Griezmann ends despair

At Athletic He decided to be sophisticated in the first moments, he wanted a neat throw of the ball, applying a football that had never entered his shoe, and that’s why the first scare only took a few seconds to arrive. A bad patch Nahuel I ended up in the boots Hugo Duro that after crossing the throat, it defined with precious vaseline on Oblak. Only the crossbar avoided the drama and the Metropolitan, who had warmed up like an oven with his classical liturgy, was reduced to silence.

He ValenceTheir situation in the standings was dramatic, with relegation behind their heads, they were coherently organized, without brilliance but very capable of making the reds and whites uncomfortable, who did not know how to get into the area. It was Barrios, with an extraordinary ability to break the lines with his directed commands and conductions, who destroyed the immobility of his team. He helped Sorloth almost after a quarter of an hour, even if the Nordic, without tension in his shot, could not beat Agirrezabala.

Shortly after, it was the set piece, like so many times in the past, which broke the deadlock for the premises. A corner gave rise to a confused play in the area which ended with a point-blank shot at the Valencia goalkeeper. Rejection, among a crowd of legs, ended up kokewho after a wide race, subtly defined the right position when everyone thought he would go for power. The ovation from the captain was magnificent, the goal relieved a public who feared the sleepiness of their team. Meanwhile, the visiting supporters shouted “Directorate, resign!” “.

Seeing himself ahead of the curve on electronics didn’t improve his mood, however. It almost made it worse, weak Athleticwithout courage or intelligence against a Valencia who, with very little, began to get closer Oblak. Almost prophetically, Valencia, thanks to Pepeluequalized in the 35th minute after chaos caused by a corner, although VAR ruled it out for just offside. The warning, serious, did not stimulate the Colchoneros either, who used all their weapons to calm the pace of the confrontation and arrive at half-time with an intact advantage.

Constrained by the apathy of his students, Simeone stirred up the hornet’s nest. He put Le Normand in Nahuel’s place, his actions were horrible and he sent Nico González in midfield. Adjustments which, on the other hand, failed to minimize Valencia, heroic despite its obvious footballing limitations, getting closer and closer to a draw. Was BeltranArgentinian canchero, goal predator, the one who confirmed the good feelings. The attacker has woven a great wall with Almeida forward, then he shifted the ball between his legs with unusual speed to hit Oblak from distance.

It took Atleti being injured, embarrassed by their lack of courage, to finally wake up. Well driven by its fans and with the foresight of Griezmannfreshly off the bench, began to string together opportunities. The games almost always ended with crosses into the box, but the movements of the red and whites had a lot of intention, they wanted to do damage on the wings and finish in the center, the most vulnerable area for the Valencians, who, as the minutes passed, lost ground on the battlefield.

Thus, Griezmann, replacement but with immeasurable talent, certified the change in trend. Publish He saw the profound distinction of the Frenchman, capable of executing illusory control, worthy of the gods. With the defender stunned, all he had to do was control and finish the job with his magical left foot. The years go by, his physique is more limited but Griezmann, pound for pound, is Atlético’s best footballer, at least until Julián manages to break down the door once and for all.

Griezmann broke loose and, already with a goal in his bag, he dressed as an assistant to give the third to Sorloth. The Norwegian, pushed back on the shot, this time crossed the kick very well, but the referee invalidated his moment of lucidity for offside. The last minutes turned into exchanges of blows, the athletes prey to fatigue and the dream of obtaining a better result. Nobody found fortune and Atlético took all three points.