Valencia 3-1 Atlético de Madrid: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 18 May 2008
Result
Valencia 3-1 Atlético de Madrid
La Liga · Sunday 18 May 2008, 16:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Valencia 3-1 Atlético de Madrid: match report
Valencia defeated Atlético de Madrid 3-1 in La Liga on Sunday 18 May 2008. The half-time score was 2-0.
Valencia's goals came from an own goal by Giorgios Seitaridis (10'), David Villa (39') and David Villa (54'). Atlético de Madrid scored through Sergio Agüero (74').
Discipline: Valencia received no yellow cards; Atlético de Madrid received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Valencia were 12th on 48 points from 37 and Atlético de Madrid 4th on 64 points from 37. Valencia went on to finish that season 10th with 51 points, and Atlético de Madrid 5th with 64.
Valencia lined up in a 4-4-2 and Atlético de Madrid in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Valencia wins, 2 draws and 1 for Atlético de Madrid.
Going into the match Valencia's last five read W-W-L-W-L and Atlético de Madrid's W-W-W-D-L.
Key events
- 10'Own goal · Giorgios Seitaridis
- 12'Yellow card · Fabiano Eler
- 39'Goal · David Villa
- 54'Goal · David Villa
- 74'Goal · Sergio Agüero
Head-to-head
Team news
Valencia line-up (4-4-2)
Cañizares, Raúl Albiol, Iván Helguera, Alexis Ruano, David Lombán, Hedwiges Maduro, Juan Mata, David Silva, Edu Gaspar, David Villa, Joaquín
Atlético de Madrid line-up (4-4-2)
Christian Abbiati, Giorgios Seitaridis, Fabiano Eler, Juan Valera, Cleber Santana, Simão, Raúl García, Miguel de las Cuevas, Diego Forlán Corazo, Zé Castro, Mista