Atlético Madrid overcame Valencia in a close win on Saturday, 3x2, in a game related to matchweek 22 of La Liga. In this competition, both teams came from a draw.
After 25 minutes, Yunus Musah opened the scoring for Valencia, with a right-foot strike inside the box, assisted by Gonçalo Guedes. Shortly before the interval, Hugo Duro fired home José Bordalás's team second goal, with a left-foot strike, after a pass from Toni Lato.
With 46 minutes on the clock, key moment of the game, when Ángel Correa came on. Sub Matheus Cunha, after 57 minutes, changed the course of the game. After 64 minutes, forward fired home for Atlético Madrid, from a corner, assisted by Yannick Carrasco. With 90 minutes already on the clock, Ángel Correa scored the second goal for Diego Simeone's team, with a left-foot shot. Mario Hermoso netted the last goal in time added on with a left-foot strike inside the penalty box.
After the result Atlético Madrid are 5th in the table, with 36 points, while Valencia sit 10th place, with 29 points. Next up, Diego Simeone's team visit Barcelona. Meanwhile, José Bordalás's team will host Real Sociedad.
Atlético de Madrid | Valencia | |||
7 | 5 | Shots | 2 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Shots on target | 1 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Total Tackles | 4 | 7 |
1 | Tackles Won | 1 | ||
7 | 6 | Ball steals | 4 | 8 |
7 | 70 | Total Passes | 34 | 8 |
7 | 64 | Passes Completed | 21 | 8 |
8 | 1 | Saves | 3 | 7 |
3 | Fouls Committed | 3 | ||
7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |