletic Bilbao: 54%.
Marc Pubill makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao with a potentially dangerous attack.
Yuri Berchiche relieves the pressure with a clearance
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Athletic Bilbao managed to score the important first goal. Will they build on that?
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta provided the assist for the goal.
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Bilbao swings in the corner from the right.
G O O O A A A L - Aitor Paredes Athletic Bilbao scores with a header.
Clement Lenglet relieves the pressure with a clearance
Koke from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Yuri Berchiche relieves the pressure with a clearance
Marcos Llorente from Atletico Madrid is ruled offside
Marc Pubill wins an air challenge against Unai Gomez
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 38%, Athletic Bilbao: 62%.
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Goal kick for Atletico Madrid
Unai Gomez makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Giuliano Simeone makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao are in control of the ball.
Goal kick for Atletico Madrid
The cross by Inaki Williams from Athletic Bilbao successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 40%, Athletic Bilbao: 60%.
The game is restarted
Play has been stopped because there is a player lying on the pitch.
Atletico Madrid are trying to create something here.
Alexander Soerloth from Atletico Madrid is ruled offside
Inaki Williams from Athletic Bilbao is ruled offside
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Marc Pubill from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Yuri Berchiche makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Matteo Ruggeri wins an air challenge against Inaki Williams
Pablo Barrios relieves the pressure with a clearance
Goal kick for Athletic Bilbao
Andoni Gorosabel from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Unai Simon relieves the pressure with a clearance
Antoine Griezmann swings in the ball from a corner on the right, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
Yuri Berchiche from Athletic Bilbao intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Atletico Madrid are trying to create something here.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 40%, Athletic Bilbao: 60%.
Marc Pubill from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Atletico Madrid are in control of the ball.
Athletic Bilbao are trying to create something here.
Safe hands from Jan Oblak as he comes out and claims the ball
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Gorka Guruzeta is penalised for pushing Marc Pubill
Goal kick for Athletic Bilbao
Daniel Vivian makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Atletico Madrid with a potentially dangerous attack.
Ball possession: Atletico Madrid: 28%, Athletic Bilbao: 72%.
Atletico Madrid take a throw-in in their own half of the field
Alejandro Baena makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Athletic Bilbao are in control of the ball.
Clement Lenglet relieves the pressure with a clearance
Nico Williams swings in the ball from a corner on the left, but it is nowhere near a teammate.
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
Good effort by Gorka Guruzeta as he directs a shot on target, but Jan Oblak saves it
The cross by Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta from Athletic Bilbao successfully finds a teammate in the box.
Marcos Llorente from Atletico Madrid intercepts a cross aimed towards the box.
Inigo Ruiz de Galarreta makes the tackle and wins possession for his team
Clement Lenglet wins an air challenge against Gorka Guruzeta
Athletic Bilbao take a throw-in in the opponent's half of the field
The pitch is in fantastic condition today and the players are enjoying the surface.
Welcome to tonights game where the floodlight surrounds the pitch.
Athletic Bilbao kick-off, and the game is underway.
The referee starts the match
LaLiga
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 38 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 95 | 36 | +59 | 94 | |
| 2 | 38 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 77 | 35 | +42 | 86 | |
| 3 | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 72 | |
| 4 |
Atletico Madrid
Home
|
38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 69 |
| 5 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | |
| 6 | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 54 | |
| 7 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 38 | -6 | 51 | |
| 8 | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 44 | -3 | 50 | |
| 9 | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 55 | -9 | 49 | |
| 10 | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 61 | -2 | 46 | |
| 11 | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 55 | -12 | 46 | |
| 12 |
Athletic Bilbao
Away
|
38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 58 | -15 | 45 |
| 13 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 60 | -14 | 43 | |
| 14 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 44 | 56 | -12 | 43 | |
| 15 | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 49 | 57 | -8 | 43 | |
| 16 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 61 | -14 | 42 | |
| 17 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 44 | 50 | -6 | 42 | |
| 18 | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 47 | 57 | -10 | 42 | |
| 19 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 39 | 55 | -16 | 41 | |
| 20 | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 26 | 60 | -34 | 29 |
Status
Finished
Minute
0'
Winner
Atletico Madrid
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