Saturday Super Day the one we had today in the Spanish league. The Atlético de Madrid has played on the 18.30 shift and has suffered a painful defeat against Mallorca (1-2). Simeone introduced rotations start thinking about the decisive match against Porto.
The first few minutes were marked by the rojiblanco dominance, who stepped on the Reina area several times. Savic was injured early. The locals insisted with occasions of Cunha, Lodi or Correa. Mallorca’s first opportunity was very clear, with a hand in hand with Abdon who licked the stick. Kang In put Oblak to the test with two shots that were looking for the squad. The visiting team went from less to more and equaled the game before a break that was reached with the result ‘glasses’
In the second half, Atlético was tightening with occasions on the right slowly. Cunha, Felipe or Koke were the ones they gave the first scares to Reina. Simeone shook the bench with entrance of Lemar and Joao Félix. The French came out quite plugged. It was a great play by Strap the one that served to open the bookmark. The Argentinian gave a sensational pass to Cunha, that ended unsuccessfully but with luck enough to score. Deserved. Mallorca was about to score in a muddled play, right after that the architects of 1-0 left. Yes, he did it 10 minutes from the end, with a header from Russo to downtown Kang In. Atlético had little time left.. and little gasoline. In a perfect counter, Angel left Kubo alone before Oblak and the Japanese did not forgive. Hard defeat for the champion. This has been the 1×1 of the Atlético de Madrid players:
Oblak (6): Stop at Kan In shortly after half an hour. He could not do anything in the good header of Russo at 1-1 and was sold in the heads up of the second goal.
Marcos Llorente (6): was associated well with Correa on the right. Lots of display, as usual. With the entry of Vrsajlko in the final stretch of the game, he advanced his position to the center of the field
Savic (sc): Montenegrin is indispensable to Simeone. His muscle injury right out of the box is bad news for the team. Especially ahead of the Champions League final against Porto. He gave entry to Hermoso.
Philip (7): with the injuries it is being indisputable in the last parties. He headed off a corner at the beginning of the second half and a foul at the hands of Reina. He had more work at the end, when Mallorca turned more. Yellow in the lack of 1-1. Head is a show.
Lodi (6): He returned to start after several meetings. He enjoyed a clear heads-up before the 20th minute. Always very deep, he played a good game in defense and ended up melted. They even gave him cramps.
Strap (8): after a quarter of an hour he had a very clear point-blank opportunity. Very active on the wing, he was also seen on the right, his move to assist Cunha in the goal that opened the scoring was sensational. He left immediately.
Kondogbia (5): the African was the beneficiary of Simeone’s rotations. He worked well in defensive tasks, although when it came to getting the ball he did not have the same quality as Koke or De Paul himself.
From Paul (6): he was the one that channeled the athletic game at the beginning of the meeting and appeared with some arrival to the area. In the second half he was seen less and was substituted on time to give entry to Joao Félix.
Koke (4): little weight of the Madrilenian after half an hour, when his team slowed down. He made a good shot down in the second half, but he also failed to give his team the necessary rhythm to finish the victory. He broke the offside against the 1-2.
Cunha (9): first title, deserved, of the Brazilian. In 4 minutes he had already generated two scoring chances, but he was dispersing, on the line of his own. In the second he generated the initial chance with a good play on the wing. He received the reward for the goal and was the best of the game.
Griezmann (4): his first time came at 25 minutes. He left few details, did not generate more danger and did not find too many associations in attack. It lasted an hour in a rather lazy game on his part
Beautiful (4): today he was a substitute, something unusual in recent months. However, he had to leave in the 10th minute due to Savic’s injury. Lost Russo’s mark in the equalizer
Lemar (6): He had shaken up the game in Cádiz and started strong today also when he entered. However, Mallorca finished better and the Frenchman was losing prominence
Joao Felix (5): the Portuguese reappeared after several weeks injured. Very discreet game in which he did not stand out especially in attack. He sent high the last time.
Vrsaljko (6): Cunha’s goal ‘helped’ Simeone introduce the Croatian onto the field. Played a few minutes right
Luis Suarez (5): the gunman was booked with a view to the Champions duel. Simeone gave him 20 minutes to take filming. Very little prominence
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