Atleti gives the gift of dreaming for Christmas

Atleti hit the table. Madrid had failed yesterday, at night Barça plays and, in between, he presents his candidacy. If these fail, it will be there, as Cholo’s team did so many times. It was difficult for Getafe to chew but he takes a nap this Sunday, co-leader of this League and dreaming high at the doors of Christmas. I have put my foot on the head, victory by victory, eleven now.

Simeone had to pass the Bordalás cotton test, the same one that a year ago broke his record of winning consecutive home games (20). Twelve months later, in a stand with all the fans dressed in Santa hats, Simeone was looking for the eleventh in a row with that immovable eleven, because things are clear again and the one he has found no longer moves. Without changes with respect to Slovan, they were the same, because Koke’s time is different, The matches always start for the captain from the bench.

In the center, Barrios and De Paul have put down roots to turn the games into a downhill towards the rival goalkeepers. If against Getafe it began to be difficult, soon the game was a slide towards Soria pushed by its two locomotives on the wings: the legs of Galán and Llorente. Lino missed the first chance, crossing the shot too far. Okay, it was too forced, but the next time he found himself in the same place and with everything in his favor, the same thing happened. He missed one of those crosses that only De Paul has been able to get lately, with wrapping paper and a bow, and, at the goalkeeper’s feet, he sent it wide again..

Bordalás, as in all games against greats, had a surprise in store: if Arambarri, injured, compacted the midfield by adding the legs of Yellu and Djené to Milla, in addition to two kids, Coba and Keita, from the Second Federation to the Metropolitano . That nothing would happen in the first half was his intention. Making the middle, rocky, hard, and kicking balls out of him, even if that meant he didn’t even smell the leather. The game was going smoothly. The time didn’t help either, a midday that you don’t know if it’s vermouth, food or straight up gin and tonic. And in that lack of definition Atleti was in control but with less and less presence in the Soria area. The third time that Atleti found themselves at their feet, the shot from By Paul on the way back, after receiving Giulianohe went an inch from the pole.

Getafe did not suffer, although they lacked clarity and skill with the ball, but they were taking steps forward to at least greet Oblak, although once in their area they did not intimidate. His first shot on goal, a Nyom header, flew lukewarm into Oblak’s gloves. The break came with a shot from Julián into the hands of Soria and Atleti asking for a glass of water. Bordalás’ Getafe had choked Simeone like a powder in his throat.

Lino did not return from rest. In his place the Norwegian giant appeared to try Simeone to poke Bordalás with his trident. Bites He moved to the center to equalize the clash inside, as an interior with De Paul pivoting on Barrios, and Julián went to the left to leave the entire attack to Sorloth. Simeone raised the mirror to organize himself like Getafe, in a 4-3-3. Atlético came out with one more march, as if inspired by the champion who had taken the kick-off of the match, Jorge Martín. Barrios stole, ran, combined with De Paul and Grizi and He opened his leg to send a left-footed shot from the edge of the area that whistled over Soria’s squad..

Bordalás was organized 4-4-2 with the entry of Uche and Peter and Simeone sat Llorente and Giuliano to try to assault Iglesias and Coba’s band, blocked, with Nahuel and Correa. The minutes were passing and the initial push, reaching Barça at the top of the League, at least until the Barça game at nightseemed further and further away. Getafe did a better job of digesting the changes and corner after corner began to haunt Oblak, although he still lacked skill, he already had Uche there to intimidate, at least. True to his plan, the first hour of the game, that of holding on, had passed, now it was time to also scratch in attack. Koke was already on the field. The one who was leaving was Grizi. Atleti seemed to have run out of steam with all the corners kicked badly and at the near post. But then it was Nahuel who took the lasso to send, tense and perfect, a cross to Sorloth’s head. The giant finished off with a cross and a cross so that the Santa Clauses in the stands could have their gift in advance, at 3:31 p.m. this Sunday noon: the co-leadership of this League.

This Atleti not only flies over Grizi and JuliánWhen they don’t appear, Sorloth and Correa are there to add, the quality minutes that Simeone always talks about. The Bordalás stone exploded with that cholismo that has re-emerged with more strength, a 1-0 that was cemented with Le Normand in the last minutes and that shook on the wire, when in the 90th minute, De Paul got confused in a ball exit and Peter fell on the edge of the area . Lack. The Metropolitan held his breath, but Milla kicked him high. The suffocation passed although Getafe squeezed Atleti for those minutes without finishing suffocating and Correa wasted a counterattack that would have been 2-0. Eleventh victory in a row. And next Saturday Montjuïc, the match to make the dream a reality.

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