Atlético come back against Athletic to further distance Barça and Madrid

The Atlético de Madrid came back with goals from Llorente Y Suarez penalty against a Athletic which was better in the first part, where he advanced by means of Munian. A very important victory for the leader, who came back at the end of the first act and at the beginning of the second and ended up behind a team, the Basque, who hardly created any danger in those minutes. Those of Simeone catch up with his pursuers, whom he leaves six (Barcelona) and eight dots (Real Madrid) away.

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Atlético started very well, pressing up, dominating, without letting the Athletic, who endured the waterspout with integrity. The mattress team came to the area, but there it was not clear for that last pass. But after a quarter of an hour, the Basques advanced the lines somewhat and began to press higher, and took control of the crash.

The result of that dominance came 0-1. In a play well carried out by Athletic and defended without any tension by Atlético. Received an inside pass Iñaki Williams, alone, watched by the gaze of Felipe, who reacted late and badly, and put the ball to the penalty spot, where he also appeared free of mark Munian. Neither Savic not even the media arrived on time. The Navarrese finished badly, fatally. But the ball went inside. Again to row against.

The goal further settled Marcelino's men, against an Atlético somewhat lost in that stretch. Saw it Simeone, which went from 4-1-4-1 to 3-5-2, centering Joao behind of Suarez (I was in band before). The Portuguese caused two yellows, who looked active, but very far from the area. Two shots of Carrasco from the front, both stopped by Unai Simon, were the most dangerous occasions of the locals, who began to despair. In addition, the rear was still asleep. Williams he received a ball in the heart of the area, alone, he lowered it unopposed …

But Atlético began to improve. With Lemar Asking for more balls, the Madrilenians regularly reached three quarters again. And the prize came in the discount. The minute discount granted by Gil Manzano, which stopped the attack. Lemar He reached the baseline and put it in the middle, where Llorente appeared like a tornado to pitch. The ball touched in Unai
Nunez to mislead Simon. Tie celebrated as if it were a final by the colchoneros, with the Cholo to the head. It was not be for lowerly. The panorama no longer looked so black.

And more was going to clarify after the resumption, when Luis Suarez he looked for a penalty that he achieved. Fell into the trap Unai Nunez, which was just enough for there to be contact. Gil Manzano He pointed out the eleven meters, and the Uruguayan went there so as not to miss his appointment with the goal. Atlético had come back, in less than five minutes, at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second. But there was a world left and in front, there was a gentleman team.

Marcelino withdrew as a precaution Vesga, who was able to receive the second yellow minutes before. I enter Dani garcia. Nothing changed. Atlético now controlled the clash, and Simeone made the usual changes after game time. Saul Y strap to field; Joao Felix Y Lemar out of. Then it was Suárez who left and entered Torreira instead. Llorente He went to the lead with the Argentine, but Cholo wanted more “legs” in the middle for the final stretch.

He also moved the bench Marcelino, and Athletic took a step forward. Or Atlético behind. The predictable. Dembélé, who could 'extend' the team, was still on the bench. Minutes passed, and that was good for mattress interests. But the shortness of the result, and the recent experience (Celta or Real Madrid) did not leave room for confidence. Carrasco had the sentence, but wanted to control instead of finishing first. Then it was Llorente, heeled, the one who found no door. Athletic dominated but did not create danger.

Three minutes from the end, they entered Kondogbia Y I gave it, for Carrasco and Llorente, both cast. A matter of resisting. And Athletic had it. In the discount. With a head butt of Unai
Nunez, who returned to finish alone. It came out centered, which allowed Oblak stop smoothly. But the scare had come. This time it was expensive. But the leader shouldn't play with fire so much.