Defensive display of Felipe, who led the resistance of the Atlantic. “It is the result of work, of not stop believing, even though they want to get us off the top,” protests scorer Sal.
Felipe, against Origi, during the match against Liverpool.
The hope was another magical night, to repeat a year ago in the first leg against Juventus, a duel with so many parallels that even Diego Costa he recovered in extremis for the occasion (this time he disputed the last quarter of an hour). He had no choice but to remember that to the Atletico – the first leg, of course – to escape the pessimism of the past, the lack of play and results, the elimination of money, how far Real Madrid and Bara are in the League. .. and what Liverpool scared of all records. A night like that of that day, also in the second round, also impressive the Wanda, its mosaic, its aroma with a big date. And an end result that, of course, also makes you dream.
Although the truth is that in a year a world went through the club rojiblanco. Hardly Oblak and the center of the field were, because Correa, Morata and Lemar left from the bench before Cristiano and company. And the case is that the new types meet to spare, great the 90 minutes Renan Lodi on the left, containing the onslaught of Alexander-Arnold; spectacular Felipe. Imposing in the center of the rear, as possessed by the spirit of the best Godn, whose face, in a huge banner, had just behind him in the first part. His deployment was such that he even prevented Oblak from having to do his usual miracles.
The Atleti fans have long concluded that the Brazilian is being the best reinforcement of the season. Long And that cost him to break down the ownership barrier. Without arabesques, always in place, with that football wisdom that makes it always well placed, swinging as if it had a tape measure. Like when Salah shot in the 35th minute, the only occasion of the European champion in the entire first part. The ball crashed in Felipe when everyone fears all the worst.
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The ex of Porto was a whole deployment. Together with Savic, they were the captains of the English siege, which intensified even further around the locker room. Although it did not become dramatic. They got that Firmino everything unnoticed that a guy with his talent and fitness can happen. The danger of those of Klopp – his nervousness in the band was intensifying as the minutes passed -, came mainly from the side with Salah (until he was replaced, in 72). The Egyptian had another clear occasion in 52.
The other great name of the night of Wanda was Sal Guez -parti in the center of the field, not on the side as rumored- and his goals for history. Its so much at the exit of a crner, when the duel still stretched, it was the tenth of your Champions League account, the fifth in qualifiers. Only Griezmann, six, surpasses him. Also in the global in the maximum continental competition, where Sal is third behind the French and Luis Aragons. And he continues to increase his own legend: his team never lost a game when he was the author of one of many.
“It is the result of work, of not ceasing to believe, of persisting, of continuing to work, even though everyone never believes in us and wants to get us off the top. They want to kill us, they criticize us a lot … But those who are always there are the usual attics “The atmosphere has reminded me of the old nights of the Caldern,” I said as soon as the meeting was over.
Atleti did not achieve the second, like that night against Juventus. Morata really had it. But, much better than that, he also did not suffer as one might expect from the Liverpool cyclone. To finish off his great game, it had to be Felipe who, in the discount, cleared one of the last desperate centers of the reds.
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