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| Possession | Shots (on target) | Corners | Expected Goals |
| 61% 39% | (5) 24 7 (3) | 9 3 | 3.90 0.71 |
Thank you very much to you, who followed another game with us. | ||
1 - PSG - 6 points
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 | Later, Palmeiras vs Inter Miami and Porto vs Al Ahly will decide the opponent for Botafogo and PSG. Huge chance of having a Brazilian confrontation in the next phase. | |
 | The Group A ends with the following standings: | |
Botafogo secures a spot in the round of 16. Atlético remains in the group stage | ||
| 90' +7 |  | The referee whistles for the end of the match |
| 90' +6 | Gregore receives a silly yellow card for time-wasting and will miss the round of 16... | |
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| 90' +5 | Santi Rodríguez wins a foul on the right to relieve Botafogo fans | |
| 90' +4 | Huge confusion in the box and Botafogo's defense concedes a corner | |
| 90' +3 |  | Atlético de Madrid: Samuel Lino cut to his right foot and shot low. John made the save |
| 90' +2 | Cross blocked by Cuiabano, and another corner for Atleti | |
| It's over: PSG 2 x 0 Seattle. With these results, PSG advances in first place, Botafogo in second | |
| 90' +1 | Atlético wins a corner on the left | |
| 90' |  | The referee adds 6 more minutes |
| 88' |  | It all started with a mistake in Botafogo's play out. Sooner or later, the mistake would not be forgiven. Julián crossed from the left and Griezmann scored in the middle |
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| 86' | Atleti tries to play through the middle and Jair clears | |
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| 84' | Mateo Ponte advances on the right, but fails to find Igor Jesus in the area | |
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| 83' | | Atlético de Madrid: Antoine Griezmann misses an incredible chance! Correa passed by Cuiabano on the right and crossed to Griezmann, who finished with a backheel in the small box, but wide |
| Less than ten minutes to the end of regular time and the situation is as follows: Atlético needs three goals to advance. Botafogo needs to hold the draw to advance in first place | |
| 82' | Foul by Gregore trying to jump for a header | |
| 81' | | Botafogo: Álvaro Montoro received from Igor Jesus on the counter-attack, turned and shot with his left foot. Llorente managed to deflect it and the ball goes out for a corner |
| 80' | Santi Rodríguez now had a great chance on the counter-attack, in a 3 against 1, but missed the pass... | |
| 80' | Griezmann takes a free kick into the area and Igor Jesus makes the clearance | |
| 78' | Griezmann crosses, Gregore doesn't clear and Sorloth misses the shot | |
| 78' | Play resumes, and Botafogo remains cornered | |
| 75' | Cooling Break at the Rose Bowl | |
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| 73' | Vitinho on the ground. The full-back had felt it after a play with Artur on the right. Ponte should come in | |
| 73' | Barboza missed the tackle and fouled Ángel Correa | |
| 71' | Bad back pass from Llorente, and Oblak turned to prevent the worst | |
| 69' | | Atlético de Madrid: tight free kick and Antoine Griezmann tries a flick, but misses the goal! |
| 69' | Llorente beats Barboza twice, who handles the ball. Free kick on the right side of the attack for Atleti | |
| 68' |  | Botafogo: Gregore receives a corner from Montoro and heads on target, but Oblak holds onto the ball |
| 67' | | Botafogo: Igor Jesus almost opens the scoring! Nice play between Cuiabano and Montoro. The cross finds Igor Jesus, who takes it first time. Oblak makes a great save to prevent the goal |
| 67' | Lenglet sends it forward, but the ball ends up with John | |
| 66' | Llorente crosses from the right, and the ball goes out for a goal kick | |
| 65' | Not even the goal kick is right for Botafogo. John kicks it out of bounds | |
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| 64' | | Atlético de Madrid: Rodrigo De Paul gets the ball on the edge of the box and shoots over |
 | Montoro and Cuiabano are coming on for Botafogo | |
| Hakimi makes it PSG 2 x 0 Seattle, securing the Parisian qualification | |
| 61' | | Atlético de Madrid: Alexander Sorloth misses another great chance! Llorente plays a one-two with Correa and crosses to Sorloth, who heads it wide |
| 60' | | Atlético de Madrid: Antoine Griezmann beats Jair on the left and shoots low, close to the post |
| 59' | Simeone receives from Galán on the left, but loses to Jair | |
| 59' | Another poor clearance from Botafogo, failing to get past the midfield | |
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| 58' | Marcos Llorente crosses from the right and John collects the ball | |
| 57' | Atletico sends a corner into the box, Simeone deflects and the ball goes out for a goal kick | |
| Newton is coming on for Botafogo | |
| 55' | Scramble in the box after the corner and John blocks Simeone's shot. Game stopped with players down in the box | |
| 55' | Galán reached the end on the left, but was blocked by Barboza. Corner for Atlético | |
| 54' | Atlético attacks in 4-2-4 and presses high against Botafogo's exit | |
| 52' | Artur, finally, gets a breather and wins a foul on the right for Botafogo | |
| 51' | Rehearsed corner kick, but Griezmann messes up the cross with his right foot. Pressure on Fogão | |
| 51' | Simeone receives in the box, cuts off the marking and has his cross blocked. Following that, the defence plays it for a corner | |
| 50' | Llorente shoots with his left and JAir blocks | |
 |  Carlos Ramos | |
| 49' | Álvarez lifts it into the area and John punches it away. Ball goes out for a throw-in on the other side | |
| 48' | Giuliano Simeone receives up front and Barboza appears to play it to the corner | |
| 48' | Error now from Marlon in the exit. Lucky that Allan still managed to touch the ball to prevent Atlético's progression | |
| 47' | Botafogo works the ball up front, but misses another pass with Savarino | |
| 46' |  | 2nd half begins |
| Griezmann is coming on for Atleti, but Sorloth and Álvarez remain in the game | |
Players back for the second half | ||
The goal that is giving PSG the advantage over Seattle, in the other group match
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With the current results, Botafogo advances first in the group, followed by PSG. Opponents in the round of 16 come from group A, which will later feature Palmeiras x Inter Miami and Porto x Al Ahly
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| With the current results, Botafogo advances first in the group, followed by PSG. Opponents in the round of 16 come from group A, which will later feature Palmeiras x Inter Miami and Porto x Al Ahly | |
| Carlos Ramos | |
| 45' +8 | Igor Jesus deflects, John gets the ball and the referee blows the whistle | |
| 45' +8 | The last play of the first half will be a corner for Atleti | |
| 45' +8 |  | The 1st half ends |
| 45' +7 | Marllon Freitas makes a cut in the box and wins a free kick for a hand touch by Gallagher | |
| 45' +5 | The five minutes of added time became seven | |
| 45' +5 | Jair and Barboza clear two consecutive crosses. Atletico opts for the 'aerial bombardment' | |
| 45' +3 | The best thing for Botafogo right now is for the first half to end | |
| 45' +2 | Referee called a foul by Sorloth on Jair before the penalty. Botafogo escapes this one... | |
| 45' +1 | | The referee adds 5 more minutes |
| 45' +1 | Referee goes to video. Should award the penalty | |
| 44' | Julián was down in the area after a clash with Gregore. There was a slight stamp by the Botafogo player. VAR is reviewing | |
| 43' | Botafogo making many misplaced passes. Savarino now wasted a counterattack with a poor pass in the middle | |
| 41' | | Atlético de Madrid: Julián Álvarez missed! De Paul found his compatriot in the area, and Álvarez controlled and shot across, but wide. Big chance wasted by Atleti |
| 40' | De Paul crosses into the area and John came out to claim the ball | |
| 40' | Good approach to the end line by Alex Telles, but the cross is not good | |
| 39' | De Paul attempts a cross, straight to the end line | |
| 38' | Atlético creates a dangerous moment in the area, but Barboza manages to clear it. Julián is down after a clash. Allan, before Barboza cleared, prevented Julián's finish | |
| In the other match of the group, Vitinha scores the opening goal for PSG against Seattle. With PSG's victory, Atlético needs to win by a three-goal margin to advance | |
| 35' | The game resumes, with possession by Botafogo | |
| 34' | The game resumes, but Marlon Freitas receives a tough tackle from Llorente and is feeling it | |
| 31' | Cooling Break currently in Pasadena. Today the temperature is milder, but it's still hot | |
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| 28' | Savarino's cross and Gregore appears to finish at the far post, on the outside of the net | |
| 28' | Another good pivot by Igor Jesus to time and wait for options in attack. Subsequently, Savarino was fouled | |
| 26' | Julián Álvarez advanced to the area, fell after a challenge with Jair and asked for a penalty. The referee let play continue. Nothing to call | |
| 24' | Galán comes up on the left and attempts a cross. The ball deflects off Artur and stays with John | |
| Carlos Ramos | |
| 21' | | Atlético de Madrid: After a mistake by Barboza in ball distribution, Pablo Barrios tried from outside, into the hands of John |
| 21' | Alex Telles arrived firmly in a challenge with Simeone and won a throw-in for the Alvinegro. Subsequently, Igor Jesus wins a foul in the middle | |
| 17' | | Atlético de Madrid: Conor Gallagher got the ball in the area after a rehearsed free-kick and shot with his left, over the target |
| 17' | After Sorloth cut out the corner, Giuliano Simeone had a chance for a counter-attack, but misplaced his pass in the middle. Subsequently, Gregore committed a foul. | |
| 15' | | Botafogo: Artur received from Savarino through the middle, took it to his left and shot from the edge of the area. The ball deflected off the defense and went out dangerously! |
| 15' | Jair won well from Gallagher and set up a counter-attack with Igor Jesus, who pushed too far. Oblak kept the ball | |
| Carlos Ramos | |
| 10' | | Botafogo: Jefferson Savarino missed! Igor Jesus managed a great pass to the Venezuelan, who was clear on goal. Savarino, who had everything to finish with his left, switched to his right foot and shot low. Oblak made a good save |
| 10' | Gallagher shows up well at the back, but Jair cuts the cross | |
| 9' | Vitinho received from Savarino on the right and sent a cross into the area. The ball went past everyone and ended up with the colchonera defense | |
| 8' | Barboza now combined with Giuliano Simeone and connected the attack with Igor Jesus, who held up play and won a free kick | |
| 8' | Barboza moved forward in the attack and tried a shot from outside. Blocked, he gave up the counterattack to Atlético, but Gregore made a perfect cover and intercepted the decisive pass | |
| 7' | Botafogo remains on the attack and works the ball without hurry | |
| 4' | No pressure from Atlético in the beginning. Botafogo keeps the ball more and tries to move forward | |
| 3' | Artur made a good move through the middle and tried to find Igor Jesus in the area. Marcos Llorente intercepted | |
| 2' | Atlético attempts the first attack, but the ball goes out for a goal kick to John | |
| 1' |  | The match begins |
Almost everything is ready, the game is about to start! | ||
 | The referee team is Mexican, consisting of César Ramos, who will have as assistants Alberto Morín and Marco Bisguerra | |
 | Marlon Freitas is the captain of Botafogo | |
Players are starting to enter the Rose Bowl pitch at this moment, beginning with those from Atlético de Madrid | ||
| Jan Oblak is the captain of Atlético de Madrid | |
| It is worth remembering that the Rose Bowl holds good memories for Brazilian fans and, also, for Botafogo supporters: it was the venue for the 1994 World Cup final and, also, for Fogão's victory over PSG. | |
Atlético earlier reminded on social media of the 12 times this season that it achieved victories by the score needed today: a three-goal difference.
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| In the other Group B match, PSG faces Seattle Sounders and only needs a victory to advance, regardless of what happens in the clash between Atlético de Madrid x Botafogo. | |
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| Later today, we will have Palmeiras vs Inter Miami and Porto vs Al Ahly, matches that decide Group A of the Club World Cup | |
Players from both teams on the pitch warming up | ||
Players from both teams on the pitch warming up
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 | Botafogo will lead the group if they win or draw the match. Atlético will only eliminate the Cariocas and advance if they win by three or more goals. | |
| Currently, the Group B standings are as follows: | |
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 | On the bench for Atlético de Madrid: Antonio Gomís, Juan Musso, César Azpilicueta, Axel Witsel, Reinildo Mandava, Ilias Kostis, Nahuel Molina, Koke, Javi Serrano, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo Riquelme, Antoine Griezmann, Ángel Correa, Samuel Lino, Carlos Martín | |
| On the bench for Botafogo: Raul, Léo Linck, Mateo Ponte, Bastos, Kaio Pantaleão, David Ricardo, Cuiabano, Newton, Danilo Barbosa, Santiago Rodríguez, Álvaro Montoro, Nathan Fernandes, Arthur Cabral, Gonzalo Mastriani, Joaquín Correa | |
The confirmation from Atlético:
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 | Simeone keeps Sorloth as a starter and lines up Atlético like this: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Clément Lenglet, Robin Le Normand, Javi Galán, Giuliano Simeone, Conor Gallagher, Rodrigo De Paul, Pablo Barrios, Alexander Sorloth, Julián Álvarez | |
Here is the confirmation of the Glorious:
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| Renato Paiva repeats the Botafogo that defeated PSG: John Victor, Vitinho, Alexander Barboza, Jair, Alex Telles, Gregore, Allan, Marlon Freitas, Artur, Igor Jesus, Jefferson Savarino | |
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 | Away from home, Botafogo currently has one loss in the last five games. | |
| Away from home, Botafogo comes from two consecutive games without losing. | |
| Away from home, Botafogo comes from two consecutive victories. | |
| Botafogo currently has one loss in the last ten games. | |
| Botafogo currently has a draw in the last 15 games. | |
| Botafogo comes from five consecutive games scoring goals. | |
| Botafogo comes from five consecutive games without losing. | |
| Botafogo comes from five consecutive victories. | |
| At home, Atlético de Madrid currently has two losses in the last 19 games. | |
| At home, Atlético de Madrid currently has a draw in the last 11 games. | |
| At home, Atlético de Madrid comes from four consecutive games scoring goals. | |
| At home, Atlético de Madrid comes from four consecutive games without losing. | |
| At home, Atlético de Madrid comes from four consecutive victories. | |
| Atlético de Madrid currently has a draw in the last 12 games. | |
| Atlético de Madrid and Botafogo have faced each other zero times, there is no advantage between Atlético de Madrid and Botafogo: zero wins for each team in zero games. | |
| In the Club World Championship, the two teams face each other for the first time | |
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| Atlético de Madrid | Botafogo | |||
| 7 | 5 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
1 | Shots on target | 1 | ||
3 | Total Tackles | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | 5 | Ball steals | 11 | 7 |
| 7 | 84 | Total Passes | 42 | 8 |
| 7 | 75 | Passes Completed | 36 | 8 |
| 8 | 3 | Saves | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Fouls Committed | 5 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | Fouls Suffered | 2 | 8 |
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