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90' +7
CHANCE! Griezmann has an opportunity for a consolation goal. He collects Costa's deflected cross at the back post, only to slice his left-footed volley wide of the post.
FULL-TIME: CELTA VIGO 2-0 ATLETICO MADRID
90' +5
OVER! Boufal makes a run from deep and weaves his way to the edge of the box. He offloads to Beltran for the strike, who plants his effort just over the bar.
90' +3
Celta win a free-kick on the right and Mallo whips a delivery into the box. Araujo rises highest in the box to head at goal, but Oblak gets down to make the stop.
90' +1
Due to the water stoppage and the break for the review for the disallowed goal, there's still time for Atletico here.
90'
There will be seven minutes of added time.
88'
S. Boufal enters the game and replaces Iago Aspas.
Boufal comes on for Aspas.
86'
Gomez works his way down the right flank and looks for the offload into the middle. Koke has to act to stop Beltran latching on to cross in the middle with a solid clearance.
84'
Gomez offloads to Beltran on the edge of the box and he goes for the blast at goal, but he pulls his effort wide of the target.
83'
Filipe Luis has space on the left flank and he has the opportunity to pick out a team-mate in the middle. However, his cross fails to beat the first blue shirt.
81'
Brais Méndez enters the game and replaces S. Lobotka.
SAVE! Mallo has the opportunity to wrap up the three points as he latches on to Gomez's offload down the right inside channel. The Celta skipper goes for the blast, only to be denied by a sharp reaction save by Oblak.
Mendez comes on for the closing stages to replace Lobotka.
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79'
After the break Lemar's delivery is poor, failing to beat the first man. It's all been too easy for Celta at the back in the second half.
77'
There's a break in play so both sets of players can take on water.
76'
Hugo Mallo gets yellow.
Mallo trips Griezmann on the left flank and goes into the book.
75'
Griezmann curls a free-kick into the box from the right flank, but the home side are able to clear their lines with Araujo making the decisive header.
74'
O. Yokuşlu gets yellow.
Yokuslu brings down Arias on the charge and goes into the book.
70'
S. Savić gets a second yellow card and is sent off.
RED CARD! Savic is sent off for the visitors for a second bookable offence. He loses control of the ball in a battle with Lobotka and handles it in an attempt regain possession. The referee is on the spot and dismisses the Atletico defender.
69'
O. Yokuşlu enters the game and replaces P. Sisto.
Sisto makes way for Yokuslu for the home side.
68'
S. Arias enters the game and replaces J. Giménez.
Arias comes off the bench to replce Gimenez. It's Atletico's final change.
67'
CHANCE! Aspas turns the ball into the path of Sisto in the box, but the forward scuffs his first-time effort at goal after getting between Godin and Gimenez. He should have put the game out of sight for the home side.
66'
Atletico are putting pressure on the home side at the back, but the Celta backline are coping with the threat fairly easily at the moment
64'
Koke's first delivery is cleared before Lobotka slices the second attempt. Koke gathers and tries a speculative strike from the edge of the box, sending his effort over the bar.
63'
Atletico keep the pressure on and win a corner as Koke's ball back into the box is diverted behind.
62'
The Frenchman sends a cross into the box, but there are blue shirts positioned at the front post to clear the danger.
61'
Lemar goes on the charge down the left flank before being felled by Mallo on the byline. Lemar will take the set-piece.
59'
Kalinic tries to weave his way into a shooting position on the edge of the Celta box, but he is eased off the ball by Roncaglia.
57'
Diego Costa gets yellow.
Costa catches Cabral and goes into the book for his challenge, much to the delight of the home fans.
56'
N. Kalinić enters the game and replaces Á. Correa.
T. Lemar enters the game and replaces T. Partey.
Kalinic replaces Correa for the visitors.
Partey makes way for Lemar. Simeone is making attacking changes in an attempt to get back into the game.
54'
Lobotka weaves his way through four challenges before being felled in the centre circle by Partey. The Atletico midfielder is on thin ice, having been booked in the first half.
52'
Iago Aspas has scored a goal for Celta Vigo! Assist by M. Gómez.
GOALLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! ASPAS MAKES IT TWO!!!! 2-0!!!! Celta double their lead through Aspas, who heads his effort into the bottom corner. Gomez collected the ball in space on the right flank and he whipped a dangerous cross towards the back post. Aspas got ahead of Savic and he directed his effort beyond Oblak into the net.
Gomez finds space on the right before delivering a fine cross for Aspas to convert.
51'
S. Savić gets yellow.
Savic catches Sisto on the ankle and goes into the book.
49'
Griezmann curls his delivery into the box from the right flank, but Gomez is well placed in the middle to head clear with a powerful header.
48'
J. Alonso gets yellow.
Alonso brings down Griezmann on the charge and goes into the book.
46'
M. Gómez has scored a goal for Celta Vigo!
We're back underway at Balaidos.
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!!! GOMEZ PUTS CELTA AHEAD!!!! 1-0!!!! The home side captailise on a mistake by Godin as Gomez slots an effort into the net. Filipe Luis played the ball back to Godin under pressure. The Atletico skipper slipped on the pitch and allowed Gomez to snatch possession to break into the right inside channel. He still had work to do, but the forward held his composure to slide his effort past Oblak into the net.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: CELTA VIGO 0-0 ATLETICO MADRID
BLOCK! Saul collects on the edge of the box and goes for a strike on his left foot. Araujo flings himself in the way and diverts the effort over the bar. Solid defending from the Celta man.
45'
There will be two minutes of added time.
Atletico play the ball short and Koke scoops a cross ot the back post. Alvarez punches the ball clear and after a little uncertainty, the home side are able to smash it away.
44'
Filipe Luis sends a teasing cross into the box. It forces Araujo into action, but the defender can only slice his clearance over his own bar for an Atletico corner.
42'
Griezmann looks for the run of Correa. Cabral senses the danger and manages to get his body in between the winger and the ball, allowing Alvarez to come off his line to gather.
41'
S. Lobotka gets yellow.
Lobotka pulls back Correa on the run, linking his arms before dragging him to the deck. He goes into the book for the challenge.
39'
Correa breaks forward and has Griezmann and Costa in support. The winger goes alone and tries a strike from the right inside channel, but he gets his effort all wrong as it trickles behind for a goal-kick. The finishing from both sides has not been on point thus far.
38'
Sisto has space in the middle, but he loses out in the middle of the pitch to a challenge from Saul. It allows the visitors to break on the counter.
36'
Griezmann sends a delivery into the box from the corner and Gimenez rises to head at goal, nodding his effort wide of the post. The defender wants another corner, but the referee points for a goal-kick.
35'
Griezmann sends a cross into the box that takes a deflection and almost falls perfectly for Correa, but the home side are able to react to steer it behind for a corner.
33'
Partey does well to cover the left flank of his side's line, tracking Sisto before clearing back to Oblak who does the rest.
31'
The referee is not happy with the Atletico bench, exchanging words with Simeone and then Costa he gives his views.
Simeone believed the Cabral should have been booked for a tackle on Costa, but the official was having none of it from the Argentine. Not the first time Simeone has had a few words with a referee.
29'
Mallo tries to weave his way into the box down the right inside channel. Three red and white shirts have to surround the Celta skipper to stop his progress, conceding a throw-in in the progress.
28'
T. Partey gets yellow.
The home side win a free-kick on the right. Mallo sends the ball deep into the box, but the Atletico defence hold firm to clear the danger.
Partey goes into the book for a foul on Aspas.
27'
CLOSE! Celta lose possession in their own half as Lobotka makes a mistake. Costa tees up Griezmann on the edge of the box. The Frenchman pulls the trigger on a left-footed strike, but his effort creeps just past the post.
26'
Saul tries to break forward for the visitors, but there are three blue shirts around him in an instant to close down the space.
24'
Celta are dominating possession, but the visitors are staying in their shape to repel their advances.
22'
Gomez tries to release the run of Sisto into the right inside channel. However, the forward is not on the same wavelength as his team-mate so the ball runs out of play for a goal-kick.
20'
Celta are moving the ball around well, but are lacking the cutting edge when they move into the final third. Atletico are not an easy team to break down.
19'
WIDE! Alonso releases Aspas into the left inside channel and he goes for the early strike, only to smash his effort into the side-netting.
17'
Saúl gets yellow.
Sisto gets the better of Saul in the middle of the park and has room to break away. However, the Spaniard pulls him back to concede a free-kick.
Saul goes into the book for pulling back Sisto. A cynical foul from the Atletico midfielder.
16'
A long ball forward from the back from Atletico forces Alvarez from his line. He beats Correa to it and clears into touch, although there's still work to do for the home side.
14'
Gomez wins a free-kick inside the Atletico half for a foul by Gimenez. It has been a physical start to the contest.
12'
Costa attempts to break past Cabral down the left flank, but the defender holds firm to send the ball out of play for a corner. Solid defending by the Celta man.
10'
Celta hit the visitors on the break and Gomez has space on the right flank. He tries to send a cross to Sisto at the back post, who stretches to make contact, only to place his effort wide of the target.
9'
Angel Correa drifts into space in the left inside channel and Filipe Luis picks him out with an accurate throughball. The winger has time to send a cross into the box, but his low delivery is gathered by Alvarez. A poor cross from the Atletico man.
8'
Atletico's first probe forward in the contest leads to a corner. Griezmann takes the set-piece, but his delivery is poor and cleared with ease at the near post.
6'
Atletico are strong at the back to clear the danger from the set-piece.
5'
Lobotka beats the challenge of Partey before surging into the Atletico half. Gomez takes over and wins a free-kick from a loose tackle from Godin.
Gimenez puts his body on the line to send Mallo's delivery away from Roncaglia in the middle, although the home side have a corner.
3'
It has been a steady start to the contest as the home side are attempting to build a passing rhythm.
1'
We're underway at Balaidos.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
Diego Simeone's men got off the mark themselves last week, beating Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano. Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal of the game to deliver the three points. Atletico had been held by Valencia in their previous encounter, although it has been enough solid start to the term for the club.
Celta Vigo secured their first win of the season last time out, defeating Levante on the road. Pione Sisto and Maxi Gomez got the goals to secure the victory, despite a late penalty from Jose Luis Morales setting up a tense finale. The club are unbeaten in their opening two matches, having drawn against Espanyol on the opening day of the campaign. Antonio Mohamed has enjoyed a solid start and will seek to continue that against Atletico.
Good afternoon and welcome to the live commentary of the LaLiga clash between Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid at the Balaidos.
CELTA VIGO (3-4-3): Sergio Alvarez; Facundo Roncaglia, Gustavo Cabral, Nestor Araujo; Hugo Mallo, Stanislav Lobotka, Fran Beltran, Junior Alonso; Iago Aspas, Maxi Gomez, Pione Sisto.
Celta Vigo subs: David Costas, Okay Yokuslu, Emre Mor, Ruben Blanco, Sofiane Boufal, Brais Mendez, Dennis Eckert.
Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Jose Gimenez, Diego Godin, Stefan Savic, Filipe Luis; Angel Correa, Thomas Partey, Koke, Saul Niguez; Diego Costa, Antoine Griezmann.
Celta Vigo are unchanged from their win over Levante last time out. Gomez continues to lead the line supported by Aspas and Sisto in the final third, while Lobotka and Beltran anchor the midfield.
Atletico Madrid subs: Antonio Adan, Santiago Arias, Nikola Kalinic, Thomas Lemar, Rodrigo, Gelson Martins, Lucas Hernandez.
Simeone has made four changes to his team from their win last time out. Gimenez, Filipe Luis, Partey and Koke come into the fold this afternoon. Lemar, Hernandez and Rodrigo drop to the bench.
It's goalless at the break at Balaidos. Celta Vigo and Atletico Madrid have cancelled each other out in the opening 45 minutes, although the visitors have come closest to breaking the deadlock. Antoine Griezmann was afforded space and time on the edge of the box to pull the trigger, only to see his strike travel inches past the post. At the other end, Jose Gimenez had to be on the mark to stop Facundo Roncaglia latching on to a dangerous free-kick.
It has been a physical contest in the middle of the park, but both managers will want to see more quality from their respective teams on the ball. Celta had a bright start to the game, but lost their way. Antonio Mohamed will be desperate for his side to regain their intensity.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Celta secure their second win on the bounce in LaLiga, defeating Atletico Madrid for the first time since 2015. Goals in the second half from Maxi Gomez and Iago Aspas delivered the three points, while Stefan Savic was dismissed for the visitors. Antonio Mohamed continues his bright start to life at Balaidos, while Atletico suffer their first defeat of the campaign.
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