Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid

6 April 2019 · La Liga · 2018/19 · Referee Jesús Gil Manzano

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Luis Suárez 85’
  • Lionel Messi 86’

Match summary

Barcelona won 2-0 at home to Atletico Madrid. It was goalless at half-time.

Luis Suárez put Barcelona ahead in the 85th minute, set up by Jordi Alba and Lionel Messi made it 2-0 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Barcelona created 2.58 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Atletico Madrid's 1.02 from 9. Atletico Madrid had a player sent off.

Match stats

Barcelona Atletico Madrid
21 Shots 9
10 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 1
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
2.58 xG 1.02
2.58 Non-penalty xG 1.02
18 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Barcelona Atletico Madrid
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Luis Suárez
Assist: Jordi Alba
1-0 (Barcelona)
85’
Lionel Messi2-0 (Barcelona)
86’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Barcelona
  • Clement Lenglet
  • Gerard Piqué
  • Luis Suárez
Atletico Madrid
  • Diego Costa
  • Giménez
  • Diego Godín
  • Thomas Partey
  • Saúl Ñíguez

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.02 85’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-0 85’ 86’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.58 1.02 85’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), 1-0 Suárez 85’ 86’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), 2-0 Messi 86’
Barcelona 2.58 xGAtletico Madrid 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Atletico Madrid attacking Barcelona attacking 
86’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 75’ Rodri (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.55 xG, off target 14’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 62’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 61’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 9’ Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Santiago Arias (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 54’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Malcom (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 56’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 10’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 86’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.58 xG, goal 75’ Rodri (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.55 xG, off target 14’ Jordi Alba (Barcelona), open play, 0.42 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 62’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 61’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 20’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 82’ Álvaro Morata (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 20’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 9’ Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 16’ Santiago Arias (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 54’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 69’ Malcom (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 23’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 56’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 84’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 64’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 13’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, saved 69’ Lionel Messi (Barcelona), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 82’ Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 52’ Sergio Busquets (Barcelona), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Luis Suárez (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 10’ Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 45’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 63’ Ivan Rakitic (Barcelona), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 3’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 78’ Giménez (Atletico Madrid), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Marc-André ter Stegen GK900 0.000.000
Sergi Roberto DEF860 0.000.243
Clement Lenglet DEF900 0.000.000
Gerard Piqué DEF900 0.000.000
Jordi Alba DEF9011 0.420.092
Ivan Rakitic MID902 0.030.081
Sergio Busquets MID901 0.030.000
Arthur MID650 0.000.042
Lionel Messi FWD9018 1.090.743
Luis Suárez FWD9015 0.520.402
Philippe Coutinho FWD823 0.420.051
Malcom Sub251 0.070.000
Carles Aleñá Sub80 0.000.000
Nélson Semedo Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Barcelona win 54% Bet365 odds 1.75
Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60
Atletico Madrid win 19% Bet365 odds 5.00

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.