With some still sitting on the couch, Griezmann she took off a magic heel that Julian Alvarez received and sent to the back of the net. A great goal, in a play that started a Javi Galan starter in an unrecognizable eleven in defense. In a great start to the game against Royal Society and with him Atlético seeking revenge for the European debacle. Good feelings from the red and whites, who claimed a clear penalty on Julián 10 minutes into the game, but neither the referee nor the VAR whistled.
An action in which the defender blue and white He tripped the Argentine, but no one pointed it out. And right after, Jan Oblak. Many demand performances like those of yesteryear and this season they are being repeated. It happened in Balaídos and now in Anoetatwice, maintained the tie. First with a flight with a changed leg, to get the ball out, and then a hard hand on the line to the dry shot of Aguerd.
After this, the Royal Society They began to dominate possession of the ball but Atlético found themselves very rocky. Well planted with a 5-4-1 in the defensive phase, hoping to steal and get out quickly with Julian on point. All in a very serious first half hour in defense, without letting the box play inside blue and white and forcing them to get the ball to the wings, without this affecting the activity of A cloud. Just a couple of lateral centers, which scared the body but did not make the Slovenian work.
Atleti celebrate Julián Alvarez’s goal | Photo: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images
The Real I tried it through lateral centers, in which Kubo It was starting to hurt. The Japanese had the clearest chance, in a ball that did not reach the area and that he decided to hit. But, again, A cloud. A great intervention from the Slovenian, just after a lost action by Julian. All after a good mattress pressure at the exit of the local ball, which the Argentine stole but did not know how to take advantage of, in a 4 for 4. And with Julián’s only goal on the scoreboard, the Atlético He was winning at half-time.
A mistake ruins all the work
The second half started with Royal Society trying to undo the good defensive framework of the Atlético. Although the clearest chance came from the colchoneros, with a great pass from Griezmann to Barriosentering from behind, who did not find Julian. But the most dangerous thing came from the boots of Oyarzabalwho received a good ball behind his back and when he decided to beat A cloudappeared splendid Javi Galanto catch the ball just before the Spanish international hit. The team was saved, as it continued to do precise defensive work.
After the first quarter of an hour of the second half, the Cholo moved his first checker. man for man, By Paul entered the green in the place of Gallagher. A change with the objective of taking advantage of the high pressure of the Basques, in order to sentence the contest. Everything with the box blue and white trying to tie the tie. And one of those cons appeared, which Julian Alvarez He didn’t know how to take advantage. A bad decision that led to the entry of Sørloth to green. All by Julián himself.
Luka Sucic celebrates the equalizer | Photo: Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
Everything seemed destined for victory, with good defensive work, but a defensive error By Paul gave rise to the Basques. He launched the uncheck Sørlothbut De Paul decided to play backwards, no one arrived and Sucic, with a beautiful shot from the front, beat Oblak. He put the tie Royal Society With less than five minutes left and it was time to row. They overturned blue and white but the mattress defense resisted, as it had done throughout the game.
He Atlético lost two points that he had worked for due to a mistake behind, which took advantage of the Real. He adds one point, he remains 7 points behind the leader and 4 from the Real Madrid. Now, a break that will surely be very long.
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