Simeone made five changes in the eleven with respect to the one who began the win against Granada. One of them, the great signing of the summer, Luis Suárez, who premiered a duo with João Félix. The Portuguese developed freely, in that system that, with the ball, dances between 4-4-2 and 4-2-3-1. It was the only decent thing.
Oblak: Most of Huesca's occasions did not find a goal and those that did, were repelled by the goalkeeper without problem. In the 92 'he stopped a good shot to Mir, although this one came from offside.
Trippier: When Atleti had the ball, they were very high to receive short, but also the diagonal balls of Thomas and Hermoso. In the second part he practiced almost like an interior, wide open and putting centers in the area.
Philip: Very skilled at clearing lateral centers, although in the 27 'a strange control with the chest almost ended on the occasion of Huesca and a penalty against. In 57 'he again measured badly and got complicated, until a risky Chilean punt was invented. He almost scored a header at the 78 '.
Beautiful: One of the novelties of the eleven. Good long shipments to Trippier, one of its strengths. In defense he did not have too much trouble.
I gave it: Very active from the start, with a very advanced starting position, almost extreme, to combine with João and Vitolo. As the minutes passed, fewer were arriving.
Llorente: He started on the right and from there he served some crosses, but could not use his power in the race. After half an hour, he turned left. He had a very good chance in the second half, and the ball hit the top of the crossbar. He left in the 61st minute.
Thomas: Aggressive in the pressure to the central Huesca in his exit of the ball. He tried his favorite action several times, the open pass to Trippier. It cost him to govern the party. In the 56th minute he looked for the goal with a distant and powerful shot that found no goal.
Saul: Together with Thomas, he assumed the creative work in the middle and they were not comfortable with what Huesca was proposing in the area. Well in recovery, he tried to look for João Félix when he had the ball. Replaced at 75 '.
Vitolo: It started on the left, the lane where Atleti entered the most at the beginning; then went right. He was substituted at halftime. Discreet performance of the canary, but at the level of the team in the first half.
João Félix: Allfielder, your current role on the team. The little good about Atleti in the first half went through his boots. He tried with a direct free, but it came out high. In the second part he started Mosquera with a great pipe. In the 59th minute he filtered a pass from the center of the field that left Suárez in front of the goalkeeper. In the 66 ', another personal play ended in a right hand that grazed the post. In the final section he had good chances, shots that were repelled by a miracle …
Luis Suarez: First start as rojiblanco. He helped in the pressure, although he was not overly demanding with that task. In the first half he barely had a blocked shot. His best chance was a heads-up at 59 ', which he tried to dodge Andrés but it didn't go well. Replaced at 61 '.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Belt: He entered after the break for Vitolo and was located on the right. Very active, alternating strange controls with actions that added. He handed the band to Trippier and ducked into the middle to combine and search for spikes.
Carrasco: He entered 61 'for Llorente. Very active and overflowing, sometimes in excess.
Diego Costa: He replaced Suárez in the 61st minute. More aggressive in pressure and in the shot, two good chances escaped him by centimeters.
Koke: He entered the 75th minute to streamline the combinations. The team had missed him.