Valladolid – Atlético 0:3 (end) | Espanyol – Betis 1:0 (end)
final
Real Valladolid
0:3 (0:1)
Atlético Madrid
Sunday 17.02.2013, 19:00 • LaLiga
     
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    Atlético Madrid also dominated the second half and can take back to Madrid well-deserved three points. After the early goal by Diego Costa the game was more or less decided already. Valladolid never found into this match and even received the 0-3 through Cristian Rodríguez in the last minute of play after a mistake by Rukavina.

    For Atlético this was the first away win after five matches with an 0-1-4 record. For Valladolid it was one of their rare losses at home and they might already say goodbye to any dreams for a Europa League spot.
     
    Game over.
     
    90+2
    Javier Baraja (Valladolid) gets a yellow card for a hard entry.
     
    90
    Three minutes are added to the game.
     
    90
    Goal for Atlético!

    After a long ball Rukavina wanted to give the ball back to Dani Hernández with his chest but Cristian Rodríguez anticipated the situation, went in between and fired the ball into the corner for the 3-0 in favour of Atlético!!
     
    88
    Mario Suárez gets a couple of minutes, entering the pitch for Koke.
     
    87
    Another harmless distance header by Manucho two metres past the left post...
     
    86
    Nothing happening anymore. Valladolid have long given up.
     
    83
    Manucho with a header towards the corner flag.
     
    82
    Goal scorer Diego Costa leaves the pitch. In for him is Raúl García.
     
    81
    The hosts try it with kick and rush football now. Only problem - none of them is running after the ball...
     
    78
    Counter chance for Manucho but he is too slow...
     
    76
    Javier Baraja comes in for Sastre. Valladolid now used all their three options for a change.
     
    75
    Cristian Rodríguez enters the pitch for Arda Turan who had an average day. First change by Atlético.
     
    73
    Cross by Atlético from the left outside lane, blocked. Valladolid have a lot of time and what do they do? They want to change sides and the ball ends outside of the pitch...
     
    72
    A deflected pass almost ends up in front of Larsson but the Swedish midfielder who would have been through alone in front of Courtois comes a step late.
     
    70
    Alberto Bueno enters the pitch for Omar. Second change by the home side.
     
    67
    The hosts fail to show a reaction. Still play into one direction.
     
    65
    Arda Turan, Falcao and Diego Costa with a nice combination at the Valladolid area but then they stop themselves as no one wanted to leave the ball for his team colleagues... Arda Turan finally decided to give the ball to the left side where Koke waited and his shot again goes just over the crossbar!
     
    64
    Misdirected pass by Rubio, the following through ball comes to Falcao but he was stopped by a Valladolid defender when he tried ot enter their area.
     
    62
    Koke with a hard distance shot just over the crossbar on the other end of the pitch. It's an open game right now.
     
    61
    Long cross from the midfield, header by Manucho two metres over the crossbar!
     
    60
    Corner for Valladolid from the right side but they lose the ball immidiately.
     
    58
    Óscar (Valladolid) gets a yellow card for a hard foul from behind against Gabi.
     
    57
    Arda Turan receives a pass by Juanfran on the right wing, goes into the Valladolid area and past a defender but then he tried it with his left foot from two metres distance - the weak shot goes one metre wide.
     
    55
    And the hosts react immidiately. Manucho comes in for the today weak Javi Guerra.
     
    53
    Goal for Atlético!

    Arda Turan with a header from outside the Valladolid area towards Diego Costa whose shot from the six-yard box goes past Dani Hernández! Atlético have a 2-0 lead!
     
    51
    What a strange situation! After a long ball Courtois wasn't able to punch the ball away as he crashed into a forward. Then the ball came to another Valladolid player who was offside with the net wide open!
     
    50
    Rukavina with a terrible cross but this makes it dangerous for Courtois. The ball came down just behind the crossbar and the Atlético goalkeeper didn't expect that.
     
    49
    The free kick cross by Koke came into the area but was headed out easily by the defense.
     
    48
    Pena (Valladolid) gets a yellow card for a tactical foul against Diego Costa.
     
    47
    Long pass to Diego Costa but he stood in an offside position.
     
    46
    Start of 2nd half.
     
    The Valladolid players are already back on the pitch. Seems there was no reason for a long talk in the locker rooms.
     
    An incredibly harmless Valladolid lays behind 0-1 against the favourites Atlético Madrid after an early goal by their star striker Falcao who used a rebound after a free kick. Afterwards Atlético concentrated on defense but had nothing to do as Valladolid came not even close to a scoring opportunity... The hosts have to increase 200% in the next 45 minutes if they want to avoid a loss.
     
    1st halftime finished.
     
    44
    The following free kick from the left outside lane by Koke ended with a header by Miranda into the arms of Dani Hernández.
     
    43
    Rueda (Valladolid) with a heavy foul from behind against Diego Costa who would have been through on the left wing. Earns him a yellow card.
     
    43
    The corner itself led to nothing but Courtois had problems to get the ball away.
     
    42
    Rukavina with a cross from the right outside lane which is blocked for a corner for the hosts.
     
    41
    Through ball for Larsson but he was too slow and Courtois had no problems to cover the ball up.
     
    40
    Out of the blue a huge opportunity for Diego Costa! In the 1-on-1 against Dani Hernández he tried it with a lob and the goalkeeper made the save. The rebound came back to an Atlético player but he threw himself into the shot!
     
    38
    On the other side the same picture. A long ball ends up behind the endline...
     
    37
    Long ball by the guests into the nowhere.
     
    35
    The guests decide to take part in this match again and immidiately they are more dangerous wihin seconds than Valladolid in all the 10 minutes before...
     
    33
    Valladolid with passes inside their own half. They don't even try to get into the Atlético half...
     
    31
    The hosts have more ball possession but they stay extremly harmless...
     
    28
    The home side plays with more offense now. Still they don't get through the Atlético defense.
     
    26
    A long through ball for Diego Costa but Dani Hernández left his net and cleared the situation outside of the Valladolid area.
     
    25
    A distance shot by Sastre was blocked and landed in the gloves of Courtois.
     
    24
    First time the hosts with a combination in the midfield but the following cross is intercepted easily...
     
    22
    Long ball by Gabi to Falcao who gives it to Diego Costa at the border of the 18-yard box but when he wanted to give the pass back he lost it.
     
    21
    Harmless shot by the hosts, not even close to the goal.
     
    20
    Diego Costa with a shot from about 20 metres which is deflected by a defender and hits the side netting!
     
    19
    Atlético with a lot of ball possession in the midfield, they have everything under controll.
     
    17
    Long ball into the Valladolid area but no one was there to get it.
     
    16
    Rueda with a header back to his goalkeeper but Dani Hernández doesn't reach the ball in time - corner Atlético but this one stayed harmless and was cleared easily.
     
    15
    The guests with a series of crosses from the right wing but the Valladolid defense blocks them all.
     
    14
    Another dangerous free kick position for Atlético 25 metres in front of the net but this time the defense can clear the situation.
     
    12
    The guests continue with their pressure. Want the next one.
     
    10
    Goal for Atlético!

    And the free kick brings the lead for the guests! Nice lob by Gabi into the area, Godín's shot is stopped by Dani Hernández but the rebound comes to FALCAO who scores into the wide open net!
     
    9
    Gabi intercepts a pass 25 metres in front of the Valladolid net and Ómar fouls him immediately. The Valladolid midfielder has luck that he is not shown a yellow card.
     
    7
    Falcao with a shot from a central position but it was not very well-placed and Dani Hernández had no problems to make the save.
     
    6
    Nice ball by Arda Turan for Diego Costa but with the wet grass the pass became too fast and the situation ended with a goal kick by Valladolid.
     
    5
    The weather is not really the best, it's very rainy and this makes life not easier for the players.
     
    3
    Slow begin in Valladolid. Both teams still try to find into the match.
     
    1
    Game started.
     
    Starting lineups:

    Real Valladolid: D. Hernández - Rukavina, Rueda, Pena, Balenziaga - Á. Rubio, Sastre - D. Larsson, Óscar, Omar - J. Guerra

    Atlético Madrid: Courtois - F. Luis, Godín, Miranda, Juanfran - A. Turan, Gabi, Tiago, Koke - D. Costa, Falcao

    Referees: Iglesias Villanueva
     
    Before this matchday Real Valladolid were 10th in Primera División with 30 points after 23 games. This is a big success for the league newcomers as they have a 10-point advantage towards the relegation zone. They are also only seven points behind the European spots. Today's guests Atletico Madrid are still the surprise team of the season as 2nd with 50 points but in recent weeks they struggled a bit and their advantage over archrivals Real Madrid melted to just four points.

    Valladolid stayed unbeaten in four of their last five matches, with two consecutive draws recently against Athletic Bilbao (2-2) and Real Betis (0-0). The team only lost two matches at home since September and this was against the top teams Real Madrid (2-3) and FC Barcelona (1-3). Atlético Madrid's success is based on their strength in their own stadium where they won all matches this season in all competions until they were beaten on Thursday by Rubin Kazan (0-2) in the first leg of the round of the last 32 in Europa League. In away matches though they suffered a lot in recent weeks and only gained one point in their last five league matches on the road. Last week they lost away against Rayo Vallecano (1-2).

    The overall head-to-head record between the two teams clearly favours Atlético Madrid but in Valladolid it is very balanced. When both teams met at the start of the season Atlético won 2-1. The last match in Valladolid in January 2010 ended with a 4-0 win for Atlético.

    If Valladolid can make a step towards the European spots or if Atlético can end their negative trend, we'll see soon.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 18:00 GMT / 19:00 CET.
    Commentary by

    Dennis Mende

    Goals & lineups
    Goals: 10. Falcao, 53. Costa, 90. Rodríguez

    Cards:   43. Rueda (VLD), 48. Pena (VLD), 58. Óscar (VLD), 90+2. Baraja (VLD)

    Real Valladolid: D. Hernández - Rukavina, Rueda, Pena, Balenziaga - Á. Rubio, Sastre (76. Baraja) - D. Larsson, Óscar, Omar (70. Bueno) - J. Guerra (55. Manucho)
    Atlético Madrid: Courtois - F. Luis, Godín, Miranda, Juanfran - A. Turan (75. C. Rodríguez), Gabi, Tiago, Koke (88. M. Suárez) - D. Costa (82. R. García), Falcao
    Referees: Iglesias Villanueva