TAB j22-atletico-valencia-liga23/24 Chronicle 4 Almost five months have passed, but the wound in the red and white pride is still open. No team this season has blushed Atlético de Madrid in such a way as that group of puppies on that distant summer afternoon at Mestalla. Now it’s winter and life has changed. Atlético smiles again, although, nevertheless, in some corner of its psyche it still suffers from the adolescent review of Valencia de Baraja; a team that was condemned to suffer another year to maintain the category and now, keeping its mouth shut to everyone and everyone, looks towards Europe without any complexes. Perhaps for compensation, perhaps because they know like no one else the danger of beardless Valencia, Atlético leaves behind the stinginess, the fear, of the recent games against Seville and Granada, and is brave from the beginning. The line of three midfielders is especially skilled – the origin, in short, of the good or evil of each football team. Koke orders, dominates from maintaining the central position, calms the teammate next to him: if he gives him the ball, he is sure that he will not lose it. Paul, by the way, formerly of Valencia, is living his best moment in red and white: he does not spare an effort, always goes to support and is capable of breaking lines in driving; a virtue not very common among his peers. The last link in the midfield is Pablo Barrios – Simeone brave to line him up after his recent mistake in the Cup –, a boy who has enough quality to change the course of the game. Atlético takes advantage of the joy of this trio. Lino and Molina can start from the height of the wingers, Griezmann receives again and again in the midfield and, therefore, the locals come close to scoring early. Only Mamardashvili, and his innate skill between the sticks, denied the French striker the goal after a beautiful triangulation by Barrios and Depay inside the foreign area. Error and punishment Meanwhile, Valencia does not seem to be too uncomfortable walled around the goal of its Georgian goalkeeper. The duel is approaching the interlude and, despite having barely explored the rival field, it shows no signs of desperation. It is true that the storm has managed to subside; It has lulled Atlético, the Metropolitano and half of Spain to sleep in their homes. However, in the last play of the first half he makes a gross mistake in front of a cold executioner: Baraja’s men allow Griezmann a turn in the middle of the offensive transition, he sees Lino’s gallop and serves him a beautiful long pass, so delicate that The Brazilian did not have to modify the acceleration of his career one bit and, in the one-on-one match, he scored low against the giant from Tbilisi. Lino celebrates it with rage before the stupefaction of his former fans, who, from the sector where they are in the athletic stadium, dedicate some insult or another to the mother of their former player. The very young Valencia is now forced to propose something different. He has only made a mistake once and he has paid dearly for it: he has to start playing football if he wants to scratch some ground in this hostile square. In fact, he steps on the green in the second half with renewed intentions and even Javi Guerra puts Oblak in trouble with a distant shot that bounces, devilishly, before running into the Slovenian goalkeeper’s gloves. It is the occasion, however, a mirage, an oasis, and those from Baraja quickly return to their shell. Related News Standard football No Atlético – Valencia, match statistics All the numbers and data from the League match between Atlético – Valencia, on matchday 22 Of course, the blame for this return to the refuge is motivated by the red and white hunger. They are a stubborn team that tries not to allow themselves to drop in intensity: they tighten Valencia’s rope so much that at game time they decide the game. Depay culminates a very strong center from Molina, who in turn had received an excellent opening from a Koke, truly, in a state of grace. The goal kills the visitors, who are also saved from a penalty by the VAR –Gayà touches the ball in his fight with Molina–. And when they approach with more doubts than courage about the athletic area, Reinildo, in his first start since his serious injury, repels them with sufficiency. The Metropolitan then enjoys it, he already feels like a winner, he chants the names of his heroes and breathes a sigh of relief after the return of his team to the Champions League positions.
2024-01-28 22:06:00
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