Barça went back, they annulled two goals in the VAR and Atlético won with two cons and a penalty
BARCELONA, Jan. 9 (SportsFinding) –
Atlético de Madrid beat FC Barcelona this Thursday in a second semi-final of the Spanish Supercup totally crazy, with two comebacks on the scoreboard and a lot of intervention by a VAR that annulled two goals to a Barça that dominated and played better except at the start and at the end of the clash, when Atlético used lethal ammunition to have a Madrid derby final.
There will be no Classic in the final of this new Spanish Supercup that is played in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and there will be a Madrid derby thanks to the final push of an Atlético de Madrid that took advantage of their chances, which were less than those of a Barça that he traced the initial goal of the 'mattresses' but he sentenced himself in ten fateful final minutes.
Leo Messi, who was very 'plugged in' throughout the game and motivated to reach the final, was stunned when he saw Atlético tie in the 81st minute, via Morata from the penalty spot, and see later Correa overcomes Neto in a hand-to-hand propitiated by a Morata pass. Neto touched it but the ball went in despite Sergi Roberto's effort to try to clear it.
Barça was better, who made a great first half by removing the first five minutes. He dominated the ball, they moved it fast and using the bands, locking back an Atlético de Madrid who survived thanks to a great Jan Oblak. The Slovenian goalkeeper was the best of the 'Cholo' Simeone, who was lucky to arrive 0-0 at half time.
The second part was a real madness as opposed to what was seen in the first 45 minutes. Barça continued to dominate but, with 18 seconds of play after the resumption, the newly entered Koke beat Atlético de Madrid against. That was the great weapon of an Atlético that tied again, after being traced, with that clear penalty committed by Neto in a one on one against Vitolo and with another lethal one culminated by Correa.
Barça could not match again. In fact, Neto avoided what would have been 2-4 and, despite Ansu Fati's entry to the pitch on the last breath, Barça no longer had legs or breath to match the score again and force the extension. A final that escapes on the grass and in the VAR, which annulled two goals, one to Messi and another to Gerard Piqué, by hand and offside respectively.
A victory of Atlético by faith and stubbornness, for not letting go in a crazy game. As soon as the 'Cholo' team stretched its lines, even for a few minutes, it found water leaks in a Blaugrana defense that is by far the worst of the team so far this season. Despite Piqué, Umtiti was again lazy and slow and Neto is not Marc-André Ter Stegen, injured.
On the other hand, Jan Oblak was a wall that avoided several Barça goals and helped his team advance to the final that they will play on Sunday against Real Madrid in this stadium of King Abdullah. Oblak avoided with his legs and with his arms very dangerous shots of Leo Messi, two Vaseline of Antoine Griezmann and several attempts of Luis Suarez. He was, without a doubt, the best of his.
Little or nothing could do in the goal of Messi that was 1-1. Luis Suarez tried to control a center of Arturo Vidal, the ball fell between Messi, Savic and Koke and it was the Argentine, the captain of Barça, who took it to connect a powerful shot with his right leg, the least good, to which no Oblak arrived despite flying.
Shortly after, he took out his hand to shine and fly in the second attempt of Vaseline of his former partner Griezmann, he breathed to see that the VAR annulled a goal by Messi for touching the ball with the biceps – rubbing the shoulder – and then made a stop in the first instance at the head of Luis Suarez, assisted by a large center of Jordi Alba, although the rejection ended in the goal of Griezmann.
That 2-1 seemed to be sentencing the crash, but Barça saw how Oblak avoided the third, on the occasion of Suarez, and how the VAR annulled a goal to Piqué for a previous millimetric offside by Arturo Vidal, which gave the center of the so much. And there the game changed because Atlético had faith and believed in its possibilities. He looked up and not back and found Vitolo cool to provoke the penalty. With the equalizer, another second against lethal Correa allowed sentencing.
DATA SHEET.
– RESULT: FC BARCELONA, 2 – ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, 3 (0-0, at rest).
– ALIGNMENTS.
FC BARCELONA: Net; Sergi Roberto, Piqué, Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Busquets (Rakitic, min. 86), Arturo Vidal, De Jong (Ansu Fati, min. 87); Messi, Suarez and Griezmann.
ATHLETIC OF MADRID: Oblak; Trippier, Savic, Felipe, Lodi (Vitolo, min. 67); Correa, Herrera (Koke, rest) (Llorente, min. 72), Thomas, Saul; Morata and Joao Felix.
– GOALS.
0-1. Min.46, Koke.
1-1. Min.51, Messi.
2-1. Min.62, Griezmann.
2-2. Min.81, Morata, penalty kick.
2-3. Min. 86, Correa.
– ARBITRATOR: González González (C. Castellano-Manchego). He admonished Piqué (min.31), Suárez (min.45), Arturo Vidal (min.77) in FC Barcelona and Thomas (min.35), Savic (min.45), Felipe (min.64), Llorente (min. 72) at Atlético de Madrid.
–ESTADIUM: King Abdullah Sports City.