High voltage match that was going to be played at Anfield, after the first contact at the Wanda Metropolitano and the exchanges at a press conference that Simeone and Klopp had had, we knew in advance what could happen before starting the match .
Liverpool came out to bite, typical of Jurgen’s teams and thirteen minutes were enough to do the first, Diogo Jota who replaced Firmino ahead of the Reds. There were three Atlético center-backs and a single Liverpool striker, as Jota, the smartest in the class, took advantage of Felipe’s mistake by finishing off a center by Arnold, who had all the time in the world to choose where to put it.
Atleti did not have time to recover from the first blow and was already receiving the second. Felipe was once again the protagonist (once again for the worse), Mané broke, opened for Alexander-Arnold and anticipated at the first post to put the second. Atleti improved at times after conceding the two goals but once again, Felipe was once again the protagonist, and yes, again for the worse. Mané came out on the counter and the Portuguese in an attempt to stop him stepped on the Senegalese player from behind and Makkelie did not hesitate to put his hand in his pocket and send him off.
Atleti did not have enough in the first half, that as soon as the second started, he started confused and conceded the third, Jota again, but the VAR came in to correct Liverpool left Atleti alive after squandering two clear occasions and in football, the one who forgives, pays for it. Luis Suárez appeared to rescue the rojiblanco team, but as with Diogo’s third, the VAR entered to cancel the first mattress goal. Simeone and Klopp moved token, one to look for a goal that would get him into the game, the other to control more ball possession.
The game ended up dying in an action by Mateus Cunha, he stole and left quickly to attack Alisson’s goal but Matip, stopped the play in a very ugly way. De Paul was in charge of executing her and sending her to limbo, Rodrigo’s shot defined the Atlético de Madrid match. The 2-0 was the one that finally remained on the scoreboard, complicating things more than necessary for Simeone who remains third in the group and with very bad feelings for the next stage of the season. If you get lost having played well, okay. But Atleti leaves Anfield with 0 points, without having played well and with the feeling of not having known how to handle either of the two games against a European great. If you go out to play in Europe as Atleti came out, it is the least that can happen to you.
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