Atlético Madrid vs Mallorca, 2023-24 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGAGriezmann to the rescue as Atletico grab win against Mallorca
Antoine Griezmann scored a header as Atletico Madrid snatched a 1-0 win despite an uninspiring performance against Mallorca on Sunday, moving them to third place in the LaLiga standings.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pablo Barrios with a through ball.
- 3': Foul by Abdón Prats (Mallorca).
- 3': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 8': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Foul by Sergi Darder (Mallorca).
- 9': Abdón Prats (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 11': Attempt missed. Sergi Darder (Mallorca) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samú Costa.
- 12': Foul by Giovanni González (Mallorca).
- 12': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Giovanni González (Mallorca).
- 13': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Samú Costa.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Copete.
- 15': Attempt missed. Koke (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Lino following a corner.
- 16': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca).
- 18': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 18': Samú Costa (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Offside, Mallorca. Dani Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Matija Nastasic is caught offside.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Abdón Prats (Mallorca) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Rodríguez.
- 19': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 19': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 22': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Martin Valjent.
- 23': Foul by Giovanni González (Mallorca).
- 23': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Correa.
- 26': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Pablo Barrios tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Sergi Darder (Mallorca).
- 32': Koke (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Matija Nastasic.
- 33': Attempt missed. Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Foul by Giovanni González (Mallorca).
- 37': Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid).
- 38': Matija Nastasic (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 41': Toni Lato (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 43': Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid).
- 44': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Koke tries a through ball, but Álvaro Morata is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Álvaro Morata.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 0, Mallorca 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 0, Mallorca 0.
- 46': Foul by Toni Lato (Mallorca).
- 46': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Martin Valjent.
- 48': Attempt saved. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 49': Axel Witsel (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Abdón Prats (Mallorca).
- 51': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Giovanni González.
- 52': Attempt missed. Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Toni Lato (Mallorca).
- 53': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 55': Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 57': Attempt missed. Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Samuel Lino.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ángel Correa (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
- 62': Substitution, Mallorca. Omar Mascarell replaces Antonio Sánchez.
- 62': Substitution, Mallorca. Cyle Larin replaces Abdón Prats.
- 63': Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Dani Rodríguez (Mallorca).
- 63': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo De Paul replaces Koke.
- 63': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Rodrigo Riquelme replaces Ángel Correa.
- 64': Foul by Samú Costa (Mallorca).
- 64': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Mallorca 0. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mario Hermoso with a cross.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann.
- 69': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Mallorca).
- 69': Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Saúl Ñíguez replaces Samuel Lino.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 74': Foul by Sergi Darder (Mallorca).
- 74': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Mallorca. Amath Ndiaye replaces Dani Rodríguez.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Mallorca) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 77': Delay in match because of an injury César Azpilicueta (Atletico Madrid).
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Giovanni González (Mallorca) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Toni Lato with a cross.
- 80': Attempt saved. Giovanni González (Mallorca) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 80': Corner, Mallorca. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 81': Attempt missed. Omar Mascarell (Mallorca) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Corner, Mallorca. Conceded by Saúl Ñíguez.
- 81': Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid).
- 81': Sergi Darder (Mallorca) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Substitution, Mallorca. Pablo Maffeo replaces Copete.
- 82': Substitution, Mallorca. Javi Llabrés replaces Toni Lato.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Memphis Depay replaces Álvaro Morata.
- 82': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. José Giménez replaces César Azpilicueta.
- 83': Attempt missed. Amath Ndiaye (Mallorca) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a through ball following a fast break.
- 84': Foul by Omar Mascarell (Mallorca).
- 84': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Hand ball by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Foul by Amath Ndiaye (Mallorca).
- 86': Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Foul by Matija Nastasic (Mallorca).
- 87': Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Rodrigo Riquelme (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 90': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.
- 90'+2': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pablo Maffeo.
- 90'+3': Corner, Mallorca. Conceded by José Giménez.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Mallorca) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sergi Darder with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Memphis Depay (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo Riquelme.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Mallorca 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Mallorca 0.
Statistics
 MLL |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 31.9 | Possession | 68.1 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 578 |
| 304 | Passes | 664 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 16 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 24 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 15 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 18 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 26 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,119
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 58,119
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 18 | +31 | 46 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 18 | +20 | 42 |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 18 | +17 | 37 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 16 | +16 | 35 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 20 | Axel Witsel |
| 22 | Mario Hermoso |
| 3 | César Azpilicueta |
| 6 | Koke |
| 24 | Pablo Barrios |
| 12 | Samuel Lino |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 19 | Álvaro Morata |
| 7 | Antoine Griezmann |
| 10 | Ángel Correa |
Mallorca (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 2 | Matija Nastasic |
| 6 | Copete |
| 24 | Martin Valjent |
| 3 | Toni Lato |
| 20 | Giovanni González |
| 12 | Samú Costa |
| 10 | Sergi Darder |
| 14 | Dani Rodríguez |
| 18 | Antonio Sánchez |
| 9 | Abdón Prats |
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