13-Rui Silva: The Portuguese did not have a job although he had a couple of scares in the first half. Great stop at Tello at 55 '. We repeat. His very presence conveys great serenity. No wonder half of Europe loves him.
2-Foulquier: He was aware of the skillful Rodri and after Tello. The Frenchman is a footballer with great physical abilities and who wins a lot of balls. He exercises a lot of what was formerly called ‘broom defense’ even though he is a right back.
6-GermanHe returned after serving a penalty game. Powerful and effective in the air game. A great recovery against Sanabria started the 2-0 play. Great game from the captain. A back insurance.
22-Sundays Duarte: Great clearance when Bartra was about to finish. Very safe in the cut. Good performance by the Portuguese who had a good chance to score that was upset by Joel.
15-Carlos Neva: He was very intense in defense controlling the arrivals of Emerson and covering Ruibal who was substituted after the break. He went up sporadically but everything he did was positive.
21-Yangel Herrera. The Venezuelan was disciplined in defensive tasks although in the second half he looked more for the rival goal and applied the high pressure that Diego always demands.
4-Gonalons: Pivoted through the center of the field with power and authority. When he sees the fifth yellow, he will not be able to play against Real Madrid.
5-Luis Milla: You almost always play what he wants. As always, great at recovering balls. Another one that has a frenetic pace of matches. It never wrinkles.
7-Luis Suarez: An uncomfortable forward for any defender. He constantly swapped bands with Darwin Machís. Guido Rodríguez made him the penalty that Roberto Soldado converted into 1-0. All power, he did not wrinkle, he pressed up and went out to receive. He retired at 78 completely exhausted.
11-Machís. The VAR saved him from being awarded a penalty on Fekir. In the first half he helped a lot in defensive work. He asked for the change at 59 'after a start against Carvalho. Hopefully it's nothing.
9-Roberto Soldado. He had not scored since 20 September and this time he scored two goals, one from a penalty and the other from an expert striker after taking advantage of a Bartra failure in clearance. Great job from the Valencian who has not done a double since 2013 with Valencia (2-1 at Sevilla on 13-1-2013). Replaced at 56 'by Antonio Puertas.
From the bench:
10-Antonio Doors. He entered at 56 'for Roberto Soldado. He came out eager and in the final stretch he tried some of his gallops to the left.
24-Kenedy: The Brazilian left for Machís. The first thing he did was put Joel to work and the second thing, he got a jam from Emerson who was reprimanded. He started fast and in the extension he was stopped by William for which he also received a yellow.
23-Jorge Molina. The only Granada player who has scored in the League, Cup and Europa League came out at 78 ’to put Betic behind on caution.
8-Yan Eteki: He left at 78 'to refresh a midfield that was exhausted. Your muscle always helps.
Diego Martinez. In the run-up to the match, he received a t-shirt as a prize for the 100 games he played against Omonia as a Nasrid coach (he has already had 108). The famous phrase that says “teams are the reflection of their coaches” explains the success of this Granada.