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Before the duel between FC Salzburg and Atlético de Madrid for promotion to the knockout stages of the Champions League, it was launched LAOLA1 the question of whether the “policemen” can score the “expected goals” and prevent the “unexpected” ones.
The people of Mozart’s city answered with a clear no. In the 0: 2 game against the “Rojiblancos” (match report >>>) Salzburg missed numerous top chances, while La Liga leaders let Cican Stankovic ring the bell twice out of nowhere.
“We weren’t good enough for goal on both sides,” is right-back Rasmus Kristensen’s apt summary to “Sky” after losing in the “premier class”.
Salzburg have a chance, Atlético scores
Especially in the first round, Salzburg featured some top-tier players against the world-class defense of Atlético de Madrid. Mergim Berisha missed two minutes from pole, Dominik Szoboszlai shortly after Jan Oblak in the Spanish area and Patson Daka missed an excellent situation on the counterattack.
Atlético, on the other hand, huddled in the kickoff, was hardly dangerous and still scored after a free kick from Carrasco by Mario Hermoso, who was the first Spanish defender to score a goal for Madrid in the Champions League.
“In the first half we have four or five great chances, Atlético only has one banner and they score the goal,” said Kristensen, upset by a first half that had been more inside. Immediately after the break, the Dane himself could have scored for Salzburg to equalize, but the right-back failed with his difficult attempt from the return leg, as did Szoboszlai, who combined perfectly against the Madrid goal a few minutes later, only to fail close up.
Clear “bullish” victory in the xG ranking
Zlatko Junuzovic, who played like only six on the diamond after Mohamed Cámara’s yellow card sanction, knows that more would have been possible against Atlético: “You could see they had respect. They were behind, we have options. The conclusion is that we lost too many opportunities of goal. Of course, we also lacked a bit of luck “.
In the end, the only thing left for the Salzburgs to know is that they should have beaten the Spanish leaders by the expected goal rate. With an xG score of 1.21: 0.56, the Mozartstadters ended the match against the Madrid players with a significantly higher number of “expected goals”, again. Already at 2: 2 against Lok Moscow at the start and 1: 3 away against Bayern, the “Bulls” had a significantly better xG value than their opponent, at 3: 1 in Moscow anyway. Had they been able to implement this on the pitch, Salzburg would now have eight more points and would be in the round of 16.
Annoying March missed the first goal
In reality, the Austrian series champion can “only” continue into the 16th final of the Europa League and can enjoy the fact that he has once again been able to keep up with a world-class opponent. “We said goodbye to the Champions League with our heads held high,” Junuzovic said after the end. And his coach Jesse Marsch praises his young team:
“We played very well. We represented our football, the guys fought for everything, we played against elite rivals and we always showed our quality. Unfortunately, in the end, that’s not enough against such an opponent. It’s a disappointment, but also a moment. of pride for having played so well. “
For the American, Atlético’s first goal was the crux of the game. After that, the Madrilenians were able to implement their match plan, which had already been extremely defensive, even more efficiently. Marsch analyzes: “Before the game I said that the first goal is important. They got away with it and we played our football. In the end, they won with this strategy. That is difficult for us because the game can be completely different.” when we score the first goal. “
The chances for this were lacking against Atlético, who as La Liga leader had to concede two goals in ten championship games, at least not, Marsch knows it too. “In the first phase of the game we had a lot of chances, Mergim hit the post. It’s not easy to score against a team so they defend so well and have an incredibly good goalkeeper,” EE said. – Americans unhappy with Red Bull Arena.
Did Atlético influence the referee?
The behavior of some Atlético kickers in duels also contributes to Marsch’s mood. Time and time again the Madrid citizens went to the ground after light touches with loud shouts, especially Joao Félix grabbed all the tricks and also took the free kick before the 0-1 after being beaten slightly by Zlatko Junuzovic. Marsch would have evaluated this situation differently than referee Anthony Taylor, he says: “I think it was not a foul by ‘Zladdi’ on Joao Felix. I have to say that the opponent always fell when there was contact. From the opponent he always yelled and that. it has an effect on the referee. “
Junuzovic is a bit more relaxed: “I touch the ball a bit. There have been many such situations in the game. It is true that this is punishable by a goal,” said the veteran of the English referee team. to have.
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Salzburg missed CL’s promotion to the round of 16 against Atlético
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