“Without a doubt, Inter is the strongest team in the Champions League at the moment. Football allowed us Scores at the last second “So the win was more beautiful for us,” he said on Wednesday. Diego Simeone Moments later he celebrated in style, as he made a wild run down the sideline Painful goal by captain Jose Maria Jimenezwhich was put in the third minute of stoppage time 2-1 to Atletico Madrid.
In a match within the fifth round, in which the Spanish team was in dire need of victory over the Italian giant, it achieved it with its last breath, after Julian Alvarez set the course With its exciting celebration at the beginning. In the duel of national team stars forward, Spider won it from Lautaro Martinez. Cholo, the Colchonero coach, smiled, who has fond memories of his time at the Neroso, which he dreams of one day directing.
With three days remaining to complete the preliminary stage, a stage in which each team plays against eight of the 35 competitors in the only group, Atletico were unable to leave points at home. Today, he is in the qualifying zone for the round of 16 finals of the most important European club championship, but he aspires to more and more. The tie left him on edge. It was a much-needed victory. It was a great victory. They know that finishing in the top eight means skipping that stage and advancing directly to the round of 16. And Julian knows that. He is The team’s ace up its sleeve to guide it down this path: He scored three goals and made two assists in the four matches he played in the current edition. He has reached 10 goals in this competition since arriving at the club last year.
this time, The man from Cordoba needed to celebrate twice. First, when he picked up the rebound in the six-yard box, he scored with a powerful left foot and watched his celebration interrupted by French referee François Leixier, who noticed a handball from his strike partner Alex Baena on that play. after, At the request of the Video Assistant Referee, the referee corrected his decision and confirmed the validity of the goal Which made Inter explode with anger. Strictly speaking, It was noted that Alessandro Bastoni’s clearance hit the belly of the number 10 There were no conclusive pictures proving contact with the right hand. With all latent senses Julian was there to finish the procedure. 1-0 in the 9th minute.
Julián Alvarez’s goal for Atletico Madrid
And that was the goal High dose of Argentine DNA: Nahuel Molina He pressed on the opposite field, stole the ball, and succeeded Giuliano SimeoneWho fired the middle from the right side, and a double clearance attempt was not enough to distract Alvarez. La Araña added to the goal the dedication that sets him apart in a team that had that as well Great saves from Juan Musso And contribute to the second half of Nicholas Gonzalez. Zielinski’s partial equalizer gave Inter hope, but they returned to Italy with their first defeat of the tournament.
Simeone Avoid describing this victory as non-negotiable To enhance the dream of finishing the season in the top eight at this stage of the Champions League. He said: “Now we are thinking about Oviedo,” citing his opponent next Saturday in the Spanish League. He knew deep down that it was crucial from then on Risky visits to Eindhoven and Galatasaray remainwith whom they coincided in the middle of the table, before concluding the group at home to Bodo Glimt, who was on the verge of elimination.
The best of Atletico Madrid – Inter
Today included Four goals – three of them in just seven minutes, in the first half – by Kylian Mbappé In Real Madrid’s 4-3 win over Olympiacos in Greece. Thus, the Merengue club remains in first place with 12 points, along with Inter. Paris Saint-Germain – beat Tottenham 5-3 at home – And Bayern Munich, which left the team undefeated after losing to them 3-1 The only leader now, ArsenalWith full marks (15).
Four goals from Mbappe against Olympiacos – Real Madrid
and Liverpoolwith Alexis Mac Allister as a starter, He suffered his third consecutive defeat in any competition: To 0-3 against Manchester City and Nottingham Forest, in the English Premier League, they added 1-4 against PSV Eindhoven, from the Netherlands, at Anfield. From the league champion with three prior appointments to the football crisis that his Dutch coach, Arne Slot, put under control.