Vitoria-Gasteiz welcomed Atlético de Madrid to Mendizorroza on Saturday afternoon, with Alavés looking to make their home ground count in LaLiga’s eighth round. The contest began at 16:15 local time, but neither side had found a breakthrough in the opening exchanges.
Alavés produced the first attempt of note after five minutes. Ángel Pérez arrived at the end of a counterattack and struck from outside the penalty area with his right foot, but his effort rose well over the Atlético goal.
Atlético’s opening involvement came through fouls in Alavés territory. Jonathan David brought down Jonny Otto in the hosts’ defensive half during the first minute, before Ademola Lookman conceded another free-kick after Denis Suárez was fouled two minutes later.
Early match incidents
- 1st minute: Jonny Otto won a defensive free-kick after a foul by Jonathan David.
- 2nd minute: Denis Suárez was fouled in the Alavés half by Ademola Lookman.
- 5th minute: Ángel Pérez fired over from distance following an Alavés break.
Both teams had confirmed their line-ups before taking to the Mendizorroza pitch for the pre-match warm-up, with the fixture forming part of the 2026-27 LaLiga EA Sports schedule.
