FFO CL, Atletico Madrid vs. Blackburn Rovers (Wed Aug 06) Atletico Madrid | Blackburn Rovers 5-1-1-1-2 N | 4-1-2-1-2 N Simon Marsh | Chris Spero Caretaker | D_Costa GK | GK A_Onana M_Skriniar DF | DF C_Lenglet J_Frimpong DF | DF R_Le_Normand M_van_de_Ven DF | DF A_Rrahmani S_Botman DF | DF M_Acuna B_Cristante DF | DM K_Phillips E_Palacios DM | MF B_Guimaraes C_Gallagher MF | AM L_Sane M_Odegaard AM | MF M_Fernandes R_K_Muani FW | FW S_Mane Y_Pino FW | FW M_Oyarzabal | P_Gulacsi SUB | SUB B_Bertinato J_Senior SUB | SUB W_Bouma Casemiro SUB | SUB A_Candreva Isco SUB | SUB Gerson K_Zefi SUB | SUB E_Demirovic Min. 1 :(atm) M_Odegaard looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... His team mate plays the through ball for him! ... M_Odegaard with a quick pass down the left wing. ... He gets up high for the header! ... But A_Onana is equal to it Min. 3 :(atm) C_Gallagher can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... C_Gallagher carves a shot towards goal! ... What agility from A_Onana Min. 4 :(atm) S_Botman with an amazing show of skill to get past B_Guimaraes ... He crosses to Y_Pino ... Y_Pino has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooool! ... Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooool ... I want to cry! ... Dear God! ... Long live football! ... Gooooooooooal! ... That puts Atletico Madrid ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Atletico Madrid 1-0 Blackburn Rovers ... Min. 12 :(atm) M_Odegaard finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... M_Acuna with an awful challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 17 :(atm) E_Palacios with a reverse pass to R_K_Muani ... M_Acuna with the high feet ... The Referee wants to have a word with him Min. 20 :(atm) Tactical Change by Atletico Madrid ... Atletico Madrid have changed their playing style to C Min. 20 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to P Min. 29 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal takes possession on the halfway line ... He runs forward with the ball ... He skips past the challenges ... B_Cristante tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! Min. 32 :(atm) M_Odegaard dribbles past the defender ... It was as if he wasn't even there ... K_Phillips makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 34 :(atm) Y_Pino plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... Y_Pino tries the lob from 30 yards! ... A_Onana with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 34 :(bla) M_Acuna with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Oyarzabal gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Oyarzabal fires off a right-footed shot! ... But D_Costa is equal to it Min. 38 :(atm) S_Botman has a go! ... It hits the defender ... Y_Pino collects the loose ball! ... Another tackle close to the line by K_Phillips ... But he cant prevent the corner ... CORNER! ... Y_Pino chips the ball in towards the far post! ... M_Odegaard gets to it! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... But it sails past the post!! ... A_Onana never had a chance! Min. 40 :(bla) Tactical Change by Blackburn Rovers ... Blackburn Rovers have changed their playing style to A Min. 40 :(atm) R_K_Muani drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Odegaard ... M_Odegaard runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But A_Onana hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Blackburn Rovers Min. 47 :(atm) C_Gallagher with electric pace ... He eases past the defender ... C_Gallagher with a thundering volley! ... A_Onana with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... E_Palacios swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... C_Lenglet wins the ball ... And he heads it away Min. 50 :(atm) Y_Pino with the dribble ... The defender is easily beaten ... Y_Pino curls it towards the top corner! ... It floats over A_Onana ... It's heading goalward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 50 :(bla) R_Le_Normand moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to M_Oyarzabal ... But B_Cristante comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 51 :(atm) M_Skriniar gets lucky and beats K_Phillips ... Now with the centre to M_Odegaard ... But A_Rrahmani slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 52 :(atm) Y_Pino knocks the ball past the lunge of K_Phillips ... Y_Pino launches himself head first to connect with the low cross! ... A_Onana was lucky there Min. 56 :(atm) Y_Pino takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to R_K_Muani ... L_Sane with a superb challenge ... The Referee has given the free kick the other way! ... The Referee calls him for a talk ... He's going to let him off for that Min. 57 :(atm) S_Botman with a glorious 60-yard pass to Y_Pino ... C_Lenglet read the danger and stops the pass Min. 64 :(atm) R_K_Muani reads the run of B_Cristante ... B_Cristante with a thundering volley! ... It takes a deflection! ... A_Onana is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... C_Gallagher dinks the ball into the area! ... A_Onana comes towards the ball ... But he's misjudged it! ... B_Cristante gets to it! ... A_Onana saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 65 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: Isco ... COMING OFF: S_Botman Min. 65 :(atm) C_Gallagher looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to B_Cristante ... B_Cristante leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!! ... A_Onana parries it Min. 66 :(atm) M_Odegaard with a smart pass to R_K_Muani ... A powerful shot by R_K_Muani! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 66 :(bla) L_Sane barges M_Skriniar off the ball ... E_Palacios reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 67 :(atm) Y_Pino saunters past B_Guimaraes ... Y_Pino with a thundering volley! ... A_Onana gathers it comfortably Min. 68 :(atm) R_K_Muani jumps over C_Lenglet's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... C_Lenglet recovers to win the ball back. He's a real bundle of energy Min. 70 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: E_Demirovic ... COMING OFF: S_Mane Min. 73 :(atm) Isco beats A_Rrahmani ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... Isco tries to chip the ball over A_Onana! ... A_Onana parries it Min. 75 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: J_Senior ... COMING OFF: R_K_Muani Min. 75 :(bla) R_Le_Normand jumps over E_Palacios's challenge ... A cheeky lob from R_Le_Normand! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And spins wide Min. 77 :(atm) Isco turns past his marker ... He has some space now! ... Isco with the drive! ... A_Onana makes a comfortable save ... He makes it look so easy Min. 78 :(bla) R_Le_Normand with a measured pass to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Oyarzabal smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 79 :(bla) B_Guimaraes plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... L_Sane decides to go for goal instead! ... L_Sane bears down on goal! ... D_Costa gets his fingertips to it Min. 80 :(atm) Substitution by Atletico Madrid ... COMING ON: Casemiro ... COMING OFF: C_Gallagher Min. 80 :(bla) Substitution by Blackburn Rovers ... COMING ON: Gerson ... COMING OFF: M_Fernandes Min. 80 :(bla) M_Acuna bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to M_Oyarzabal ... M_Skriniar wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... L_Sane with an inswinging corner into the box ... R_Le_Normand with the shot! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 82 :(atm) Casemiro looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Frimpong receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... Superbly timed tackle by M_Acuna ... He made it look easy Min. 83 :(atm) J_Senior nutmegs R_Le_Normand, he continues to run forward ... J_Senior with the attempt at goal! ... A_Onana gets his fingertips to it ... He just manages to tip it over ... CORNER! ... Isco hits it into the box! ... M_Odegaard swings a leg at it! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 83 :(bla) L_Sane finds a hole in the defence ... The defence was sleeping ... He made a fantastic run though ... Isco bundles the player over!! ... That's a foul!! ... The ref looks across to his assistant! ... Play on! Min. 84 :(atm) M_Odegaard turns past A_Rrahmani ... He has some space now! ... M_Odegaard keeps his head down as he hits the shot! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bla) C_Lenglet boots it towards B_Guimaraes ... B_Guimaraes aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... But D_Costa just gets his fingers to that one Min. 89 :(bla) M_Oyarzabal has it now ... He takes on M_van_de_Ven ... He gets past him! ... He puts in Gerson! ... Casemiro fouls badly ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 91 :(atm) M_Odegaard sidesteps A_Rrahmani ... He was too quick for his marker ... M_Odegaard hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But A_Onana reaches the ball. Good save Min. 94 :(atm) B_Cristante runs at the heart of the defence ... K_Phillips is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been working on a top spin dip free kick! ... Will we see it? ... J_Senior runs up straight ... And hits it hard with a massive toe-bunger! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Wanda Metropolitano ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Y_Pino (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_Pino (4) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Casemiro (89) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackburn Rovers Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Onana Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Acuna (12) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Atletico Madrid | Blackburn Rovers Attempts on Goal : 21 | 6 Off target : 6 | 3 On target : 15 | 3 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 4 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 11 | 7 Key Tackles : 4 | 7 Key Passes : 11 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Atletico Madrid 1 - 0 Blackburn Rovers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Atletico Madrid Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- D_Costa GK 27 1 1 1 23 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0 0 0 M_Skriniar DF 1 24 18 14 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 17 0 J_Frimpong DF 1 24 18 14 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_van_de_Ven DF 1 23 18 15 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Botman DF 1 23 18 7 26 | 66 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 73 0 B_Cristante DF 1 22 24 15 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 18 0 49 E_Palacios DM 1 19 23 13 30 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 12 0 C_Gallagher MF 1 16 23 16 22 | 81 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 32 M_Odegaard AM 1 4 23 22 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 12 54 R_K_Muani FW 1 8 17 25 25 | 76 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 7 Y_Pino FW 1 6 19 24 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 16 54 P_Gulacsi GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Senior DM 1 17 13 5 26 | 19 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 Casemiro MF 1 18 24 16 28 | 14 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 9 -2 Isco AM 1 6 21 19 27 | 29 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 0 26 K_Zefi MF 1 6 18 14 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Blackburn Rovers Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 27 1 1 1 22 | 95 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 88 0 0 0 C_Lenglet DF 1 25 18 13 25 | 95 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 17 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 23 17 7 20 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 36 46 A_Rrahmani DF 1 23 18 5 30 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 34 -2 K_Phillips DM 1 19 23 14 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 B_Guimaraes MF 1 17 23 19 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 13 L_Sane AM 1 4 23 21 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 M_Fernandes MF 1 4 20 19 29 | 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Mane FW 1 2 14 22 24 | 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Oyarzabal FW 1 2 17 23 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 16 B_Bertinato GK 20 1 1 1 16 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 W_Bouma DF 1 19 13 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Candreva MF 1 9 18 12 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gerson MF 1 13 16 8 28 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Demirovic FW 1 11 13 19 32 | 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1754494588 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40