Atletico Madrid beat Alaves 1-0 on Sunday, 18 January 2026 in LaLiga. The match was refereed by Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez. It was played at Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano.
First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Pablo Ibáñez received a yellow card for Alaves at 6'. J. Cardoso received a yellow card for Atletico Madrid at 27'.
Second half: Atletico Madrid took the lead at 48' when A. Sørloth scored, with the assist credited to Pablo Barrios, making the score 1-0. Alaves made their 1st substitution at 54', with Jon Guridi replacing Denis Suárez. Alaves made their 2nd substitution at 55', with Pablo Ibáñez replacing Guevara. Alaves made their 3rd substitution at 55', with Toni Martínez replacing L. Boyé. Atletico Madrid made their 1st substitution at 62', with G. Simeone replacing Koke. Atletico Madrid made their 2nd substitution at 62', with T. Almada replacing Álex Baena. Atletico Madrid made their 3rd substitution at 62', with J. Álvarez replacing A. Griezmann. Alaves made their 4th substitution at 69', with Carles Aleñá replacing A. Rebbach. Atletico Madrid made their 4th substitution at 78', with J. Cardoso replacing Robin Le Normand. Atletico Madrid made their 5th substitution at 86', with A. Sørloth replacing N. Molina.
Atletico Madrid used 5 substitutions while Alaves used 4 substitutions. Atletico Madrid got 1 yellow card, while Alaves got 1 yellow card.
How the match was won
- Atletico Madrid outshot their opponent (23-8).
- Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
- Atletico Madrid had the sharper finishing (6-0 shots on target).
