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Thrilling Match at the Metropolitano: Atlético de Madrid Takes the Victory
Madrid, Spain – A hard-fought match took place at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano where Atlético de Madrid managed to overcome Valencia in a game full of intensity and key moments. Atlético, with 46% possession, capitalized on their chances against a Valencia side that dominated the ball with 54%.
Koke opened the scoring for Atlético in the 17th minute with a goal that ignited the stands. However, Valencia did not back down and relentlessly sought the equalizer. The match was marked by tension, with several yellow cards shown to Atlético players (Pubill, Sorloth, Simeone and Almada) and one for Valencia (Duro). A goal by Pepelu for Valencia was disallowed by VAR due to an offside position, generating controversy.
In the second half, Valencia managed to equalize in the 63rd minute thanks to a goal from Beltrán, assisted by Almeida, bringing the game to a turning point. But the joy was short-lived, as Griezmann restored Atlético’s lead in the 74th minute with a goal following an assist from Pubill. A later goal by Sorloth was also disallowed by VAR, keeping the excitement until the end. Despite Valencia’s dominance in possession and 13 shots, only two of them were on target, demonstrating Atlético’s defensive solidity. The match, refereed by César Soto Grado, saw a total of 12 fouls committed by Atlético and 11 by Valencia. Ultimately, Atlético secured the victory on matchday 16 of La Liga.
Substitutions atletico madrid: at minute 46 N. Molina came in and R. Le Normand went out., at minute 59 N. Gonzalez came in and C. Gallagher went out., at minute 59 J. Alvarez came in and A. Griezmann went out., at minute 59 P. Barrios came in and T. Almada went out.
Substitutions valencia: at minute 55 D. Lopez came in and L. Beltran went out., at minute 71 E. Comert came in and B. Santamaria went out., at minute 72 F. Ugrinic came in and J. Guerra went out., at minute 82 Pepelu came in and L. Ramazani went out., at minute 82 J. Vazquez came in and J. Gaya went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Atletico Madrid
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Valencia
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