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2023/24 Spanish La Liga
Matchday 11
Atletico Madrid v Deportivo Alaves
Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano
Madrid, Spain
Sunday, 29 October 2023
Kick-off is at 22h00
Atletico Madrid will lock horns with Deportivo Alaves in a
Spanish La Liga match at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on 29 October.
Current Form
Atletico thrashed 3-0 Celta Vigo away on 21 October as they extended their unbeaten run to five matches in the Spanish top-flight.
The Mattress Makers are also undefeated in their last 15 home matches in the league having registered 14 victories and one draw.
Meanwhile, Alaves held Villarreal CF to a 1-1 draw away on 22 October and they are winless in their last six La Liga matches.
The Glorious One are also winless in their last 20 away matches in the league having recorded 15 defeats and five draws as the visitors.
Team News
Atletico players Jose Maria Gimenez, Memphis Depay, Reinildo and Thomas Lemar are all out injured, but the club has no suspension concerns.
Alaves, on the other hand, have no suspension worries, but Javi López, Carlos Benavídez and Giuliano Simeone are still out injured.
Quotes
"The overwhelming result does not indicate what happened at the beginning," Atletico manager Diego Simeone said after he masterminded a win over Celta.
"Celta had a good start and we could not associate or advance to do damage. We rushed too much in the first passes and we did not have the associative game.
"They looked for counterattacks to make damage. The penalty changed the situation of the game and then we read well the change in system to be more comfortable and sustain the attack," he added.
"In the second half it was another game, those who entered did very well as [Angel] Correa, [Nahuel] Molina and Rodrigo [De Paul] gave us vitality and we resolved the game."
Head-to-Head
Atletico claimed a 4-1 win over Alaves in their last La Liga meeting which took place at the Estádio Cívitas Metropolitano on 2 April 2023.
The Mattress Makers have won two of their last three league games against the Glorious who won the other match.
La Liga matchday 11 fixtures
Friday, 27 October
21:00 - Girona FC v Celta Vigo
Saturday, 28 October
14:00 - UD Almeria v Las Palmas
16:15 - FC Barcelona v Real Madrid
18:30 - Mallorca v Getafe CF
21:00 - Cadiz CF v Sevilla FC
Sunday, 29 October
15:00 - Real Betis v CA Osasuna
17:15 - Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad
19:30 - Athletic Bilbao v Valencia CF
22:00 - Atletico Madrid v Deportivo Alaves
Monday, 30 October
22:00 - Granada v Villarreal CF
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