Mixed luck for two of the players of the
Atlético de Madrid
in the quarterfinals of the Eurocup. It couldn't be otherwise because one of them was going to have to be eliminated in the match between Portugal Y Belgium.
The great news for the colchoneros was that Joao Félix was finally able to make his debut in the tournament. The player of the Atlético de Madrid he had to wait until the fourth game of the competition to have his first minutes. For the coach Fernando Santos it did not come as a priority. He had to see himself against the ropes to give him his first minutes.
The colchonero jumped onto the field in the 56th minute and had a couple of occasions. The clearest, a head butt that stopped Courtois, barely five minutes after he had taken the field. Later he tried two more shots that went wide.
To the player of the Athletic He was not very involved in the tournament after the physical problems he had, which left him out of the call against Germany. But little by little he was intoned and looking for more presence in the game. Too bad I didn't see him more.
Your participation in this Eurocup It closes with just 39 minutes, no start, only one game, three shots, 23 balls touched and an 86% success rate in the pass, two aerial balls won and a divided ball won.
CARRASCO, ON THE FINAL STRAIGHT
For its part, Yannick Carrasco he had to wait for the final minutes of the game to jump onto the grass. He did it near the end, with Hazard played muscularly.
The mattress came out to try to hunt down one of the cons that the 'Red Devils'However, he made several bad decisions that weighed down on a couple of good opportunities. We will have to see how they are De Bruyne and his own Hazard, who ended up being touched / injured, because depending on their condition, they could regain ownership in the quarterfinals.