Guardiola only coincided with Simeone in the anorak. The champion of the Spanish League and the Premier did not shoot even once on goal in the first half. Atlético defended very well and City imposed their dominance with the ball and pressure. the input of Foden unbalanced the duel after putting a golden ball to De Bruyne, which he defined perfectly. The colchoneros did not have offensive resources. They defended excellently, but lacked intimidation in attack.
1-0 leaves Atlético alive, although they have a very solid team up front. The rojiblancos will have to appeal to the heart to be able to overcome a well-worked Manchester team that, with the entry of Foden, he found the depth that had been denied him before. Liverpool left no doubts in their trip to Portugal and defeated Benfica with authority, leaving the tie resolved.
While competing in the Champions League, Barça negotiated with the central defender’s agent Araujo After speaking with representatives of Dembele in Morocco. The first paints better than the second. Matthew German is doing a good job and the negotiations with Araujo it seems that they are well underway, although not closed. However, the case of the French winger is different, although Barça sat down with the spirit of resolving his future at Blaugrana.
Araujo it is very clear to him to continue at FC Barcelona and that is how his agent understood it, while with Dembele The economic issue seems to prevail. If Barça finally renews Araujo, which is what it seems, will have closed a very good operation, since the Uruguayan is a footballer who can make history dressed as a Blaugrana, with impressive conditions to establish himself as the great central defender of the future. Today he is already a reality and a very difficult defender to beat by any rival. Dembele is a star without a doubt and the player would have a good career if he accepted the Blaugrana conditions, but he needs more time to mature his final position, while Araujo It seems that he is very clear.