Goals and highlights: Atletico Madrid 3-0 Valencia in LaLiga

Due to Data Fifa, LaLiga will only return in April. The Colchoneros will measure forces against Betis, at home, on Sunday (2). Los Che will host Rayo Vallecano, at Mestalla, on Monday (3).

Atleti remain in third place with 51 points, five points behind second-placed Real Madrid, who still have El Clásico in the round. In turn, Valencia is 17th, with 26 points, the same as Getafe, the team in the relegation zone.

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The pace of the game drops a lot. Valencia has more of the initiative.  However, they don't have any dangerous chances

Gayà crosses low from the right. Lino hits it with a low shot and sticks it against the rojiblanca post

In: Castillejo

Out: Kluivert

In: Witsel

Out: Koke 

In: Cavani and Almeida

Out: Nico and Hugo Duro

In: Pablo Barrios and Correa

Out: Carrasco and Llorente

Griezmann charges down the middle, he opens up to Morata, who makes a fine cross, which is headed by Lemar. The midfielder has the job of getting the momentum going to head Mamardashvili's cross into the back of the net

In: Morata and Thomas Lemar

Out: Memphis and De Paul

In: Lino and Moriba

Out: Correia and Musah

Atleti spins the ball, taking advantage of the advantage built up

Llorente comes out of the middle, pulls to the left, breaks into the box and finishes with a cross. Mamardashvili sprawls. Cömert partially cuts it off and passes it to Carrasco. The No. 21 gets away from Foulquier's marker when he tags De Paul and hits the cheek of the net

Valencia makes it difficult for Atleti to clear the ball, which is exchanging passes in the defensive field

Game restarts

⏸️ ¡Tiempo de descanso en el Cívitas @Metropolitano!

• #AúpaAtleti • #AtletiValencia • pic.twitter.com/Q7Pte0wlvJ — Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 18, 2023

#AtletiValencia 🔴🦇

⏸ Final de la primera parte (1-0) #ADNVCF #CORVCF pic.twitter.com/bsfFYQzU8N — Valencia CF (@valenciacf) March 18, 2023

The first half ends

Llorente

Molina sees Carrasco free on the left, who hits the ball firmly, forcing the goalkeeper to save in two times

Mamardashvili tries to take a goal kick, gets tangled, slips and is sent to the side

Memphis goes down after Foulquier arrives. Los Che set up a counterattack, Hugo Duro is released in the area and hits a first-time shot into the back of the goal. However, the VAR intervened, giving a foul in the origin of the play

Llorente shoots at speed and inserts Griezmann's pass to the goalkeeper

In a good exchange of passes, De Paul feeds Memphis inside the area, which opens with Hermoso. The defender returns, the striker plays and Mamardashvili makes a great save

Griezmann crosses the ball into the small area. Memphis heads the ball down and misses in front of goal

Memphis receives a throw-in on the edge of the box, he tries to control it, but the ball gets away and ends up with Llorente, who shoots dangerously, to the left of the goal

Atleti works the ball more on the left side, but has difficulties to pass through the visitors' line of five

Valencia moves up the scoring lines, trying to stop Atleti's advance

Griezmann, for arriving late

Ball rolling

Teams on the field

🔥 ¡Últimos ejercicios de calentamiento! pic.twitter.com/XpI2CzsIaf — Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 18, 2023

Warming up

¡VAMOOOOOOS EQUIPO! 💪🏼🔛

En nada arranca el #AtletiValencia 🔴🦇

⚽️ @laliga#CORVCF #ADNVCF pic.twitter.com/5etE7of8pc

— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) March 18, 2023

Herrerín, Rivero, Almeida, Castillejo, Cavani, Diakhaby, Lino, Ilaix, Mosquera, Pérez,  Vázquez

Mamardashvili; Foulquier, Cömert, Cenk, Gayà; Correia, Nico, Guillamón, Musah;  Hugo Duro, Kluivert

Grbic, Iturbe, Barrios, Correa, Doherty, Kondogbia, Lemar, Morata, Saúl, Witsel

Oblak; Molina, Savic, Giménez, Hermoso; Llorente, Koke, De Paul, Carrasco; Memphis, Griezmann

Los Che with the sports materials in order

👟 Todo preparado para el partidazo #AtletiValencia 🔴🦇#ADNVCF #CORVCF pic.twitter.com/mBKpTcOfb1

— Valencia CF (@valenciacf) March 18, 2023

Colchonero dressing room

👕 Vestuario: 🆗 pic.twitter.com/fTCS3leJrx

— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) March 18, 2023

Valencia has never managed to beat Metropolitano. The last time they beat Atlético de Madrid was at the Calderón in 2011

VAR: David Medié Jiménez

AVAR: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Referee: Jose Luis Munuera Montero

Assistant Referee 1: Iñigo Prieto López De Cerain

Assistant Referee 2: Antonio Ramón Martínez Moreno

Fourth official: Pablo Morales Moreno

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"The players who came in with discomfort during the week have been trying to take care of themselves like Gayá and today he completed training and is available, and Cavani too, he has been working well and this week he has already completed the full week with the group and is available to travel with us. In line with what we expected to be able to have both of them.

Without a doubt, it is a special situation because it is a club that I have played for, at a different time than it is now. It's a club that has evolved and grown a lot. They have been at the top of the table fighting for titles for 10 years, they have won titles and had continuity in the project and are consolidated as one of the best teams in Spain and Europe, and I am happy to be back.

The Spanish team is a prize for the work and the path they have been doing this season. Besides the fact that the team is not in the best condition, if a player is regular and has continuity, he can go to the national team and it is good for the player, for the club, and to have confidence. We are talking about selection, but starting tomorrow it is very important for us all to be connected to the maximum. When you are in a soccer team, you want to have all the players that are international, and for us, the fact that our captain is going to the Spanish national team is a reward for his work and effort. It's good for the club, for the team and for Jose. Also the internationals with the Under-21s, all the international players we have with their countries is good because it gives the possibility to enjoy good players. It is essential for Valencia to have international players, which gives prestige to the club and is good for the coach.

If he (Cavani) is in the squad it is because he is available and can be an option to be able to play, and that is what we will evaluate when we think about how we plan the starting eleven and the options for those who are not starters , which are very important to me. Many times the games are won by the players that come off the bench and give you the energy to win the game. We will value him and we will see if he plays at the beginning or enters later.

Simeone is a reference when it comes to seeing how a team translates what the coach seeks and desires on the field. 

Atlético de Madrid since Simeone has been here is a strong team defensively, which also generates situations in attack, it is difficult to score and they compete as a team. And then the continuity of the project, the coach's time at the club in the end gives you successes like he's had and it's something we value as something we'd like to see happen at Valencia CF that we've been lucky enough to have a coach at the club long enough to be able to work and do the job he's doing there".

🎥 Así ha sido la última sesión de entrenamiento antes de viajar a Madrid#AtletiValencia 🔴🦇#ADNVCF | #CORVCF pic.twitter.com/b6WXPahpbx — Valencia CF (@valenciacf) March 17, 2023

Rubén Baraja will be able to count on the returns of Gayá and Cavani. Both were back in training during the week. However, he will not have the injured Gabriel Paulista, Marcos André, and Lato.

"After the Cup he (De Paul) had that injury that sidelined him for a while and when he started coming back he is an important player, as we said, when he is well. Last week he came in with 30 minutes and there is a possibility that he will play.

I cannot give an opinion about a convocation. The Spanish coach will have made his list thinking about what he thinks is best. The question is for him (about not calling Koke and Llorente).

It has worked well since Baraja's arrival. He knows the club and knows what it needs. There has been a very good response to his arrival in the competition. We expect a tough opponent, who counter-attacks very well, works the second ball very well, with people well positioned in the attack to do damage. We will have to take the game to where we think we can do damage.

I can't comment so long term, but in the present. He (Samuel Lino) is responding very well, like Riquelme at Girona. He has responded very well with Gattuso, with Baraja he plays as a starter or not, but he always comes in and gets minutes. He has a good individual game, a great collective work, he has grown a lot at Valencia.

De Paul has recovered from his muscle injury and is back at Diego Simeone's disposal. On the other hand, Koke, Savic and Kondogbia are suspended.

On the other hand, Valencia is fighting against relegation in Spain. In 17th place, they have 26 points, the same as Getafe, the first team inside the red zone. Los Murciélagos have a 34% success rate and are on a sequence of three defeats and two wins.

With a 64% success rate, Atlético de Madrid is in third place with 48 points. The Colchoneros have accumulated, in the last five games, four wins and a draw.

Atlético Madrid vs Valencia live this Saturday (18), at the Metropolitano at 4 pm ET, for the LaLiga. The match is valid for the 26th round of the competition.

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