Espanyol revives against Atlético in fifteen minutes of madness

He Espanyol has managed to equalize a 0-3 of the Atletico Madridwho seemed to have sentenced the clash just after the restart, by signing the final 3-3 in fifteen minutes of madness that feed the permanence options of the blue and white team this season. The rojiblanco team got the game back on track in the first half, with goals from Saúl and Griezmann, and finished it off after the break with another from Carrasco. In any case, César Montes, Joselu -from a penalty- and Vini Souza completely changed the clash between minutes 64 and 79.

Espanyol started very strong, with warnings from Nico Melamed and Puado in the early stages. Atlético, however, did not take long to worry the local defense and Griezmann, offside, had a one-on-one against Pacheco. It was clear that no team could or wanted to speculate on the result. The exchanges of blows were constant in Cornellá. Just after a good chance for the blue and whites, saul He scored the first for the rojiblancos. In the 21st minute, the rojiblanco squad player took advantage of a great pass from Carrasco, beat his rival and adjusted the shot to the post.

The goal did not change the development of the match. The Catalans were insistently looking for a tie. On minute 33′, the local team called for a penalty by the hands of Hermoso after a shot by Sergi Darder, but the referee did not see any offence. Grbic had to shine with two corner kicks in a row: Espanyol pressed. Just before the break, Atlético de Madrid had a triple opportunity that Pacheco frustrated. In the last of Atlético’s shots, from Griezmann, the goalkeeper took the ball very fairly over the line and the VAR determined that the goal should go up on the scoreboard. A hard blow for parakeets.

At the restart, Simeone’s men seemed to have killed the game, apparently with no room for suspense. At 46′, Carrasco He made it 0-3 after forcefully taking advantage of a rebound after a long shot from Correa. The result drew a very delicate scenario for Espanyol, immersed in the fight for permanence. The Catalans moved the bench and signed some notable flashes in the clash as an immediate response to the goal, such as a shot from Melamed or a whiplash from Joselu. In both cases Grbic was planted with solvency under sticks.

0-3: Espanyol was touched but not sunk. In fact, he showed it in the 64th minute with a goal from Cesar Montes. The Mexican central defender finished off with a header and set the RCDE Stadium on fire to make it 1-3. The euphoria multiplied on 75′, with a penalty from Grbic on Puado who Joselu He made it from eleven meters by the squad.

The 2-3 drew a new scenario. But there was still another one to complete a quarter of an hour of madness: Vinicius Souza, at 79′, equalized the header after a precise cross from Aleix Vidal to the far post. The epic ended there and there were no more surprises in the blue and white fiefdom. Espanyol came very close to overturning Atlético when they were trailing by three goals at the start of the second half. Surely Cholo Simeone will have gotten angry as a father and my dear sir…

Datasheet

RCD Espanyol, 3: Pacheco Óscar Gil (Aleix Vidal, min.55), César, Cabrera, Brian Oliván (Braithwaite, min.78); Calero (Vini Souza, min.46), Darder; Nico, Denis Suárez (Edu Expósito, min.56), Puado (Pedrosa, min.78) and Joselu
Atletico Madrid, 3: Grbic; Molina, Witsel, Giménez, Hermoso, Carrasco (Kondogbia, min.88); De Paul (Barrios, min.77), Koke (Reguilón, min.88), Saúl; Correa (Martín, min.78) and Griezmann

Goals: 0-1, min.21: Saúl; 0-2, min.45: Griezmann; 0-3, min.46: Carrasco; 1-3, min.64: Montes; 2-3, min.76: Joselu; 3-3, min.79: Vinicius Souza
Referee: Melero López (Andalusian Committee). Warnings to Aleix Vidal (min.66), Grbic (min.75), Vini Souza (min.80), Carlos Martín (min.85) and Giménez (min.94)
Incidences: match corresponding to day 36 of LaLiga Santander played at the RCDE Stadium in front of 25,822 spectators