Atlético defeated Leganés this afternoon with a comeback included in the day of the club’s supporters clubs and when the Metropolitano had the lower tier of the south end closed after completing the match in which Appeal left the sanction for the incidents of the derby last September. The empty space had a banner with the motto in white letters on a red background: The football we want. It was also the day when the stadium changed its name for a new sponsor, from the Civitas of recent years to the Riadh Air.
For the occasion Diego Simeone modified the eleven a lot; The most significant variation was to leave one of the team’s stars, Julián Álvarez, on the bench, to form an unprecedented forward line with Sorloth and Correa, with Griezmann behind the two. Of course, they maintained the defense of five, with Lenglet who repeated for the second time as a starter accompanied by youth player Javi Galán. The Frenchman was injured in the 62nd minute.
The first part
Neyou scored for Leganés
The first half was a ball for Atlético, who had nearly 70 percent possession but although it was played very close to the visiting area, they were unable to create clear scoring chances because they rejected the wings and insisted on entering through the center where Leganés showed that they defend well, covering all the cracks. Sorloth had the clearest shot very early with a pass from Griezmann but he was not successful in the shot.
Atlético’s imprecise play gradually encouraged Leganés, who after half an hour began to cross the midfield and immediately found the goal. At 35, a pass from Raba left Neyou in a good position and the Cameroonian unleashed a whip that entered the corner of a surprised Oblak.
The goal didn’t sit well with Atlético, who barely improved from then on to the break and only Correa worried Dmitrovic with a bitten shot.
The second part
Atlético much better
In the second half, Lino came on and was immediately followed by a triple Argentine change: De Paul, Álvarez and Gio Simeone. Atlético pressed and pressed until they found the tie, which came in a cross from Witsel and a backheel from Sorloth in the 69th minute. The match became very difficult for Leganés and in the 81st minute the final 2-1 came from a cross from Gio, who fought a ball next to the corner and Griezmann finished ahead of Dmitrovski.
In the 88th minute, Griezmann saw a straight red card for a two-footed tackle on Neyou, but then Munuera Montero changed it to yellow because he understood that there had been a previous slip. Already in added time Sorloth got his double to make it 3-1 by taking advantage of a pass from Álvarez.
Son Moix
Mallorca’s victory over Rayo
In Son Moix, Mallorca showed that they are in good form and that in their stadium they are a difficult opponent to beat. Rayo was outmatched from start to finish and the Arrasate team hit the woodwork after 70 seconds from a shot by Robert Navarro. As on so many occasions, the winning goal came through Kosovar Muriqi when he headed in a corner in the 75th minute. Goalkeeper Batalla was by far the best on his team.
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