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Real Betis Balompié

Atlético de Madrid

  • Forlán 34’
  • García Escudero 90’
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  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Real Betis Balompié
    • Atlético de Madrid
    • 90+4 And that is the end of that, 2-0 to Atletico, not the most exciting of matches but a good job from Javier Aguirre's men. Watch out for the next and final Liga match tonight, Valencia v Athletic Club, starting at 20:00 GMT!
    • 90+3 Maniche on the left hand side of the box floats it across to Raul Garcia on the right who has a shot but it's blocked but he gets back on his left AND RAUL GARCIA SLIDES IT INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TO MAKE IT 2-0! Ricardo perhaps culpable there but a good finish all the same. Game, set and match Atleti.
    • 89' Four minutes of stoppage time set to be played...
    • 87' ATLETICO SUB: Leo Franco cannot continue, he is replaced by Christian Abbiati.
    • 85' Leo Franco seems to be struggling with some sort of thigh injury after mis-kicking a goal kick.
    • 82' Edu on the left, head bandaged after a first half clash, hits the byline and swings over a decent ball but no-one can make contact and Lopez clears.
    • 80' Atleti counter Forlan wide to Simao, now Maxi and Atleti slow it down as their bodies arrive near the Betis box but the chance and possession are lost.
    • 75' Yellow card for Motta.
    • 73' Another change for Atletico as Forlan tries a looping header but Ricardo manages to get across to catch it diving to his right.
    • 72' Maxi Rodriguez races clear of the Betis defence, he's clean through but being chased by Xisco who gets alongside him, Maxi has to shoot now as he enters the box but he delays in trying to get past Xisco, who does really well to successfully force him wide and, finally, back up arrives and they usher him into the corner where he gives away a throw in. Great defending from the Betis forward.
    • 70' ATLETICO SUB; Aguero off for Motta as Atleti go more solid in midfield.
    • 64' ATLETICO SUB: Reyes off for Simao.
    • 61' The ball drops to Somoza on the edge of the box and he rifles in a superb drive but a great stop by Leo Franco! It falls to Sobis though and he must score but another brilliant save by Franco! The ball is still alive but eventually Atleti clear.
    • 55' Free-kick to Atletico on the right, Antonio Lopez to swing it in left-footed... and it's a great delivery TO REYES FLYING IN AT THE FAR POST WITH THE VOLLEY BUT HE SENDS IT ONTO THE ROOF OF THE NET!
    • 50' Slow start to this second half, cautious from both sides...
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45' Half-time, Atletico lead 1-0 through Diego Forlan.
    • 42' Free kick to Betis about 25 yards out on the left which Arzu will take... but he spoons it high, wide and not especially handsome.
    • 34' Aguero on the ball, he spots Forlan's run and scoops a delicious ball over the top which Forlan takes down on his chest and ghosts into the six yard box before sliding it left-footed past Ricardo into the bottom right for 1-0! A deserved lead for Atleti.
    • 30' Forlan on the left, takes down a Reyes crossfield pass with aplomb and cuts inside to unleash a brilliant curler that goes inches wide of the top right corner! Great skill from the former Manchester United and Villarreal man.
    • 26' Aguero is down holding his face after getting half a finger in the mouth from a Betis defender who was a yard in front of him winning the header. Get up you girl.
    • 24' All kinds of nonsense from the Atletico bench after Edu quite accidentally brushes into Reyes from behind right by the touchline. It wasn't even much of a foul, and Reyes barely protested, but they feel he is being targeted for roughouse treatment and are going way over the top. Lame.
    • 23' Damia is shown a yellow card for tripping Reyes from behind.
    • 18' Forlan on the right, inside to Maxi now who finds Reyes WHO HAS A CRACK BUT IT FLASHES INCHES WIDE WITH RICARDO ON HIS KNEES!
    • 10' Atletico absolutely bossing these opening exchanges.
    • 6' Reyes almost frees Aguero through the middle but good defending and Betis counter but the flag is up.
    • 2' Free-kick to Atletico on the right, about five yards outside the area... Reyes to take... AND AN AMAZING EFFORT OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BAR! But it bounces the right side of the line for Betis who survive! Superb strike from Reyes.
    • 1' Match underway in Seville!
    • - ATLETICO TEAM NEWS: Greek full back Seitaridis, Colombia defender Perea, forward Jurado and right back Valera are all injured for the visitors.
    • - BETIS TEAM NEWS: Keeper Antonio Doblas, wingers Mark Gonzalez and David Odonkor, and defenders Juande and Nano are all injured while centre back Juanito is suspended.
    • - Click here for LIVE coverage of Atletico Madrid's trip to Real Betis from 18:00 GMT!

  • Team Stats

    Real Betis Balompié Stats Atlético de Madrid
    40% Possession 59%
    6 Shots 17
    2 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 0
    5 Corners 0
    23 Fouls 23
    5 Offsides 0
    5 Yellow cards 4
    0 Red cards 0
    22 Tackles 25
    182 Accurate passes 328
    46 Bad passes 48

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Real Betis Balompié
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Ricardo Pereira 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      3 Fernando Vega 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 23 14 4
      2 Juan Alberto Andreu Alvarado 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 25 2 1
      29 Alejandro Zamora Barbero 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 1 2
      12 Damia Abella Pérez 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 18 1 4
      8 Arturo Garcia Muñoz 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 11 3
      20 Leandro Somoza 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 12 1 3
      16 Mariano Pavone 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 6 3 0
      25 Rafael Sobis 0 2 1 2 4 0 0 15 5 1
      19 Francisco Munoz Xisco 0 0 0 1 3 2 0 12 6 2
      10 Luis Eduardo Schmidt 0 1 0 3 5 1 0 11 1 2
      6 Branko Ilic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Espinosa Barriga Casto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Fernando Miguel Fernández Escribano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 David Rivas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Juan Pablo Caffa 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
      18 Alberto Rivera 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 0
      17 Marko Babic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Atlético de Madrid
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Leonardo Franco 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 7 0
      12 Fabiano Eller 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 29 1 2
      3 Antonio López Guerrero 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 24 1 4
      4 Mariano Pernia 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 40 11 6
      22 Pablo Ibañez 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 16 0 5
      18 Maniche Ribeiro 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 61 10 2
      8 Raúl García 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 54 3 3
      11 Maximiliano Rodríguez 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 40 2 0
      17 José Antonio Reyes 0 4 0 2 5 0 0 13 3 1
      7 Diego Forlan 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 22 5 0
      10 Sergio Aguero 0 1 0 1 6 0 1 8 3 0
      9 Luis Javier García Sanz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Simão Sabrosa 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 6 1 0
      6 Cléber Santana Loureiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Mista Mista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Thiago Motta 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 1 2
      14 José Eduardo Rosa Vale e Castro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      13 Christian Abbiati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+3 Maniche on the left hand side of the box floats it across to Raul Garcia on the right who has a shot but it's blocked but he gets back on his left AND RAUL GARCIA SLIDES IT INTO THE BOTTOM RIGHT TO MAKE IT 2-0! Ricardo perhaps culpable there but a good finish all the same. Game, set and match Atleti.
    • 61' The ball drops to Somoza on the edge of the box and he rifles in a superb drive but a great stop by Leo Franco! It falls to Sobis though and he must score but another brilliant save by Franco! The ball is still alive but eventually Atleti clear.
    • 55' Free-kick to Atletico on the right, Antonio Lopez to swing it in left-footed... and it's a great delivery TO REYES FLYING IN AT THE FAR POST WITH THE VOLLEY BUT HE SENDS IT ONTO THE ROOF OF THE NET!
    • 34' Aguero on the ball, he spots Forlan's run and scoops a delicious ball over the top which Forlan takes down on his chest and ghosts into the six yard box before sliding it left-footed past Ricardo into the bottom right for 1-0! A deserved lead for Atleti.
    • 30' Forlan on the left, takes down a Reyes crossfield pass with aplomb and cuts inside to unleash a brilliant curler that goes inches wide of the top right corner! Great skill from the former Manchester United and Villarreal man.
    • 18' Forlan on the right, inside to Maxi now who finds Reyes WHO HAS A CRACK BUT IT FLASHES INCHES WIDE WITH RICARDO ON HIS KNEES!
    • 2' Free-kick to Atletico on the right, about five yards outside the area... Reyes to take... AND AN AMAZING EFFORT OFF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BAR! But it bounces the right side of the line for Betis who survive! Superb strike from Reyes.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Miguel Angel Perez Lasa

  • Real Betis Balompié

    Manager: Héctor Cúper

    On the Field

    • Ricardo
    • Damiá Yellow Card
    • Melli Yellow Card
    • Zamora
    • Fernando Vega Yellow Card
    • Somoza Substitution Out (73′)
    • "Arzu"
    • Schmidt "Edú"
    • Sobis
    • Xisco Yellow Card Substitution Out (84′)
    • Pavone

    Subs

    • 17. Babic
    • 18. Rivera Substitution In73′
    • 9. Fernández Yellow Card
    • 5. Rivas
    • Espinosa Garrido
    • 6. Ilic
    • 7. Caffa Substitution In84′

    Injured

    • 1. Doblas
    • 15. Rivas "Nano"
    • 23. Odonkor
    • 11. Gonzalez Hoffmann
    • 27. Juande

    Suspended

    • 4. "Juanito"

  • Atlético de Madrid

    Manager: Javier Aguirre

    Captain: 18. Ribeiro Maniche

    On the Field

    • Franco Substitution Out (86′)
    • Antonio López Yellow Card
    • Ibáñez Yellow Card
    • Eler
    • Pernía Yellow Card
    • García Escudero Goal
    • Maniche
    • Rodríguez
    • Reyes Substitution Out (66′)
    • Forlán Goal
    • Agüero Substitution Out (71′)

    Subs

    • 24. Sabrosa Substitution In66′
    • 13. Abbiati Substitution In86′
    • 5. Motta Substitution In71′ Yellow Card
    • 20. Mista
    • 9. Garcia
    • 14. Castro
    • 6. Cléber Santana

    Injured

    • 2. Seitaridis
    • 21. Perea
    • 15. Jurado
    • 23. Valera

    Suspended

    None