Good image. Manchester United escaped alive from the Wanda Metropolitano. Because Atlético played a fairly correct game and left a very good image. The worst was the result, since Simeone’s team left everything on the pitch to have won. But he conceded a goal in the almost only occasion that the English team had. A shame because the rojiblancos deserved to win. It is already known that this season the rivals are penalizing almost every arrival in the red and white area. And before the English team the same thing happened.
Joao Felix. The Portuguese scored a great goal and it was a nightmare for the Manchester United defenders, who on many occasions had to stop him based on fouls. João Félix scored his seventh goal in the Champions League in 19 games with Atlético, a figure that is not insignificant. In the second half he knew how to interpret the match very well. Not all teams have such a footballer in their ranks. In Pamplona he played a very good game and against Manchester he repeated. João Félix is going little by little and going into the second leg he is a key player. And he knows it. With a quarter of an hour to go, he left his place to Griezmann, who returned after his injury. Huge news for the rojiblanco team, because if João Félix is out of this world, the French striker is not far behind.
atmosphere. The Wanda Metropolitano lived a magical night, with a unique atmosphere, in one of those meetings that nobody wants to miss. The welcome to the team was spectacular, the kind that gives anyone goosebumps. And inside the stadium there was a great mosaic, with 55,000 cards with the colors of Atlético and also of Spain and a beautiful legend: “Vuelta alto”. The fans want to enjoy matches like this and contribute their grain of sand. The 3,000 English also gave color to the match and were noted with the 1-1. For the second leg that will be played at Old Trafford, the Atlético fans have also turned upside down and more than 3,000 followers will attend.
Kondogbia. The Atlético midfielder had a great game, especially in the first half. Kondogbia was positioned as inside left and it was Herrera who was ahead of the defense. In Monday’s training session Cholo rehearsed that pressure on the rival on the wing again and again and Kondogbia was especially active. With Koke injured, Cholo trusted Kondogbia and Herrera and both responded. The Mexican, by the way, was close to leaving the team and now he has regained weight in the Madrid team.
I gave it. The case of the Brazilian is also significant. He has played but has not enjoyed many minutes. But Lodi is a player of a category that is beyond doubt and he still needs to play a couple of games at a high level to vindicate himself. He was a knife for the Manchester United defense playing as a lane and made Carrasco’s loss forget. Without having so much defensive responsibility he wins a lot of integers and is much safer. El Cholo risked betting on him, but it worked out for him. Atlético has a squad that is not very long, but with quality and with many resources. In the final stretch he had to leave the match with discomfort.
the return. It will decide the match that will be played in the English city. It is also nothing new. Atlético has already won in important stadiums. And I remember the clash in Porto, where the rojiblancos needed the victory to continue in the Champions League. Winning at Old Trafford is the only red-and-white objective right now. And playing like this is not at all negligible.
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