Goal

List of goalscorers

0 - 1
5'
Saúl
0 - 2
11'
Diego Costa
0 - 3
59'
Á. Morata
0 - 4
84'
Thomas
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End of match

End of match

  • 93'
    FT: Alaves 0-4 Atletico. A brutal display by the visitors, who move to within 10 points of league leaders Barcelona with a big win. Saul opened the scoring early on before Diego Costa, who was later brought off at half-time, scored from 25 yards to double the lead. A Morata solo goal followed by a highly impressive Thomas Parety strike completed the rout in the second half.
  • 90'
    THREE minutes added on.
  • 89'
    Almost down to walking pace as Atletico see this one out.
  • 86'
    Diego Simeone applauded that goal heartily, and so he should. Beautiful strike.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Atlético en el 84'
  • 84'
    GOOOAAALL FOR ATLETICO - Thomas gets in on the act! He bends a beuatiful strike into the top corner from the edge of the area. You don't get any more 'top corner' than that. Inch-perfect.
Goal disallowed

Goal disallowed

  • 80'
    ATLETICO DISALLOWED GOAL - Thomas Partey forces a save from Pacheco, who can only palm straight to Correa. He thinks he's got a goal, but is ruled out for offside.
  • 76'
    Atletico's Angel Correa will get some game time, he comes on for Antoine Griezmann.
  • 72'
    ALAVES CHANCE - Calleri has a go from range, but Oblak, on his 200th appearance for Atletico, saves comfortably.
  • 69'
    ATLETICO CHANCE- Griezmann is put through on goal and tries to lob the onrushing Pacheco. The Alaves goalkeeper gets a touch on the ball and it spins into the air, hits the post and bounces away. How close can you get?
  • 65'
    This season began so brightly for Alaves, but has all gone so wrong. Ah well, being in mid-table means they avoid relegation.
  • 61'
    That will be Morata's last involvement in the game, he's off for Nikola Kalinic.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Atlético en el 59'
  • 59'
    GOOOAAALL FOR ATLETICO!! That's what happens when you push too many players forward! Alvaro Morata has half the pitch to run into, and chips the ball over the onrushing Pacheco.
  • 51'
    Alaves' Tomas Pina goes into the book.
  • 49'
    Alaves start the half with all the possession but are yet to carve the Atletico defence open.
  • 46'
    And we're back underway!
  • 45'
    Atletico make a half-time substitution, with Thomas Lemar replacing Diego Costa. Injury is the presumed cause for the change.
  • 45'
    HT: Alaves 0-2 Atletico - Early goals from Saul and Diego Costa give the visitors a commanding lead heading into the break. Alaves have shown signs of life, however, and could certainly make a game of this in the second half.
  • 44'
    ALAVES CHANCE - Jony goes close for the hosts! He launches a powerful strike into the side netting. Close.
  • 41'
    Aside from that one chance on 34 minutes, we haven't seen much link-up play between Atletico's three star forwards. Maybe we'll see more in the second half.
  • 38'
    Now Atletico are on the front foot and send some dangerous balls into the area. Goalkeeper Pacheco and the rest of the Alaves defence do well to deal with them though.
  • 34'
    ATLETICO CHANCE - Morata arrives at the back post and tries to square for Costa, but Ely does well to intervene and clear.
  • 32'
    Atletico just need to take the sting out of the game at the moment. Alaves have come out fighting since going two behind.
  • 28'
    ALAVES CHANCE - Centre-back Ely launches himself at a corner and heads powerfully towards goal, but Jan Oblak saves well. He gets a boot in the face for his efforts and is currently have a facial cut stapled back together by medics. Ouch.
  • 26'
    Another long throw is launched into the Atletico box. Alaves clearly fancy their aerial ability this evening.
  • 22'
    ALAVES CHANCE - And from that corner Alaves launch a counter attack. Only a last ditch block from Felipe Luis prevents a goal. Corner for the hosts.
  • 21'
    Now Atletico are back on the attack. Koke sees a corner well caught by Alaves goalkeeper Pacheco.
  • 17'
    To Alaves' credit, they've come back into this one quite well. A few dangerous free-kicks and crosses have been whipped into the Atletico box recently.
  • 13'
    Atletico controlling the early stages of this one in every sense. More possession, more chances, more goals.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Atlético en el 11'
  • 11'
    GOOOOAAALL FOR ATLETICO!! Diego Costa receives the ball 25 yards out, takes one touch to control and turn before bending an unstoppable effort into the far corner of the net. It might have even grazed the post as it went in. Perfect.
  • 8'
    After all the talk of Atletico's three strikers all playing, it's midfielder Saul who has had the two big chances in this game. And he's scored one of them.
  • 5'
    GOOOOAAALL FOR ATLETICO!! He makes no mistake this time! Saul is picked out in acres of space on the left-hand side of the penalty area, and his low drive skids into the far corner of the net. 1-0!
  • 3'
    Koke races down the right and sees a shot blocked. It falls straight to Saul, who missed a host of chances for Spain in midweek, but the midfielder's effort is straight at the goalkeeper.
  • 1'
    And we're off!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    The players are out, here we go!
  • PRVW
    Atletico are currently 13 points off the top, but have a game in hand. They can cut Barcelona's lead to 10 points with a win today.
  • PRVW
    The Atletico players have arrived!
  • PRVW
    What an array of attacking talent on show. A shock move by Diego Simeone in all honesty, playing Antoine Griezmann, Diego Costa and Alvaro Morata in the same starting line-up, but it will make for a very interesting game. Can all three click together? We're about to find out...
  • PRVW
    And this evening's visitors, Atletico Madrid: Oblak; Juanfran, Giménez, Godín, Filipe Luis; Koke, Thomas, Saúl; Morata, Diego Costa, Griezmann.
  • PRVW
    Time for some team news, starting with our hosts, Alaves: Pacheco; Ximo Navarro, Laguardia, Rodrigo Ely, Rubén Duarte; Brasanac, Manu García, Tomás Pina, Jony; Guidetti, Calleri.
Info

Pre-match

30 March 2019, 20:45

Referee: Melero López | VAR: Cuadra Fernández

Stadium: Mendizorroza

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the La Liga clash between Alaves and Atletico!