Atlético kicks off a game they had to score after 15 crushing minutes and ends up goalless against Espanyol lose two points that do a lot of damage. Disappointing Julien Alvarez And Sorloth, Gallagher remained without playing and Riquelme had two goals disallowed for offside. First blow for the new project Simeone, It has thrown everyone off balance with disconcerting changes.
In a hegemonic and overwhelming start, Atlético forced Espanyol to dig trenches and go inside to endure, face to face, a combat riot of such magnitude that It’s a miracle that he made it to the pass alive in the first quarter of an hour. party. Julian strength Jeanne Garcia make a stop, Linen he finished the post, Sorloth He headed it into the area and once again Julián missed the goal. All this in 15 minutes and Faced with Cholo’s despair, that he couldn’t believe it.
The stands enthusiastically attended demonstration of your team’s superiority convinced that it was only a matter of time before the ball reached the net. At 24 minutes Lino and Riquelme they gave 1-0 to Sorlothbut the Norwegian’s biting shot went just past the post and feed domestic error statistics in front of the foreign goal. Despite this, Espanyol stuck their heads out of the hole and went out into the open to force a corner, but immediately returned to the hole. Sorloth’s third shot reached the goal this time, but without force and into the hands of Joan García. Manolo González’s Hydration Break Fell From the Sky. 0-0 after half an hour. Wednesday’s miracle.
The return from the break was wonderful for Espanyol, who took Atlético by surprise and came close to really hurting them with a pass that hit the far post for Wow, with everything in favor, he shot high. Now it was the Catalan bench that frowned as Simeone sighed and the stands were now starting to feel the pain. first symptoms of anxiety.
Espanyol’s isolated arrival stuns Atlético, which collapses abruptly. The stadium was silent and the team entered a hole from where he left just in time to say goodbye to the first half with the Sorloth’s fourth shot of the matchonce again in the hands of Joan García. Simeone looked at the bench and ordered Barrios and Griezmann who started to warm up. It didn’t take long to join them. Marcos Llorente.
As expected, all three appeared on the pitch after the break for relieve Nahuel, Lino and Julián Álvarez because he Cholo He had seen the wolf’s ears in the last part of the first part and did not want prisoners. Barrios and Llorente were quick to stand out, but they did not solve the problem of the sterility of an Atlético that was beginning to despair.
The wait seemed to end at 54 minutes when Riquelme pushed under the sticks a rejection by Joan Garcia. Simeone vehemently claimed a goal from the bench, but the images showed that There were no two rival players in front of the youth team when he finished what seemed to make the score 1-0. It was time to keep rowing and lend arms Correa was Rojiblanco’s next replacement. Paul was the victim.
With Correa, Sorloth and Griezmann in attack and Riquelme and Llorente on the wings, Atletico launches suicide mission aware that time was against him, but the next opportunity was Cheddirawhich forced Oblak get rid of imperfections to avoid 0-1. With 20 minutes to go, the game entered a funnel that gathered all the players in a tiny space. Simeone’s defensive weakness on his left flank begins to worry him and Reinildo replaced Sorloth leave Correa as centre-forward and stop giving unnecessary space to an Espanyol that was beginning to believe in a miracle.
The first dark night of the season ended with a second goal disallowed by Riquelme for offside and with a feeling of absolute helplessness. Out of nine points at stake, Atlético have already let four slip away, This is the difference that Barcelona is making at the moment. On Saturday, they play in San Mames and if he loses, alarms will start going off.
