Atlético Madrid vs Galatasaray, 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
· UEFA Champions LeagueAtletico Madrid go through thanks to Antoine Griezmann double
Atletico Madrid made sure of their place in the Champions League knock-out stages with a comfortable 2-0 win against Galatasaray.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 5': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
- 11': Attempt missed. Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Hakan Balta.
- 13': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Galatasaray 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gabi with a cross.
- 16': Attempt saved. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Koke.
- 20': Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yannick Carrasco.
- 20': Foul by Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray).
- 20': Tiago (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Hakan Balta.
- 22': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabi with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Delay in match Jason Denayer (Galatasaray) because of an injury.
- 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 25': Substitution, Galatasaray. Olcan Adin replaces Jason Denayer because of an injury.
- 27': Foul by Jem Karacan (Galatasaray).
- 27': Tiago (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Delay in match Tiago (Atlético de Madrid) because of an injury.
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Attempt missed. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 33': Foul by Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray).
- 33': Jesús Gámez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 33': Attempt missed. Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Gabi with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 35': Bilal Kisa (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 36': Attempt saved. Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 38': Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Jem Karacan (Galatasaray).
- 39': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 40': Foul by Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray).
- 40': Jesús Gámez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Aurélien Chedjou (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
- 43': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Hakan Balta.
- 43': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Aurélien Chedjou.
- 45'+2': Hand ball by Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Galatasaray 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Galatasaray 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 1, Galatasaray 0.
- 46': Attempt saved. Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 46': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Fernando Muslera.
- 46': Attempt missed. Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gabi with a cross following a corner.
- 49': Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray).
- 50': Attempt saved. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jesús Gámez with a cross.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 51': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Sabri Sarioglu.
- 52': Attempt missed. Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 52': Foul by Filipe Luis (Atlético de Madrid).
- 52': Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid).
- 52': Semih Kaya (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder.
- 56': Foul by Olcan Adin (Galatasaray).
- 56': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Olcan Adin (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 58': Attempt missed. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Koke with a cross.
- 63': Substitution, Galatasaray. Umut Bulut replaces Bilal Kisa.
- 65': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 2, Galatasaray 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabi.
- 66': Foul by Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray).
- 66': Yannick Carrasco (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Aurélien Chedjou.
- 68': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Luciano Vietto replaces Antoine Griezmann.
- 71': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Óliver Torres replaces Yannick Carrasco.
- 72': Attempt saved. Luciano Vietto (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fernando Torres with a through ball.
- 73': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Aurélien Chedjou.
- 73': Attempt saved. Tiago (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jesús Gámez.
- 74': Attempt saved. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 75': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Tiago.
- 76': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 77': Attempt saved. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Filipe Luis.
- 77': Foul by Lukas Podolski (Galatasaray).
- 77': Jesús Gámez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Substitution, Galatasaray. Sinan Gümüs replaces Hakan Balta.
- 80': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Diego Godín.
- 81': Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Jesús Gámez.
- 81': Attempt missed. Semih Kaya (Galatasaray) header from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Wesley Sneijder with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 82': Sinan Gümüs (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Attempt saved. Wesley Sneijder (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 84': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 84': Yasin Öztekin (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Olcan Adin (Galatasaray).
- 85': Giménez (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Luis.
- 88': Offside, Atlético de Madrid. Jesús Gámez tries a through ball, but Koke is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Luciano Vietto (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Fernando Torres.
- 90': Attempt saved. Óliver Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Luciano Vietto (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 2, Galatasaray 0.
Statistics
 GAL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 9 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.8 | Possession | 65.2 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 11 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 264 | Accurate Passes | 575 |
| 374 | Passes | 690 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 13 |
| 6 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 83 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 35 | Accurate Long Balls | 35 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 13 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 6 |
| 36 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Venue: Vicente Calderón
Location: , Spain
Attendance: 35,753
Venue: Vicente Calderón
Location: , Spain
Attendance: 35,753
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 24 | José María Giménez |
| 3 | Filipe Luís |
| 18 | Jesús Gámez |
| 5 | Tiago |
| 14 | Gabi |
| 21 | Yannick Carrasco |
| 6 | Koke |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 9 | Fernando Torres |
Galatasaray (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Muslera (GK) |
| 26 | Semih Kaya |
| 21 | Aurélien Chedjou |
| 22 | Hakan Balta |
| 64 | Jason Denayer |
| 10 | Wesley Sneijder |
| 6 | Jem Karacan |
| 5 | Bilal Kisa |
| 11 | Lukas Podolski |
| 7 | Yasin Oztekin |
| 55 | Sabri Sarioglu |
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