Atlético Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano, 2024-25 LALIGA
· Spanish LALIGA
FT
3 - 0
3 - 0
Atlético cruise to home win over Rayo Vallecano
Goals from Alexander Sorloth, Conor Gallagher and Julian Alvarez powered Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 home win over city rivals Rayo Vallecano on Thursday, strengthening their grip on third place in LaLiga.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Goal! Atletico Madrid 1, Rayo Vallecano 0. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Giuliano Simeone with a cross.
- 4': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 6': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 7': Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 8': Attempt saved. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez with a through ball.
- 8': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Augusto Batalla.
- 10': Attempt missed. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 11': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Randy Nteka is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 15': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 16': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Foul by Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano).
- 20': Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu with a cross.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 24': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Pathé Ciss.
- 25': Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 28': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrei Ratiu.
- 28': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano).
- 29': Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Javi Galán with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
- 33': Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 34': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 34': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Florian Lejeune.
- 36': Attempt missed. Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pablo Barrios.
- 40': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 40': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Óscar Valentín.
- 42': Offside, Rayo Vallecano. Álvaro García is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 44': Pablo Barrios (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Goal! Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Atletico Madrid 2, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 47': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 47': Pathé Ciss (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Álvaro García (Rayo Vallecano).
- 50': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Álvaro García with a cross.
- 51': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 52': Foul by Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano).
- 52': Giuliano Simeone (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Isi Palazón (Rayo Vallecano).
- 54': Delay in match because of an injury Javi Galán (Atletico Madrid).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Foul by Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 57': Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Clément Lenglet (Atletico Madrid).
- 57': Óscar Valentín (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Alexander Sørloth (Atletico Madrid).
- 59': Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Unai López (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Díaz.
- 61': Foul by Unai López (Rayo Vallecano).
- 61': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Antoine Griezmann replaces Alexander Sørloth.
- 63': Attempt missed. Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alfonso Espino with a cross.
- 64': Attempt missed. Florian Lejeune (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Isi Palazón.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.
- 65': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Óscar Valentín.
- 66': Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Attempt missed. Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul following a corner.
- 67': Foul by Alfonso Espino (Rayo Vallecano).
- 67': Rodrigo De Paul (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Nahuel Molina replaces Giuliano Simeone.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Gerard Gumbau replaces Óscar Valentín.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Pep Chavarría replaces Alfonso Espino.
- 68': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Jorge de Frutos replaces Unai López.
- 70': Attempt missed. Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pedro Díaz.
- 73': Offside, Atletico Madrid. Javi Galán is caught offside.
- 75': Delay in match because of an injury Randy Nteka (Rayo Vallecano).
- 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Sergi Guardiola replaces Randy Nteka because of an injury.
- 77': Goal! Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0. Julián Alvarez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball following a fast break.
- 79': Attempt saved. Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antoine Griezmann with a through ball.
- 79': Conor Gallagher (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Foul by Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano).
- 79': Augusto Batalla (Rayo Vallecano) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Corner, Atletico Madrid. Conceded by Isi Palazón.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Samuel Lino replaces Javi Galán.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. Koke replaces Rodrigo De Paul.
- 81': Substitution, Atletico Madrid. César Azpilicueta replaces Conor Gallagher.
- 82': Attempt saved. Pedro Díaz (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Gumbau.
- 83': Substitution, Rayo Vallecano. Adri Embarba replaces Álvaro García.
- 85': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 85': Pep Chavarría (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Samuel Lino (Atletico Madrid).
- 86': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Adri Embarba (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 86': Foul by Nahuel Molina (Atletico Madrid).
- 88': Foul by Sergi Guardiola (Rayo Vallecano).
- 88': Robin Le Normand (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Attempt saved. Gerard Gumbau (Rayo Vallecano) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcos Llorente (Atletico Madrid).
- 90'+1': Jorge de Frutos (Rayo Vallecano) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Andrei Ratiu (Rayo Vallecano) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Díaz.
- 90'+3': Corner, Rayo Vallecano. Conceded by Samuel Lino.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.
- 0': Match ends, Atletico Madrid 3, Rayo Vallecano 0.
Statistics
 RAY |
ATM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 58.2 | Possession | 41.8 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 522 | Accurate Passes | 347 |
| 572 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 39 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 21 |
| 18 | Clearances | 21 |
Game Information
Competition: Spanish LALIGA
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 49,410
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Location: Madrid, Spain
Attendance: 49,410
LALIGA Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villarreal | 2 | +7 | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 2 | +4 | 6 |
| 4 | Getafe | 2 | +3 | 6 |
Line-Ups
Atlético Madrid (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Jan Oblak (GK) |
| 15 | Clément Lenglet |
| 24 | Robin Le Normand |
| 21 | Javi Galán |
| 14 | Marcos Llorente |
| 8 | Pablo Barrios |
| 5 | Rodrigo De Paul |
| 4 | Conor Gallagher |
| 22 | Giuliano Simeone |
| 19 | Julián Álvarez |
| 9 | Alexander Sørloth |
Rayo Vallecano (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Augusto Batalla (GK)  |
| 6 | Pathé Ciss |
| 24 | Florian Lejeune |
| 22 | Alfonso Espino |
| 2 | Andrei Ratiu |
| 4 | Pedro Díaz |
| 23 | Óscar Valentín |
| 17 | Unai López |
| 11 | Randy Nteka |
| 18 | Álvaro García |
| 7 | Isi Palazón |
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