Simeone He went to the Reale Arena without a pure striker, with João Félix as a reference in attack. back with the defense of four expected and ahead, a line of five when it was time to retreat, with Carrasco and Correa wide open. The team started far behind and suffered. In some sections of the first half he seemed to have it under control, but without threatening Remiro. Little to rescue in the athletics. black night
cloud: He took two scares as soon as he started, but the rival shots did not find a goal. At 1-0, he backed down again when he was about to go for the center and could do nothing with Januzaj’s header. At 2-0 Sorloth beat him heads-up, and then made a good save to avoid 3-0. He supported the team in the final stretch.
Vrsaljko: Oyarzabal pressed him on the wing from the opening whistle. He suffered with the centers behind him. In attack he was daring to go up, although his centers hardly generated danger. Little thing in the second half.
Felipe: He is brave to go out of his zone to anticipate, but sometimes he is aggressive and concedes unnecessary fouls (and with which the team suffers later). In the 38th minute he saw a yellow card for a kick to Oyarzabal for measuring poorly in the center of the field. Around the break, he made a mess with the ball and gave the action 2-0. And he was knocked out. Untenable.
Handsome: Good challenge against Sorloth and his 1.95. He saw the yellow card for an uncontrolled and unnecessary exit from the site, like Felipe. With the ball he was more successful, giving way to the team on his side. Unsafe.
Lodi: In trouble before Januzaj. In the 8th minute, he blocked the first chance. In a hurry before the centers passed from the other band. Very little in attack. Substituted at 55′.
From Paul: Try to pull the team forward to press. He is also daring with the passes, he doesn’t just play the one closest to him. In the 15th minute, he served a high-level pass to Carrasco from the outside. Little thing after and too many meaningless losses. Substituted in 78′.
Herrera: The novelty in eleven. Overwhelmed in the first part of the game, but after the arreón he began to tune and put clarity with the ball. The more he touched the ball, the better his team was doing in all facets.
Boil: In the 4-5-1, he was João’s assistant to put pressure on Real’s central defenders. More aggressive to press than participative with the ball. He did not win the game at any time. Substituted at 55′.
Correa: Fallen to the right wing, it went quite unnoticed. Substituted at 55′.
João Félix: He had to play up front and in the initial stretch he didn’t even smell it because his team didn’t have the ball. Then he moved closer to his teammates to ask for the ball and, as usual, as soon as he touched it he was stopped with fouls. In the 41st minute, a great play was invented to then shoot at the post, but it was offside. He tried, he asked for it, but he didn’t receive much help either.
Carrasco: In the 15th minute he had his first big chance, a shot to the post after a great pass from De Paul. He was one of the players who threatened the most in attack, but without excesses. Of the little salvageable.
Triple change in minute 55 and double in 78′
Luis Suarez: He lacks speed to overflow, but he unloaded the ball well. In the 80th minute, he filtered a great pass to Cunha.
Cunha: He barely saw the ball. In minute 80, he forgave a one-on-one against Remiro.
Lemar: Put some tension in midfield and connected with João Félix.
Charles Martin: He entered for the right wing.
Javier Serrano: It gave fresh air to the center of the field.