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VIE 15.05.2015
Diego Godín and Gerard Piqué will face off on matchday 37 of the Liga BBVA in one of the most important duels within the Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona game. The two central defenders will be charge of leading their respective defences, a key role in helping their sides not to concede goals at the Vicente Calderón. Both are real heavyweight contenders for their managers.
Diego Godín will be playing at home. The Uruguayan has played 32 games this season with Atlético, he has started in all of them and notched up 2,880 minutes of play. He has scored three goals in the Liga BBVA this season. The rojiblancos central defender has recovered 107 ball, made 192 clearances and committed 18 fouls. He has also successfully made 36 of the 47 tackles he has attempted (76%).
On the other team will be Gerard Piqué. The Catalan has played 26 games this season, only coming off the bench once, and has racked up 2295 minutes. The azulgrana player has scored five goals in the Liga BBVA so far this season. The Barcelona defender has recovered 152 balls, made 113 clearances and committed 23 fouls. Also, he has successfully completed 45 of the 56 tackles he has attempted (80%).
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Statistics/players |
Diego Godín (Uruguay) |
Gerard Piqué (Spain) |
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Total games |
32 |
26 |
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Games started |
32 |
25 |
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Total Minutes |
2880 |
2295 |
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Goals |
3 |
5 |
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Recoveries |
107 |
152 |
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Tackles |
36/47 (76%) |
45/56 (80%) |
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Clearances |
192 |
113 |
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Total duels |
205/299 (68%) |
126/197(64%) |
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Aerial duels |
116/170 (68%) |
53/88 (60%) |
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Man on man duels |
89/129 (69%) |
73/109 (67%) |
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Fouls committed |
18 |
23 |
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Total passes |
820/1090 (75%) |
1485/1664 (89%) |
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Short passes |
717/832 (86%) |
1379/1472 (93%) |
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Long passes |
103/258 (40%) |
106/192 (55%) |
Godín has attempted and won more duels than Piqué. The Uruguayan has made 299 duels, of which he has completed 205 successfully (68%). He is outstanding in aerial duels, winning 116 of 170, while he has won 89 of the 129 man on man duels. On the other hand, Piqué has attempted 197 duels, and won 126 of them (64%). The Catalan has won 53 of his 8 aerial duels and 73 of the 109 man on man duels.
Both players have a high level of pass accuracy, but Piqué has the better statistics in that regard. The Barcelona player completed 1485 of the 1664 passes he tried (89%), while the Uruguayan made 820 of the 1090 passes he tried (75%).
Both players will play a key role in deciding the game between Atlético and Barcelona. Their performance at the core of their respective defences will be crucial in helping their side to beat their opponents, as in a game with two such quality opponents, defending work will be crucial.
© LALIGA - 2015