§ La Liga · 2024-25 · Matchday 18

FC Barcelona 1–2 Atlético de Madrid

  • Pedri 30'
  • De Paul 60'
  • Sørloth 90+6'

21 December 2024

The match in data

Atlético de Madrid got the better of FC Barcelona, 2–1, on 21 December 2024, on matchday 18 of the 2024-25 La Liga.

Atlético de Madrid came from behind: they were trailing 1–0 at 30'.

Player of the match: Pau Cubarsí (FC Barcelona), rated 80, thanks above all to 16 final-third passes and 89 passes. Cubarsí produced 1.8 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.

It was the highest rating of the matchday.

It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.

For Atlético de Madrid, the highest-rated player was Clément Lenglet, with 72.

80
Player of the match

Pau Cubarsí

FC Barcelona · 90'

Produced 1.78× and cost 0.29× their position's average

Added
  • 16 final-third passes 4.0×
  • 89 passes 1.9×
  • 4 recoveries 1.5×
Took away
  • 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
  • 2 duels lost 0.6×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.

FC Barcelona
PlayerPositionMinRating
Pau Cubarsí ★ Defender 90 80
Ferran Torres Forward 26 75
Iñigo Martínez Defender 90 70
Gavi Midfielder 64 65
Marc Casadó Midfielder 80 63
Alejandro Balde Defender 90 62
Pedri Midfielder 90 56
Jules Koundé Defender 90 50
Robert Lewandowski Forward 90 47
Raphinha Forward 90 45
Dani Olmo Midfielder 26 41
Fermín López Midfielder 64 38
Iñaki Peña Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Eric García Defender 10 no rating
Atlético de Madrid
PlayerPositionMinRating
Clément Lenglet Defender 90 72
Pablo Barrios Midfielder 90 65
Koke Midfielder 28 65
Antoine Griezmann Forward 73 53
Julián Alvarez Forward 90 52
Rodrigo De Paul Midfielder 90 52
Giuliano Simeone Forward 62 51
Marcos Llorente Defender 73 48
José María Giménez Defender 52 44
Axel Witsel Midfielder 38 43
Conor Gallagher Midfielder 62 35
Javi Galán Defender 90 30
Nahuel Molina Defender 28 18
Jan Oblak Goalkeeper 90 no rating
Alexander Sørloth Forward 17 no rating
Robin Le Normand Defender 17 no rating

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

See the match in La Lente Line-ups on the pitch, what each player produced and cost, and the match line by line.