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Chained by a rival with tons of trade, Atlético found no way to bring down Porto.
The zero draw was a true reflection of what happened.
With little inventiveness on the part of the rojiblancos and an exalted sobriety of the Portuguese team, the duel was as tactical as it was stuck.
The mattress team did not respond to the quality that it is supposed to be.
He has been on the payroll for two games with Griezmann and except for one section in Cornellà, football does not appear for Atlético.
In the previous one, Simeone and Sergio Conceiçao sensed a surly starting match and they were not wrong. The two teams came out ready to make no concessions. Disguised with the forward pressure, but with no other intention than to cause an error in the exit of the ball. This modern football has a lot to do with who catches whom with the ball. And since neither Atlético nor Oporto were complicated when they felt the threat of having the ball slipped in the dangerous zone, the game was lost in unintentional touches and in a break and tear when a loss occurred. Simeone's team found no way in the entire first half to create live fire. And that at the start, a one-touch exit between Hermoso, Carrasco and Lemar showed him the way to break Porto, always so competitive,always with that slab of having more decorum in the showcases than is granted to him by the press and the average fan. Another connection in two vertical passes, from Hermoso to Lemar and from this to Luis Suárez, was completed by the Uruguayan in a gentle shot for Diogo Costa to decorate himself with a popcorn. That was the only shot of the rojiblancos on goal in the entire first act. There was little from João Félix and almost nothing from Carrasco and Marcos Llorente, again full-back due to Trippier's stomach problems in the previous one. Neither on the outside nor on the inside did Atlético scratch Porto. Mandón Pepe and well supported by Mbemba, Luis Suárez was also buried in the wasteland of the match that was played with the tactical foul as a common tool to stop any attack. When your team does not step on the area to feed you,the Uruguayan identity card is put on his forehead. He needs more arrivals to dust off his boots.
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AtléticoOblak, Felipe Monteiro (Héctor Herrera, min. 74), Mario Hermoso (Renan Augusto, min. 55), Giménez, Carrasco, Marcos Llorente, Koke (Correa, min. 55), Kondogbia, Lemar (De Paul, min. 35 ), Luis Suárez and João Félix (Griezmann, min. 55) Oporto Diogo Costa, Jesús Corona, Mbemba, Zaidu Sanusi (Wendell, min. 45), Pepe (Marcano, min. 53), Otavinho, Mateus Uribe (Vitor Ferreira, min . 65), Marko Grujic, Luis Díaz (Pepê, min. 83), Toni Martínez (Sergio Oliveira, min. 65) and Mehdi Taremi
Goals Referee Ovidiu Hategan Yellow cards Luis Díaz (min. 15), Zaidu Sanusi (min. 20), Mateus Uribe (min. 40), João Félix (min. 50), Kondogbia (min. 51), Vitor Ferreira (min. 66), Felipe Monteiro (min. 70), Jesús Corona (min. 75) and Wendell (min. 81) Red cards Mbemba (min. 94)
If there was something remarkable in the rojiblancos in the first half, it was Kondogbia's ability to sweep away any threat of counterattack.
And when not, he pulled his long legs to prevent Zaidu, thrown by Díaz, from facing Oblak in the area after a corner kick from the rojiblancos to Simeone's despair.
The French has a lot to do with it, but he lacked Koke or Lemar to give a quick continuity to his robberies.
Koke played as a right-hand midfielder, although he has always felt more comfortable in the left inside aisle.
When Lemar was replaced within half an hour of play due to muscular problems, the captain moved to the left of Kondogbia.
Nothing mutated.
The referee put an end to three-quarters of an hour of football as rough as it was flat.
With too much fear of both teams to uncover collectively and individually.
Goal annulled
The start of the second half was a shock for Atlético. A balloon passed by Corona was demonized and crashed into the post and was left dead without any Porto attacker being able to clinch it. Conceiçao's team lost to Pepe, who not only made Luis Suárez bitter, but also established himself as a cacique in every dispute. As the landscape did not change, Simeone ordered a triple change. Suddenly, Lodi, Correa and Griezmann, who heard a loud whistle. Not even their races to steal and please raised applause. Less when he missed a security pass two meters from Koke. Still, the staff did not seem to want to be cruel to the French. The first time he starred in a boarding school on the right of some merit, Griezmann heard some applause
Atlético took more flight with that triple change, at least in terms of ball rhythm and trying to be more vertical. The races of Lodi, Carrasco and Marcos Llorente gave him a more threatening presence in the opposite field. Correa, with a low cross shot, disturbed Diogo Costa.
The last turn of the screw that Simeone tried was to admit the Mexican Herrera and seat Felipe, and it could cost him a serious displeasure. Kondogbia, who went to the center of defense, did not learn of a pass back from Lodi that Taremi fought. The Iranian forward fell and lightly touched the ball with his hand before it passed the goal line. The VAR ratified the cancellation of both by the referee and Atlético sighed. He even ended up being subdued by the handling taught by the young Oliveira, who in the time he played imposed the rhythm that he wanted. Like Porto in most of the match. One against Griezmann, after a mistake by Marcano, ended in a knockdown five meters from the area.The questionable expulsion of Mbemba and the hit of the direct free kick by Luis Suárez were the last flashes of a game with more trench football than I play.
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