Griezmann directs Atlético to the round of 16
The mattress team continues to gain confidence and eliminate Oviedo in the Cup with work and solvency
MADRID, 4 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid qualified this Wednesday for the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey 2022-2023 after beating Real Oviedo 0-2, after a sober game and with more offensive brilliance in the first 45 minutes and which they managed low the baton of Antoine Griezmann.
The mattress set took out a ticket worked by the resistance of its rival, which remained with options until the final bars, when Diego Pablo Simeone’s men sentenced to chain their fourth consecutive victory, three against lower-class opponents and in the ko tournament , but that feed his confidence before the exam on Sunday against FC Barcelona.
And his growth surely has to do with what a Griezmann is experiencing, one of the few headlines who repeated regarding the victory against Elche. The already French ‘all-rounder’ shone, led and was key in both goals for his team, renewed in his eleven, without Joao Felix, who did not even travel, but with players like Koke, Morata or the World Cup player Nahuel Molina.
With these wickers, the rojiblancos planted Carlos Tartiere well and dominated a rival, who saved players for the weekend, especially Borja Bastón and Sergi Enrich, their two starting forwards. Álvaro Cervera’s men took longer to establish themselves on the field and they did so when they had already received warnings from visitors from Morata, Llorente, with a good save from Tomeu Nadal, and Carrasco.
But from there, the Oviedo team began to rebuild itself and also stretched, especially on the sides. Obang could not connect well to a good cross from Hugo Rama who walked around in the face of a certain passivity from the mattress defense and Tarín had the best of his own with a shot after a lateral free kick that went near the post, although there could be a free kick on Witsel in the drop off of his partner. Obeng closed this local carousel with a shot in the heart of the area, but it went well over Oblak’s goal.
However, in the ensuing exchange, Atlético struck first with Llorente’s goal, who despite not touching the ball well enough to get past the Oviedo goalkeeper after a sensational first-touch pass from Griezmann. The Frenchman proved to be in great form and from a further back position he was a headache for the Oviedo defense, as was a lively Morata.
FEWER CHANCES AFTER THE BREAK
Precisely, the man from Macon was able to make it 0-2 shortly after, but his shot, after hitting a defender, was deflected by Nadal. Simeone’s men launched another arreón that the ‘carbayones’ endured, the last to warn before the break with a shot in a good position, but excessively weak from Viti.
Cervera decided to bring in Borja Bastón for the second half and the Atlético squad player came close to equalizing with the first ball he touched with a shot that brushed the post and after an untimely loss from Lemar near the area. The occasion encouraged the locals at the beginning with a lot of rhythm, which the Madrid team tried to control, although without being too dangerous.
The ‘Cholo’ then decided to refresh the medium with the entry of Kondogbia and Pablo Barrios for Koke and Lemar. The promising homegrown player soon warned of his quality with a great pass at the entrance of Nahuel Molina, who failed to connect his shot in the best way, who also did not find a subsequent finisher.
In any case, Atlético, always clinging to the association that Griezmann gave and to the tireless effort of Llorente on the right wing, did not have as much ‘sparkle’ as in the first act and also preferred to cede the initiative little by little to his rival, who was still hooked on the duel. The Asturian team pressed in search of an equalizer, but was sentenced by Pablo Barrios, executing a connection started by Griezmann and with a great pass from Correa.
DATASHEET.
–RESULT: OVIEDO, 0 – ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, 2 (0-1, at halftime).
–LINE-UPS.
OVIEDO: Nadal; Lucas, Tarín, Calvo, Bretones (Luengo, min.78); Viti (Sergi Enrich, min.90), Mangel, Jimmy, Hugo Rama (Sangalli, min.73); Koba Lein (Bastón, min.46) and Obeng (Sequeira, min.73).
ATHLETIC MADRID: Oblak; Giménez, Witsel, Hermoso (Reinildo, min.68); Molina, Koke (Kondogbia, min.61), Lemar (Pablo Barrios, min.61), Llorente, Carrasco (Reguilón, min.77); Griezmann and Morata (Correa, min.77).
–GOALS.
0-1, minute 24. Llorente.
0-2, minute 83. Pablo Barrios.
–REFEREE: Muñiz Ruiz (C. Gallego). He admonished Giménez (min.44), Witsel (min.80) and Griezmann (min.82), for Atlético.
–STADIUM: Carlos Tartiere.