Simeone decided to move the starting eleven before the accumulation of matches. Up to seven changes in the Cholo scheme Regarding the team that thrashed Osasuna with the great novelty of Manu Sánchez on the left side. Finally Vitolo managed to knock down the pucelana wall after leaving as the fifth change and Atlético is in third position after adding seven of the nine points three the break due to the coronavirus health crisis.
Oblak: If it took 80 minutes the other day to intervene against Osasuna, after three today he had already had to draw a great hand to avoid Waldo's goal, who tried his luck with a great shot from a distance. Game 101 with the goal to zero in the League and second consecutive in the search to fight for Zamora.
Trippier: In Lodi's absence, Atlético overturned their attack on the right wing with the English constantly reaching the baseline. More incisive with his balls behind the rival side from the three-quarter line than when deciding and closer to the rival area. He was losing energy in his climbs with the passing of the game, perhaps still far from his best form.
Giménez: The only one, along with Oblak, to be the starter in the three return matches of the competition. It is very thin, fast and sticky in front of the forwards. A great moment for the Uruguayan. Valladolid's tight defense led him to play on the rival field, with many meters behind him, something that caused him some trouble when Waldo was able to drive. Very safe in air balls, he dared to go out with power and close any option against pucelana, being forceful in his actions.
Beautiful: He returned to the team after a long time without playing. Very compliant, as he usually does when he plays in the middle of the back. With Giménez past the central circle, in many cases Hermoso was the only Atlético footballer on his own field, pending the unchecking behind Guardiola. It was not so fine in the movement of the ball.
Manu Sánchez: The squad's second game as a starter in the league on the left side, he dared to raise the band assiduously, since Lemar left the entire lane for him, although the team turned more on Trippier's side. When he received on the rival field, he tried not to risk, to find the best placed partner with the security pass. The game ended without suffering too much defense.
Thomas: Substitute in Pamplona, he regained his place in the pivot this time accompanied by Herrera. When he can go out thanks to his stride, he has a lot of exuberance. Brutal blow that Caro cleared to a corner that ended Vitolo's goal. He lacked breaking more lines with his passes, although Valladolid's closed defense did not make it easy.
Herrera: Again starter in the middle, he is gaining importance in the Cholo scheme. He put a fantastic center for Morata who was about to become a goal at the beginning of the match. Very smart to find João Félix between the lines, he lacked some continuity in his appearances with the ball. He left his place to Koke after 56 minutes in search of the goal.
Llorente: Increasingly committed to being an offensive player, he constantly distances himself and looks for the ball behind the backs of the rival center-backs and from the side starting from the right wing, something that seemed unheard of when he arrived as a pivot. Every time he reached the baseline, he looked for the dribble with a pure soul. He started with great strength and looking to appear constantly in the final meters. With the passing of the game he was exhausted, until he left his place to Vitolo.
Lemar: He had played very little in the previous two games and Simeone gave him the opportunity in eleven. He tried to appear a lot inside, but the imprecision in the controls and in certain passes led him to accumulate many losses. He was close to seeing the door with a fantastic shot from outside the area. Very little of the French in its 56 minutes, only some brushstroke. He missed a new opportunity from Cholo.
João Félix: Very participatory from the attacking midfielder, going down to receive and with increasing confidence from his colleagues to look for him between the lines. He was close to seeing goal twice in the first 25 minutes. When he is able to drive, he does not think about it when looking for the shot. Very smart moves to make their way despite the accumulation of Valladolid players on defense. He left substituted after having asked for bellows with the passing of the minutes.
Morata: Starting after two games starting from the bench, he was not successful on his first occasion where he is a specialist, a header that left licking the post. That was the move that was closest to scoring. His effort is beyond question, but he had no precision or ability to enter the game fluently. He left his space to Diego Costa.
Another goal from the bench
Koke: The captain came in to play ahead of Thomas and start all of Atlético's attacking plays, going down a lot to receive from the central defenders. He is always shown to try to be the player who gives the first good pass in the attack. He took the corner that led to Vitolo's goal.
Carrasco: He replaced Lemar and placed himself in that position of the left interior. He saw a yellow one for protesting. He tried to give the team an exit to space, although he was rarely able to take advantage.
Belt: Simeone introduced electricity with the Argentine in search of the goal. He did not have an excessive impact on the game, entering on the right wing and looking for Raúl Carnero's back.
Diego Costa: The first one he had put him, but offside. He combed before a bad start by Caro after a corner and Vitolo ended up turning into a goal. From a very intense pressure he managed to stay hand to hand with the rival goal, but was not able to successfully finish this time. Nor could he define on one occasion very to the limit that in the case of entering he could have validated the VAR.
Vitolo: He had the last 20 minutes once his muscle injury was overcome and he got what was costing the team so much, seeing the door. A header after a bad start from Caro that went gold to equalize in points to Sevilla. The best thing is to give enough power to the head to prevent the Valladolid central defender from arriving in time to remove it.