He Athletic of Madrid he has not made excuses for his elimination from the Champions League. At all times the mattress makers recognize that the RB Leipzig he was better than them in most phases of the match. One of the duels that the rojiblanco team lost was that of the center of the field in which they missed again Thomas Partey. As happened last season before the Juventus of Turin.
The truth is that in both games, the colchoneros were subdued by a team that did not allow them to be comfortable on the pitch at almost any stage of the match. Before him Leipzig Thomas could not be due to an injury that occurred in the last league game. Simeone It has been waiting for you until the last moment. His place in the field was occupied by Héctor Herrera, the Mexican did not catch his best game and ended up being substituted. A position that I was going to occupy Angel Correa who finally stayed at home after testing positive for Covid 19. He
While facing the Juventus of Turin could not be by penalty. He saw yellow in the first leg and could not be with the rest of his teammates. A match in which the colchoneros were beaten from start to finish, and saw the Italians overcome the two goals they had for rent in the Metropolitan. That day the rojiblanco midfield did not play one of his best games either.
It is clear that Thomas Partey in recent years has become a fixture in the alignments of the Cholo Simeone. Despite the fact that both last season and this season he has been hired by players in his position, he has always ended up winning the position.
Now comes a key moment in his career. He Arsenal is on the lookout for their services and in the Athletic of Madrid They know that they must extend the contract and raise the clause of 50 million euros. A clause that is now very scarce for a starting player for him Cholo Simeone. We will see what happens in the next few days because with the economic crisis due to the Coronavirus pandemic, it will not be so simple….