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Atlético de Madrid Overwhelms Sevilla at the Metropolitano
Madrid, Spain – Atlético de Madrid convincingly defeated Sevilla at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano in a match corresponding to matchday 11 of La Liga. Despite Sevilla holding a slight advantage in ball possession (52% against 48%), they failed to translate it into clear goal-scoring opportunities. Atlético, on the other hand, showed greater effectiveness in front of goal, totaling 15 shots, 6 of which were on target, while Sevilla only managed to convert 2 of their 10 attempts.
The first goal of the match came in the 64th minute, thanks to a penalty converted by J. Alvarez. Atlético continued to press, and T. Almada extended the lead in the 77th minute with a goal assisted by G. Simeone. Sevilla, which accumulated three yellow cards (I. Romero, T. Nianzou, and Marcao) and committed 12 fouls throughout the match, could not find a way to react. In added time, A. Griezmann sealed the victory for Atlético with a goal in the 90th minute, assisted by T. Almada. The match, refereed by Alejandro Hernandez, reflected Atlético’s superiority in converting opportunities, taking all three points in front of their fans.
Substitutions sevilla: at minute 46 B. Mendy came in and N. Gudelj went out., at minute 46 C. Azpilicueta came in and T. Nianzou went out., at minute 72 J. Sanchez came in and A. Adams went out., at minute 79 I. Romero came in and C. Ejuke went out., at minute 79 Peque came in and A. Gonzalez went out.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 68 A. Sorloth came in and T. Almada went out., at minute 69 N. Gonzalez came in and C. Gallagher went out., at minute 74 A. Baena came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 86 J. Alvarez came in and N. Molina went out., at minute 86 G. Simeone came in and G. Raspadori went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
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Sevilla
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