Atlético Madrid 3-Salzburg 2 | João Félix avoids a mess

João Félix prevented Atlético from getting into a big mess shortly after the end. The Portuguese played a magnificent game and led a team to victory that offered great and unexpected facilities in defense. Atlético won suffering, and a lot, but they did it and took three points that can be vital to get the pass.

Simeone got everything he had, with Luis Suárez and João Félix on top and with Marcos Llorente and Correa supporting from the wings. Offensive potential for a match that Atlético could not miss. The line-up made clear Cholo's intentions and the red-and-white need to get the three points. No one doubts that Atlético is superior to the Austrian team and it is better to show it from the beginning, although the staging showed a brave, tough opponent, who did not hesitate to attack Oblak's goal. After a quarter of an hour the Madrid team already knew that if he carried the ball near the rival area it would hurt, as in defense, Salzburg had a lot of trouble.

João Félix was able to score in an incredible Chilean shot, also Suárez in a ball that narrowly missed. If the Portuguese had scored, it would surely have been one of the goals of this Champions League. The third time was the charm with a left foot from Marcos Llorente, hard, flat, that the Salzburg goalkeeper could not stop. The maxim of many coaches came to mind: you have to shoot, you always have to shoot, since it can happen like in that play where it seemed that the goalkeeper could do more.

Salzburg's reaction

Llorente could sentence the game after half an hour but failed in one on one. The team does not have many players who can make the unchecks that the Madrid native does. He did everything well except define. In this there is no one like Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan, however, is not for big races. The goal spurred Atlético on, with João Félix calling for the ball and reaching the area in danger. But the Madrid team made one of those mistakes that their coach disliked so much. A loss in the center of the field led to the rival counterattack and the goal of Szoboszlai. All within five minutes of the break. Forbidden to do that with the Cholo.

Just as the goal made Atlético offer a few minutes of good football, Salzburg's goal threw the team into a sea of ​​doubts. The rojiblancos saw it so easy to hurt the rival that they were stunned with the equalizer. Start again. The play of the match came as soon as it was resumed, although unfortunately for Atlético it was played by Salzburg. In three touches and with a devilish speed he made it 1-2. Mwepu hit an excellent pass from the outside to Ulmer, who gave the goal to Berisha. You can tell that Salzburg plays in a league where goals are the priority and the Austrian team likes to go out and play. But just as in attack he made danger in defense he had weaknesses. And João Félix took advantage of it, in a wonderful combination with Correa.

João Félix's lace

Atlético doesn't fit in in LaLiga, but in Europe it's something else. Bayern scored four and Salzburg put fear in his body every time he passed from midfield. In this sense it seems clear that any past time was better. Savic staged the anger at game time when he ultimately had to get a 2-3 ball out. In Champions you can not give so much. What has rarely happened in Atlético matches happened: the rival touch and touch and penetrate through the center of the rojiblanca defense. The Salzburg did not support it, with a cheekiness and courage unbecoming of football of this level, and they ended up paying for it.

Because it also happens that Atlético has top-class players. And João Félix is ​​the highest quality footballer on the squad. He took advantage of a ball inside the area to make the victory goal. Simeone ran through the band jumping for joy, aware of the importance of the goal.