Game is over and the final score is Valencia 0-3 Atletico. Here is the match report.
2024/2025 La Liga
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Match Report
Atletico Madrid took provisional top spot in LaLiga with a comfortable 3-0 away win over toothless Valencia on Saturday.
Julian Alvarez netted a first-half double, before Angel Correa came off the bench to add further gloss to Atleti's win late on.
It means Diego Simeone's team took the advantage in LaLiga, albeit Barcelona will regain top spot should they claim a win over Las Palmas later on Saturday.
Former Manchester City forward Alvarez struck on the rebound in the 12th minute to open the scoring.
He then headed home an Antoine Griezmann cross in the 30th minute to extend Atleti's lead.
Simeone's side took their foot off the pedal after the break but managed to score their third through Correa at the end of a quick counter-attack in the 86th minute.
Substitute Conor Gallagher set up Correa's goal, and turned in an impressive performance overall from the bench, creating a team-high three chances while completing nine of his 10 attempted passes in the final third.
Back home with 3 points
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) February 22, 2025
Data Debrief: Alvarez leads the way
Valencia, who are third from bottom in LaLiga, tallied up 18 shots to Atletico's 11, helped by Jose Gaya creating a game-high five chances.
But just two of those 18 Valencia attempts were on target, and the visitors' opportunities were of greater quality, highlighted by their expected goals (xG) tally being higher at 1.28 compared to the hosts' 0.91, despite having fewer efforts overall.
Alvarez, who also scored in the reverse fixture against Valencia, which was another 3-0 win in September, was the star of the show, though.
He has now netted in back-to-back away matches, having also struck against city rivals Real Madrid last time out on the road.
It is a tight title race in LaLiga, but Atleti ensured they did not offer their rivals an inch.
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Line-ups
Valencia XI: Foulquier, Gaya, Rioja, Umar, Pepelu, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Iván Jaime, César Tárrega, Enzo Barrenechea, Cristhian Mosquera, Javi Guerra
Subs: Stole Dimitrievski, Sergi Canós, Diakhaby, Rafa Mir, Almeida, Aarons, Hugo Guillamón, Hugo Duro, Jesús Vázquez, Fran Pérez, Diego López, Yarek Gasiorowski
Atletico XI: Azpilicueta, Oblak, Griezmann, Lenglet, De Paul, Llorente, Le Normand, Molina, Lino, Alvarez, Giuliano Simeone
Subs: Witsel, Lemar, Sørloth, Musso, Gimenez, Correa, Mandava, Galan, Gallagher, Riquelme, Antonio Gomis