Celta and Atlético are left with the desire

Celta and Atlético took a shorter step than they would have liked in the fulfillment of their objectives with a draw in Balaídos that left both sides wanting. To the rojiblancos because they went ahead with a goal from Morata when a minute of play had not been fulfilled and they had practically certified their ticket for the next edition of the Champions to have achieved victory and to the celestial because they dominated in many phases of the match by showing off with an extraordinary capacity for recovery, they tied at the back of the dressing room and had the odd approach that, had it been successfully completed, would have allowed them to leave their stay almost tied up. With seven points of advantage over Mallorca and one more game, the Galicians will have to keep watch over their backs, while the people of Madrid raise their income to Villarreal to nine, fifth and that they visit Getafe on Wednesday, in a fight sufficiently decanted thanks to its great performance after the break.

With four changes regarding the duel with Mallorca in the ranks of Cholo Simeone and defense of five on the celestial side, an intense and fierce clash was emerging between two teams with disparate objectives. But Morata was in charge of breaking the schemes at the first change. Arias stole a badly touched ball by Iago Aspas and served Correa, who won the baseline and put a low cross into the far post that was poisoned after a failed clearance by Fran Beltrán so that the striker continued his good streak pushing with pleasure. Sixteenth goal of the course and twelfth in the league for the striker, who had just scored a double against the Vermillion team.

Óscar García Junyent’s plans jumped through the air after 54 seconds of play with the second-earliest goal in the League, after which Jaime Mata scored 45 seconds after Valencia-Getafe played in Mestalla. Atlético was in danger on the right side, from which a great center also started that Savic could not take advantage of, despite the bad disposition of the olívica rear.

It was played with rhythm in Balaídos, with an Atlético who wanted to run against a Celta who put more attack on his attack, with the consequent difficulty to dislodge the orderly red and white defender. A shot by Smolov and a shot by Brais Méndez that deflected a mattress defender culminated the first approaches of the local team, neat with the ball but unable to find the exit in the maze of the visiting rear guard.

Vigo domain

Heavenly dominance made Simeone uncomfortable, having returned from the coronavirus disruption with greater offensive ambition. Atlético struggled to get past the midfield due to the strength of Vigo, although it hardly suffered before the intermission except for a shot by Brais Méndez that came out grazing Oblak’s right post.

Atletico’s goal seemed to be on track, but the passage through the dressing rooms revived Celta, who found in a somewhat flawed but tremendously effective auction by Fran Beltrán the award that he had insistently but without aim had sought in the first half. Brais Méndez focused from the right to the heart of the area, where the Madrid midfielder picked up the leather to overcome Oblak with a parabola and put him in the squad of the goal that the Slovenian defended.

The rojiblanco keeper saved Celta’s second in a dry shot from Brais Méndez, the most outstanding of the local block until Óscar relieved him for Rafinha in a double change that also gave Santi Mina entry and took Smolov off the pitch. The Catalan coach, whose team has competed better this season against top squads than against the low area, is ambitious. He tied against Atlético at the Metropolitano, signed tables with Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu and held Barça at Balaídos a couple of weeks ago. He contributed merits to take the victory in his fief against the rojiblancos and he could achieve it in a center of Santi Mina from the right that Iago Aspas did not reach by a couple of centimeters in what would have been a frank shot.

Simeone took note and refreshed her team. Manu Sánchez, Héctor Herrera and Vitolo entered with a stroke of the pen in search of that additional energy that Atlético needed after many minutes at the mercy of Celta. Lemar broke in soon after for Correa, who had billed good actions at the beginning but was diluted with the course of the meeting. The rojiblancos gained meters with the change of cards against a Celta who lost due to injury to Rubén Blanco and had to give the alternative to Iván Villar under sticks.

The keeper from Pontevedra, who had premiered in Primera three years ago and since then remained unpublished in the top category of Spanish football, took a good lash from Lemar in the only opportunity that Atlético had to test him before the crash died. .