Kickoff: 21:00 CEST / 20:00 BST / 3:00 PM EDT / 12:00 PM PDT
Venue: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
Lineups:
Atleti: Jan Oblak - Rodrigo Riquelme, Mario Hermoso, Axel Witsel, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nahuel Molina - Saul Niguez, Koke, Marcos Llorente - Angel Correa, Antoine Griezmann
Subs: Antonio Gomis, Jose Maria Gimenez, Ilias Kostis, Rodrigo de Paul, Javi Galan, Aitor Gismera Monge, Salim El Jebari, Samuel Lino
Cadiz: Conan Ledesma - Javi Hernandez, Fali, Jorge Mere, Joseba Zaldua - Lucas Pires, Ruben Alcaraz, Romenique Kouame, Ruben Sobrino - Chris Ramos, Roger Marti
Subs: David Gil, Mamadou Mbaye, Isaac Carcelen, Jose Mari, Alex Fernandez, Ivan Alejo, Gonzalo Escalante, Robert Navarro, Alvaro Negredo, Darwin Machis, Sergi Guardiola, Maxi Gomez
Match Events:
3’ - Griezmann finds Llorente on the right wing who centers from the right wing, Correa backheels the ball to Griezmann who hits the post
5’ - Griezmann dribbles past the Cadiz defense but there is a slight miscommunication with Correa and the Frenchman ends up shooting the ball right into Conan Ledesma
12’ - Chris Ramos centers the ball to Lucas Pires who scores from inside 6 yards Atleti 0, Cadiz 1 – link
14’ - Yellow card for Koke
27’ - Griezmann’s free kick barely goes over the goal
27’ - Roger Marti receives a gift from Azpilicueta and chips the ball over Oblak. Atleti 0, Cadiz 2 – link
32’ - Angel Correa gets a beautiful through ball and shoots it right into Ledesma. Atleti recoup the ball, and Azpilicueta crosses to Correa, who makes this one count. Atleti 1, Cadiz 2 – link
35’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Mbaye on for Fali
39’ - Yellow card for Roger Marti
45+5’ - End of half
45’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Alejo and Escalate on for Alcaraz and Roger Marti
46’ - Molina passes to Correa who backheels it to Llorente. Conan Ledesma clears it, but only as far as Molina, who banks it in off of Javi Hernandez. Atleti 2, Cadiz 2 – link
52’ - Griezmann with a great effort from outside of the box, but Conan Ledesma with an even better save
57’ - Lucas Pires finds Chris Ramos’s head, and Oblak has to make a save
60’ - Substitution for Atleti: De Paul, Gimenez and Lino on for Llorente, Koke and Riquelme respectively
61’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Cadiz on for Zaldua
66’ - Griezmann plays it to Molina with his head, Molina crosses to Lino who - completely intentionally of course - steps on the ball and passes to Saul, Saul centers to Correa and the Argentine scores his second of the game. Atleti 3, Cadiz 2 – link
70’ - Substitution for Cadiz: Maxi Gomez on for Mere
78’ - Lino centers to Griezmann whose shot goes wide to the left
80’ - De Paul and Saul combine for a quick one-two and the former shoots the ball right into Conan Ledesma
81’ - Substitution for Atleti: Javi Galan on for Azpilicueta
90+2’ - Yellow card for Sobrino
90+3’ - Yellow card for Kouame
90+6’ - End of game. Atleti 3, Cadiz 2
Match Stats - via Livescore.com
| Atleti | Cadiz :–:|:–:|:–: xG | 2.70 | 0.82 xA | 2.16 | 0.14 Possession | 72% | 28% Shots on target | 9 | 4 Shots off target | 7 | 3 Blocked shots | 2 | 1 Corner kicks | 5 | 3 Offsides | 2 | 0 Fouls | 5 | 10 Yellow Cards | 1 | 3 Red Cards | 0 | 0
Standings:
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 21 |
| Barcelona | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 20 |
| Girona | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 19 |
| Atletico Madrid | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 16 |
| Real Sociedad | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 15 |
| Athletic Club | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 14 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
| Real Betis | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 12 |
| Valencia | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| Osasuna | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | -1 | 10 |
| Getafe | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 9 |
| Cadiz | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 9 |
| Villarreal | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 8 |
| Sevilla | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 7 |
| Mallorca | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | -3 | 7 |
| Alaves | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 7 |
| Celta Vigo | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 5 |
| Las Palmas | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 5 |
| Granada | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 5 |
| Almeria | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 3 |
Upcoming Fixtures:
Atleti: vs Feyenoord, 10.04, 18:45 CEST; vs La Real, 10.08, 16:15 CEST
Cadiz: vs Girona, 10.07, 14:00 CEST
Let me know if there are any mistakes, or if there’s something you want me to change
man the kind of performance that makes you think Angel Correa is becoming a world beater. Hope this is the time he can continue the form.
Atleti really needs to work on their defense, they can’t keep letting in goals like that. And Griezmann needs to stop hitting the post, it’s getting old. Also, why is Koke always getting yellow cards? Can someone explain that to me?
Saul is tied in the league for most assists (4) while only playing 6 of the 8 games available, what a resurgence in form from him.
Correa with a perfect performance today.
Lino is class
Great adjustments from Cholo. Lino and Correa were great