Sergi Darder allowed to dream of a victory that vanished the vindicated Joao Félix
The rigorous expulsion of Leandro Cabrera before half an hour conditioned the parakeets
The survival mode to which Diego Martínez has been appealing for several days was activated again in the Metropolitan. Espanyol, with a footballer less than an hour of game, scratched a point in feud of Atlético de Madrid, in an exercise of sacrifice and camaraderie of the Blue and Whites. The final suffering was rewarded with a tie that reinforces the weekly work.
DATA SHEET
Santander League
ATM
ESP
LINEUPS
Atletico Madrid
Oblak; Molina, Savic, Giménez, Reinildo; Llorente, De Paul (Correa, 46′), Kondogbia (Witsel, 66′), Carrasco (Joao Félix, 66′); Morata (Cunha, 73′), Griezmann (Lemar, 73′).
Spanish
Lecomte; Óscar Gil (Omar, 89′), Calero, Cabrera, Brian Oliván (Simo, 56′); Vini, Darder, Keidi Bare (Sergi Gómez, 35′); Aleix Vidal (Lozano, 89′), Joselu, Braithwaite (Puado, 56′).
goals
0-1 M.62 Darder. 1-1 M.78 Joao Felix.
Referee
Pulido Santana (Gran Canaria). TA: Kondogbia, Gimenez, Joao Felix; Olivan, Braithwaite, Lecomte, Vidal. TR: Cabrera (28′).
Countryside
Metropolitan Civitas. 50,007 spectators.
Foul atmosphere in Canillejas, with part of the ‘moscatel’ mattress fans after the European failure. In fact, the radicals protested his absence during the first half. The icy atmosphere soaked the twenty-two, hypotensive and imprecise in an improper start for the elite. Only Griezmann, undetectable for the parakeet behind due to his mobility, left some flash of talent and ‘testicle’.
Diego Martínez did not like the performance of his disciples at all and within a quarter of an hour he was shouting orders from the band. The first Catalan approach was not made to beg. Aleix Vidal took advantage of a slip by Reinildo and mounted a counterattack that Joselu meekly finished off first.
However, everything went wrong for Espanyol before half an hour of play. An acceleration between Morata and Cabrera culminated in the more than rigorous expulsion of the Uruguayan center-back. The race was not clean, although the red seemed too severe a punishment. Iglesias Villanueva, VAR referee, did not even call Pulido Santana to order.
Diego Martínez reorganized pieces, with the entry of Sergi Gómez by Keidi Bare. Espanyol, however, was not spared from equipping themselves in their area, with an increasingly intense Atlético by Reinildo’s band, but impreciseeither. Llorente, Molina, Morata and Carrasco missed very clear opportunities.
tooth and nail
The blue and white rearguard earned their salary, forced to work incessantly after the intermission. Simeone introduced Ángel Correa and the Argentine was a ‘devil’ starting from the right. Lecomte put a firm hand on the near post to avoid the 1-0 of the ’10’ mattress.
Espanyol suffered and didn’t even smell the ball against an Atlético unaccustomed to leading the game. But God squeezes, but he does not drown. On an isolated climb by Óscar Gil, Joselu unloaded a rained ball into the area for Sergi Darder, with a Cobra Kai-style flying kickwill fill the seats of the Metropolitan with whistles.
The ‘Cholo’ had no choice but to sheathe his phobias and turn to Joao Félix to unclog a meeting that showed him his buttocks. The ‘Menino’ did not disappoint and in the first one he had he plugged it in to balance. Lemar opened the play to the left, the Portuguese cushioned it with his chest and took a left-footed whiplash that slipped into the near post, the one who should best guard Lecomte. Little celebrated the Portuguese, who challenged the fans located in the animation stands.
The final minutes, with five added, were a continuous palpitation in the hearts of the long-suffering Spanish parish. Lecomte saved the red-and-white 2-1 on up to two occasions, both with Joao Félix as the protagonist. The final sigh of relief was heard even in Coslada.