Atlético de Madrid took the three points from El Sadar after beating Osasuna in a match with two proper names: João Félix and Héctor Herrera. The two players returned to the starting eleven and it was the best decision that Cholo Simeone could make because when they appear you see a different Atleti, more colorful and who knows what he plays.
It was precisely João Félix who put Atleti ahead after 3 minutes taking advantage of a bad start by Sergio Herrera, and the fact is that the Portuguese has an idyll with goals in this stadium since he has already scored five times. From there we saw an Atleti that tried not to lock themselves in the area and that touched the ball in the field to dominate their rival with the Mexican Herrera as master of ceremonies. It wasn’t until minute 12 when Osasuna made an appearance in the game. Vrsalkjo dropped an arm inside the area and hit David García but the referee did not award a penalty. That was the incentive that the Navarrese team needed, which little by little was eating away at Atleti and began to balance the numbers.
However, if in other games bad luck had allied itself with the rojiblancos, this time fortune came to see them when in the 38th minute Budimir’s shot hit the post and Oblak immediately stopped Nacho Vidal’s shot. Despite Osasuna’s drive, Atleti held on to the lead until the break.
The second half began as the first half had ended, with Atleti on their field and handing the ball over to their rival. But Osasuna’s dominance was only territorial as Atleti clung to the scoreboard tooth and nail to defend the goal. At 58 minutes a corner in favor of Osasuna ended in Atleti’s second goal. Joao Félix handed the ball to Luis Suárez who saw Sergio Herrera ahead and beat the goalkeeper from 35 meters.
Osasuna did not collapse with the goal but neither did it create enough danger to give symptoms of closing the gap. Atleti en bloc defended the result and Oblak was responsible for leaving his goal to zero. And with the red team looking for the goal, Atleti’s verdict came, Héctor Herrera stole a ball and Ángel Correa put the final 0-3 on the scoreboard.
Atlético de Madrid will sleep tonight in Champions positions and with their minds set on the round of 16 tie against Manchester United.
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