Match ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
Atl MadridAtlético Madrid1AlavésAlavés0
Luis Suarez scored his 500th career goal to give La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid victory over Alaves.
The Uruguay forward reached the milestone by heading home Kieran Trippier's cross in the second half.
It was his 19th goal for Atleti, while the 34-year-old has also scored 198 goals for Barcelona, 82 for Liverpool, and 63 for Uruguay.
Jan Oblak saved a late Joselu penalty to ensure Atletico remained four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Barcelona ensured they kept the pressure on Diego Simone's side, thrashing Real Sociedad 6-1 in Sunday's late kick-off - a win that saw Lionel Messi mark his record 768th appearance with a second-half double.
Suarez began his career at Uruguay side Club Nacional, where he scored 12 goals, before moving to Eredivisie outfit Groningen where he netted 15 times.
He joined Ajax in 2007, adding 111 goals before he joined Liverpool in 2011 and then Barcelona in 2014.
Line-ups
Atl Madrid
Formation 3-1-4-2
- 13Oblak
- 15SavicBooked at 85mins
- 2Giménez
- 22Hermoso
- 6Koke
- 23Trippier
- 14Llorente
- 11LemarSubstituted forHerreraat 74'minutes
- 21CarrascoBooked at 76mins
- 10CorreaSubstituted forSaúlat 74'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 9Suárez
Substitutes
- 1Grbic
- 4Kondogbia
- 5Torreira
- 8Saúl
- 12Lodi dos Santos
- 16Herrera
- 18Felipe
- 19Dembele
- 20Machín Pérez
- 24Vrsaljko
Alavés
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Pacheco
- 23Navarro Jiménez
- 5LaguardiaSubstituted forRodríguezat 70'minutes
- 22Lejeune
- 3DuarteBooked at 54mins
- 6BattagliaBooked at 88mins
- 37Pellistri
- 24JotaBooked at 33minsSubstituted forMahmoudat 70'minutes
- 20PonsSubstituted forSainzat 79'minutes
- 16MéndezSubstituted forRiojaat 59'minutes
- 9Joselu
Substitutes
- 2Rodríguez
- 11Rioja
- 13Sivera
- 14Silva Acosta
- 17Córdoba
- 18Franco Alviz
- 21Aguirregabiria
- 26López
- 29Sainz
- 30Mahmoud
- Referee:
- Juan Martínez Munuera
Match Stats
Home TeamAtl MadridAway TeamAlavés
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Atletico Madrid 1, Alavés 0.
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Mario Hermoso (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Tachi (Alavés).
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Corner, Alavés. Conceded by José Giménez.
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Attempt blocked. Ximo Navarro (Alavés) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdallahi Mahmoud.
Booking
Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Atletico Madrid).
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Tachi (Alavés) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Booking
Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Yannick Carrasco (Atletico Madrid) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Rodrigo Battaglia (Alavés).
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Corner, Alavés. Conceded by Jan Oblak.
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Penalty saved! Joselu (Alavés) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
Booking
Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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VAR Decision: Penalty Alavés.
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Penalty conceded by Stefan Savic (Atletico Madrid) after a foul in the penalty area.
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Penalty Alavés. Luis Rioja draws a foul in the penalty area.
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Attempt saved. Luis Suárez (Atletico Madrid) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcos Llorente.
Substitution
Substitution, Alavés. Borja Sainz replaces Pere Pons.
