The south end returns to the Metropolitano after serving a sanction. To receive Lille, the visual aspect of the red-and-white fiefdom returns to what it was. Not so the sound, due to the animation strike announced and carried out by the Atlético Front. For the second consecutive match, the visiting fans are the most spirited and noisy. In sports, Simeone debuts his offensive trident in the Champions League, while the French, with their minds set on their derby against Lens this Saturday, come out full of substitutes. Génésio’s risky bet takes eight minutes to bear fruit, although not those expected by the French coach. Ousmane Touré, 19 years old and 15 minutes played to date back in August, turns a pass to his goalkeeper into a gift for Julián Álvarez. The Argentine, if he has facilities, time and space, does not forgive, thus opening his European scoring account as a colchonero. Atlético, against a weak Lille, feels much superior, led by an omnipresent Griezmann. The Frenchman appears anywhere on the field to improve each and every ball that passes through his boots. Two of them leave Sorloth in front of the goal and just one touch away from the goal. But the Norwegian, already unwise in a one-on-one match two minutes into the match, does not have the day. In the first, his lousy dive attempt is easily stopped by Chevalier; In the second, the Frenchman’s shot to the center from the right goes high. All the inspiration that Sorloth lacks, the goalkeeper Griezmann, who has enjoyed the rest during the break after his retirement from the national team. After a corner kick, a precise cross from the Frenchman finds Giménez’s head, but the Lille goalkeeper repels the Uruguayan’s shot with a great dive. The match enters a valley area, which some fans take advantage of to show their support to the Atlético Front, united in their indignation at the club’s decision to prohibit visitor tickets to the cheer stands for five games. This part of the stands responds with chants against Gil Marín and in his defense (“Atleti is us”), which unleashes timid whistles in the rest of the stadium. Atlético likes itself after the break, with the ball taken from behind through of beautifully crafted combinations. But he forgets that his income is only one goal and a terrible defensive balance ends up punishing him. Lille takes advantage of the wealth they find in the center of the field and manages to take possession from the left to the right, where Zhegrova waits. The Kosovar’s left-footed shots, as Madrid knows well, carry poison. On this occasion, his powerful shot hits Javi Galán’s back just enough to catch an impossible curve for Oblak and tie the match. Lille’s lesson in effectiveness goes further. A muddled play that the red and whites were unable to clear ended up being awarded by the Italian Guida as a penalty in favor of the French. The referee indicates that it is due to a handball, but the one who contacts his arm with the ball is the Frenchman André. Despite this, after almost three minutes of review and without any certainty for the viewer, the VAR does not correct its colleague and the maximum penalty is maintained. Jonathan David, who has been on the field for eight minutes, looks for the center of the goal, deceives Oblak and completes the comeback. Simeone looks for the reaction with the entry of Lino and Giuliano. The young Argentine is hit with an excellent volley ball, but the timely appearance of Alexsandro prevents the tie. But, with the match dying, it is Lille who decides the match. Once again Jonathan David, accustomed to being in the right place, appears to finish off a bounced ball and silence the Metropolitano. Atlético adds its second defeat in the current Champions League and it does so, even with a surreal penalty against it, in the worst way: at home, against an inferior team full of substitutes and without any capacity to react.
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