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La Liga / Matchday 9
Nuevo Los Cármenes / 22.12.2021
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Updated 22/12/2021 at 19:58 GMT
51'
LEAKY!
Atletico Madrid have conceded two or more goals in each of their last three La Liga matches. A poor defensive record is not something you would usually associate with a Simeone side.
50'
HERMOSO ON TARGET!
The cross from Carrasco off the left wing was brilliant, Hermoso got a head on it and his effort was a powerful one, but it was straight at Maximiano and he makes the solid save.
48'
OMENS!
The signs are good for Atletico Madrid for this evening’s match. Indeed, they are unbeaten in their last 18 matches against Granada in all competitions. That’s a long run.
47'
GOOD CONTEST!
Both Granada and Atletico Madrid have played some good stuff this evening. Can either side take a grip of the contest in this second period? There's a lot at stake!
46'
CHANGE!
Granada have made a change for the start of the second half with Diaz on off the bench.
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V. Díaz
Granada CF
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S. Arias
Granada CF
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2nd Half
45'
RESTART!
The second half is under way! It's 1-1 between Granada and Atletico Madrid in this La Liga fixture.
45+2'
HALF TIME: Granada 1-1 Atletico Madrid
A very entertaining first half comes to a close with Machis' stunning strike cancelling out Felix's opener after just two minutes! More of the same in the second period?
45+1'
STOPPAGE TIME!
There will be two additional minutes played at the end of the first half.
45'
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... NO!
Felix heads the ball into the back of the net, but the referee has whistled for a foul on Suarez. Not sure about that at all! That looked to be a perfectly legitimate goal from Felix!
44'
43'
STRIKES WIDE!
That was a half-chance for Suarez to find the back of the net, but the Atletico Madrid striker shoots wide. He has struggled to get himself involved in the majority of this first half.
41'
INFLUENTIAL!
De Paul is starting to have a real influence on the match. The Argentine is pulling the strings for Atletico Madrid in the centre of the pitch. Can he break open this Granada team?
40'
FELIX... OVER!
The cut back was made from the byline, Felix got there first ahead of his marker, but this time the Atletico Madrid attacker couldn't keep his strike on target and it flashes over the bar.
39'
END-TO-END!
This has been a very entertaining watch, but Atletico Madrid have had very little control and that's not what Simeone would have wanted to see from his team before kick off.
36'
MIDFIELD PROBLEMS!
There has been a lot of focus on the Atletico Madrid defence in recent times, but the midfield is just as big a problem for Simeone at the moment.
35'
BACKHEEL ATTEMPT!
Machis plays the ball over the top of the Atletico Madrid defence, Suarez tries an audacious backheel, but it was always going to be difficult for him to pull that one off!
33'
32'
IDENTITY CRISIS!
A big part of the problem for Atletico Madrid is that they have the players to play a more attacking, expansive game, but Simeone is a more defence-minded coach.
31'
QUESTIONS!
It could be argued that Simeone has never been under more pressure during his time at Atletico Madrid as he is right now. Some supporters are starting to doubt him.
30'
29'
OFF HIS LINE!
Lemar looked to be in behind the Granada backline, but Maximiano came off his line to make the challenge. He won the ball and then followed it up with another tackle on Carrasco.