The 2023 24 La Liga season has entered the winter break. Before the break, Atletico Madrid played a postponed make-up match against Sevilla, which was scheduled for the fourth round of the league but was postponed for various reasons. The two sides took advantage of the winter break to play this make-up match. In the first half, the two teams fought fiercely, but the game was not exciting, and both teams only had one shot on goal and did not score. In the second half, Atletico Madrid's substitute Marcos Llorente broke the deadlock by finding the back of the net after receiving a mistaken pass from Ramos, before being sent off for a foul four minutes later.
In the end, Atletico Madrid won 1-0 at home to Sevilla, ending a two-game winless streak and getting back on winning track. In the match against Sevilla, Atletico Madrid coach Simeone fielded a total value of 2The starting line-up of 600 million euros, Alvaro Morata played as a striker, while Antoine Griezmann, De Paul, Koke and Riquelme were in midfield, and the defence consisted of Molina, Witsel, Gimenez, Cesar Azpilicueta and Lino, while Oblak guarded the goal.
As for Sevilla, the starting line-up is worth only 67 million euros, with Ocampos and Suso partnering up front, Pedrosa, Rakitic, Sumare, Torres and Juan Lu in midfield, Silas, Ramos and Gudelj forming the defence, and Dmitrovic guarding the goal. In the second minute of the game, Atletico Madrid's midfielder made a mistake in passing, and Rakitic shot directly after a successful steal, but failed to hit the goal. In the 7th minute, Suso broke through on the right and crossed, and Ocampos grabbed a header in the penalty area and was confiscated by Oblak. In the 19th minute, Lino drove the ball straight inside and split the ball, and Griezmann followed up with a long-range shot that went over the crossbar.
In the 31st minute, Lino broke through on the left again and sent a through pass, and Morata stepped forward into the box and volleyed from a tight angle was confiscated by the goalkeeper. At the start of the second half, the two sides made changes, with Atletico Madrid coming on as substitutes, Llorente and Correa coming on as substitutes for Molina and Riquelme. In the 46th minute, Koke launched an attack with a long pass in the midfield, Marcos Llorente on the right side stepped forward into the penalty area and crossed, Ramos made a mistake when he returned to the defense and shoveled the ball to Llorente, Llorente scored with a small angle of the gift, making Atletico Madrid make a dream start in the second half, leading Sevilla 1-0 at home. Sevilla FC also made immediate changes after conceding the goal, with En-Nesyri and Sow coming off the bench to replace Rakitic and Suso.
In the 63rd minute, Sevilla launched a counter-attack, Ocampos received a pass from a teammate and volleyed in the box but Oblak saved. In the 65th minute, De Paul sent a cross from the edge of the penalty area, and Marcos Llorente stepped forward into the box and volleyed wide. Seyunju came on as a substitute in the 69th minute when he tackled Ocampos from behind, and the referee immediately showed a yellow card for warning. However, after VAR intervened, the referee went to the sidelines to replay *** and ruled that Se Yunju's foul was malicious, so he directly showed a red card and sent him off. In the 80th minute, Sevilla were awarded a free-kick in front of the goal, and Ramos took the free-kick and fired directly at goal, but the ball was deflected wide of the goal.
Then in the 82nd minute, Ramos clashed with Cesar Azpilicueta and the referee showed a yellow card to warn Ramos. In the end, Atletico managed to keep the score at 1-0 until the final whistle. Post-match statistics show that Atletico have the same possession rate as Sevilla, both at 50%. In terms of shots on goal, Atletico led 12-8. After this game, Atletico Madrid tied Barcelona with 38 points, but still seven points behind Real Madrid at the top of the table. Still, they could compete for the title.