Lemar, Correa and Kalinic attempt to combine in the final third, but the offload from Correa to Kalinic goes astray.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time.
88'
Juanfran gets yellow.
Juanfran goes into the book for timewasting on the right flank. A needless one from the veteran.
86'
Alaves have been on the receiving end of Atletico's backlash from their defeats to Juventus and Athletic Bilbao. The home side have not played poorly, just that the visitors have been outstanding in the final third.
84'
T. Partey has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by Koke.
Koke collects a cross from the right before steering the ball into Thomas' path to score a super goal.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! THOMAS SCORES A SUPER GOAL!!! 4-0 ATLETICO! Thomas rounds off Atletico's performance with a brilliant effort from the edge of the box, curling his right-footed strike into the top corner. Koke collected a cross and teed up the midfielder for his attempt. He was afforded space and time to fire at goal and did not disappoint with a top-qualty finish.
82'
Jonny has put forward plenty of endeavour, but quality has been issue. Again he floats a cross over the heads of everyone in the box and out for a goal-kick.
78'
Wakaso makes a run down the left and sends a dangerous cross into the box for Twumasi, but it just evades the outstretched boot of the forward.
77'
Á. Correa enters the game and replaces A. Griezmann.
Correa replaces Griezmann for the visitors. Simeone is protecting his key man.
75'
Alaves are still trying to play their football in a natural way despite the situation. They've not been good enough this evening, although they've still displayed plenty of character.
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73'
P. Twumasi enters the game and replaces J. Calleri.
Twumasi replaces Calleri in the final third for Alaves.
72'
Calleri tries to force a strike through a crowd of players on the edge of the box. His effort is deflected at goal, allowing Oblak to get down to make the stop.
71'
Griezmann raids down the left flank and cuts the ball back for Lemar on the charge, only for the Frenchman to scuff his effort on goal.
68'
M. Wakaso enters the game and replaces Tomás Pina.
Wakaso comes on to add further impetus in the final third for home side, replacing Pina.
67'
Jony beats the challenge of Filipe Luis with ease and drives into the right inside channel. He tries to pick out a team-mate with his cross, but Gimenez is well placed to nod the ball away from danger.
65'
Jony has been the focal point of Alaves' attacks this evening. He gains possession on the right flank before floating a cross into the box. Oblak reads the danger for the visitors and comes off his line to claim, easing the pressure on his defenders.
62'
N. Kalinić enters the game and replaces Álvaro Morata.
Kalinic replaces Morata for the visitors. The Spaniard had been clinical in his time on the pitch.
61'
Alaves win a corner down the right flank. Jony swings the ball towards Duarte on the edge of the box. He drives his effort on the half-volley into the ground, but Calleri latching on to the strike can only glance his effort wide of the post.
59'
Álvaro Morata has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by T. Lemar.
Lemar threads a precise throughball for Morata to collect and score.
GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!! ATLETICO HAVE THREE!! MORATA SCORES!!! Out of nowhere the visitors hit Alaves on the break. Morata races through and holds his composure to slot an effort past Pacheco. Lemar released the run of the forward behind the home side's backline. And although Morata had Griezmann in support, he went himself and found the back of the net.
58'
T. Inui enters the game and replaces D. Brašanac.
Inui replaces Brasanac for the home side.
56'
Manu García gets yellow.
Garcia and Lemar collide in the middle of the park, resulting in a booking for the Alaves midfielder.
55'
T. Lemar gets yellow.
Lemar brings down Jony on the charge and goes into the book.
54'
Jonny has a dart down the left flank and he lifts a delivery towards Guidetti at the back post. Oblak makes a decision to come off his line and he connects with a punch, guiding the ball to safety.
53'
Atletico clear the first corner into the box, but Duarte hangs a cross for Ely to attack. However, he glances a tame effort straight into the hands of Oblak.
52'
Jony collects in space down the left away from Juanfran and he fires a low ball into the box that is cleared behind by Godin.
51'
Thomas raids forward and lines up an ambitious strike from distance, which he sends well over the bar.
50'
Tomás Pina gets yellow.
Pina brings down Lemar on the charge and goes into the book.
48'
Alaves begin the second half with a period of pressure. Duarte swings the ball into the box from the left flank, but Oblak gathers his cross with ease.
46'
T. Lemar enters the game and replaces Diego Costa.
Costa is withdrawn at the break and is replaced by Lemar. The striker may have picked up a knock.
We're back underway in this LaLiga contest.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: DEPORTIVO ALAVES 0-2 ATLETICO MADRID
Jony collects in space down the left and he tries to surprise Oblak with an early strike that he sends well wide of the target.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
43'
Jony is released down the left inside channel by Garcia. He shapes to shoot from a tight angle and he can only blast his attempt into the side-netting.
41'
Juanfran wins a corner off the legs of Duarte, but the home side are able to clear Griezmann's cross with relative ease.
39'
Simeone will be pleased with how the contest has declared itself. His team are free to play on the counter for the rest of the game.
37'
Pacheco has a worrying moment as he comes for Juanfran's cross, but parries the ball out into the box. Fortunately for him, he can gather at the second attempt without the threat of an Atletico forward.
36'
Garcia lines up an effort from distance after being teed up by Jony, but he sends his effort harmessly over the bar.
35'
OFFSIDE! Griezmann releases Costa over the top with a precise ball. The striker raids towards goal, but pokes his attempt wide of the target. He will be relieved to have seen the offside flag raised on the far side after that miss.
34'
OFF THE LINE! Filipe Luis releases the run of Morata down the left inside channel and he forces a low ball across the face of goal. Costa is in place for a tap-in before Ely acts ahead of the forward to clear the danger. The Alaves defender had to make the challenge.
33'
Alaves had a rocky start to the game and paid the price by conceding twice. Since the second goal, the home side have been the better team.
27'
The home side have started to move the ball well in possession, forcing Atletico to work hard at the back.
25'
Alaves win a free-kick on the left flank. This time they change their approach as Jony slides a pass for Duarte to strike at goal. The full-back connects well with his effort, only to see it sail comfortably over the bar.
23'
A poor one from Koke as he floats his delivery straight into the hands of Pacheco.
22'
Saul collects in space on the left flank and he wins a corner off the body of Navarro that Koke will take.
21'
The home side have not been allowed to establish a rhythm in their play. Atletico have been clinical in their approach thus far.
19'
It's another poor one from Jony as he fails to beat the first Atletico defender with his delivery into the middle.
Costa is penalised for handball and Jony gets a second chance to curl a delivery into the box. On this occasion he gets too much flight on the ball and Oblak is able to make a comfortable claim.
18'
Saul pulls back Calleri on the right flank and Jony will whip the resulting free-kick into the box.
16'
WIDE! Duarte is afforded space and time on the left flank to send a cross into the box. Calleri rises in the middle, only to glance his attempt wide of the post.
14'
Ely fouls Godin from the resulting free-kick, allowing the visitors to clear their lines. Alaves have been stunned by Atletico's start to the contest.
13'
Navarro is fouled by Koke down the right flank and the home side have an opportunity to launch a cross into the box.
11'
Diego Costa has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by Koke.
Koke slides a pass into the feet of Costa before the striker does the rest with a fine finish.
WHAT A GOAL!!! COSTA SCORES A STUNNER!!! 2-0 ATLETICO!! The visitors double their advantage as Costa bends a strike into the bottom corner, leaving Pacheco with no chance. Koke picked out his team-mate on the edge of the box. He took one touch to get the ball on to his right foot before curling his effort into the net. A brilliant strike.
10'
Atletico are composed in possession and are moving with freedom in the final third.
7'
The visitors have put Alaves on the back foot in the early stages and can now play the contest on their terms.
5'
Saúl has scored a goal for Atletico Madrid! Assist by A. Griezmann.
Griezmann raids forward and sees one pass rebound back to him before he finds Saul in space to score.
GOALLLLLLLLLL!!! SAUL SCORES THIS TIME!!! 1-0 ATLETICO!! Saul atones for his earlier miss with a composed strike through the legs of Pacheco. Griezmann was the architect as he found the midfielder in acres of space in the left inside channel. Saul drove into the space before dispatching his effort into the net.
1'
We're underway in this LaLiga clash.
Atletico endured a nightmare week before the international break. Cristiano Ronaldo dumped them out of the Champions League, while Athletic Bilbao recorded a 2-0 triumph over Diego Simeone's men in LaLiga. They're 13 points off the pace of Barcelona at the top of the table following Barca's win over Espanyol this afternoon. Atletico need to respond with a strong performance to get the victory tonight.
Alaves are well positioned in the LaLiga table in fifth place - just outside the Champions League places. The club are unbeaten in their last six matches in the league, having recorded a 3-1 win over Huesca last time out courtesy of late goals from John Guidetti and Jonathan Calleri after the latter saw his opener cancelled out by Ezequiel Avila. A win this evening would lift them above Getafe into fourth place.
Good evening and welcome to the live commentary of the LaLiga clash between Deportivo Alaves and Atletico Madrid at Mendizorroza.
ALAVES (4-4-2): Fernando Pacheco; Ximo Navarro, Victor Laguardia, Rodrigo Ely, Ruben Duarte; Darko Brasanac, Tomas Pina, Manu Garcia, Jony; John Guidetti, Jonathan Calleri.
SUBS: Carlos Vigaray, Takashi Inui, Antonio Sivera, Borja Baston, Martin Aguirregabiria, Mubarak Wakaso, Patrick Twumasi.
ATLETICO MADRID (4-4-2): Jan Oblak; Juanfran, Jose Gimenez, Diego Godin, Filipe Luis; Antoine Griezmann, Saul Niguez, Thomas Partey, Koke; Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata.
SUBS: Antonio Adan, Nikola Kalinic, Angel Correa, Thomas Lemar, Stefan Savic, Nehuen Perez, Vitolo.
Alaves were taken out of their rhythm by the two early goals from Atletico. They started to find their feet in the game, but lacked a clinical edge in the final third. That will have to change if they are to get back into the contest in the second half.
Thanks for joining our commentary this evening. Until next time, goodbye.
Atletico are next in action at home in LaLiga during the week to Girona, while Alaves are on the road on Thursday against Sevilla.
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