Atlético Madrid vs Arsenal, 2017-18 UEFA Europa League, Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Atlético Madrid win 2-1 on aggregateAtletico Madrid overcome Arsenal to reach first Europa League final since 2012
Atletico Madrid advanced to the Europe League final 2-1 on aggregate after a 1-0 victory over Arsenal at the Wanda Metropolitano on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 2': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 2': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 6': Attempt missed. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right.
- 7': Delay in match Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 12': Substitution, Arsenal. Calum Chambers replaces Laurent Koscielny because of an injury.
- 12': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 14': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid).
- 23': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 23': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 27': Foul by Koke (Atlético de Madrid).
- 27': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Wilshere.
- 31': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 31': Foul by Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid).
- 31': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 37': Diego Godín (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 37': Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 38': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
- 38': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koke following a set piece situation.
- 40': Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 41': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid).
- 42': Foul by Jack Wilshere (Arsenal).
- 42': Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Mesut Özil.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 45'+2': Goal! Atlético de Madrid 1, Arsenal 0. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atlético de Madrid 1, Arsenal 0.
- 46': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by José Giménez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 47': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
- 47': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 49': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid).
- 50': Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Koke (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Hernández.
- 52': Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Gabi (Atlético de Madrid).
- 52': Gabi (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 52': Attempt missed. Jack Wilshere (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nacho Monreal following a set piece situation.
- 52': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Wilshere following a set piece situation.
- 53': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Arsenal).
- 53': Thomas Partey (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 56': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
- 56': Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid).
- 56': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 58': Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Nacho Monreal (Arsenal).
- 58': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 61': Offside, Arsenal. Héctor Bellerín tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 63': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
- 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 63': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Vitolo (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Lucas Hernández (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Koke.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atlético de Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Costa.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan replaces Jack Wilshere.
- 70': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 70': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 71': Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 72': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
- 74': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Ángel Correa replaces Vitolo.
- 75': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 77': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atlético de Madrid).
- 77': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) is shown the yellow card.
- 78': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
- 81': Attempt saved. Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koke.
- 82': Delay in match Diego Costa (Atlético de Madrid) because of an injury.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Fernando Torres replaces Diego Costa because of an injury.
- 87': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
- 87': Lucas Hernández (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 88': Corner, Atlético de Madrid. Conceded by Granit Xhaka.
- 88': Attempt saved. Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Atlético de Madrid. Stefan Savic replaces Thomas Partey.
- 90'+4': Fernando Torres (Atlético de Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+4': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Arsenal 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Atlético de Madrid 1, Arsenal 0.
Statistics
 ARS |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 419 | Accurate Passes | 344 |
| 517 | Passes | 430 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 22 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 32 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 28 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 64,196
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 64,196
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 2 | Diego Godín |
| 24 | José María Giménez |
| 19 | Lucas Hernández |
| 5 | Thomas Partey |
| 8 | Saúl Ñíguez  |
| 14 | Gabi |
| 23 | Vitolo |
| 6 | Koke |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 18 | Diego Costa |
Arsenal (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Ospina (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 24 | Héctor Bellerín |
| 29 | Granit Xhaka |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
| 11 | Mesut Özil |
| 23 | Danny Welbeck |
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