Sevilla, the mirror in which to look at oneself in defense

Athletic and Seville faces are seen at a key moment for both teams. The mattress team has 10 'finals' to be proclaimed champion of The league. Pulling from close antecedents, the truth is that the rojiblancos have a good memory of the Seville team. In the last meeting in which the faces of Simeone they drew very good conclusions. In the first place, they managed to get ahead on the scoreboard thanks to Correa in the 17th minute. In addition, they showed great defensive strength, enduring that result and putting the icing on the cake in the 76th minute with a goal from Saúl that filled the fans with hope. The league.

From that meeting, the rojiblanco team conceded a goal during eight consecutive games: SD Éibar (1), Valencia (1), Cádiz (2), Celta (2), Granada (1), Levante (1), Levante (2 ) and Chelsea (1). A total of 11 goals that set off alarms and the results were reflected: two draws (Celta and Levante) and two defeats (Levante and Chelsea). Of course, the general balance favors the mattresses: last season he faced ten finals to get into Champions League positions, where the economic survival of the entity was at stake. Now, there are arguments to believe in the title.

Just before the arrival of the Argentine coach to the rojiblanco bench, the Atlético received a goal in the last nine games with Manzano as a coach. Simeone arrived at the Madrid team with a clear objective: to avoid being weak at the back and strengthen the team from behind. Indeed, he succeeded. The coach has always reminded his players that defensive strength is what has led the team to achieve the best successes.

Oblak, one of the 'culprits'

The goalkeeper was the savior of Atlético against Alavés with a penalty stopped in the 86th minute. The Slovenian is very much to blame for his team being the least thrashed. In quite a few matches has been the great star. Even UEFA has surrendered to his virtues with a video of his best actions: “It's the Atleti wall. What a goalkeeper, Jan Oblak!” It's getting close towards his fifth Zamora while continuing to break clean sheets records. He has a new mission on his roadmap: equaling Abel as the goalkeeper with the most matches in Atlético's history.