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“You don’t have to tempt fate, you don’t have to play with fire, you don’t have to tickle your nerves,” Atlético fans would say after this match. “Real” and “Barça” give the “mattress” an excellent opportunity to fight for the championship from a position of strength, so “their” points in this fight are worth their weight in gold. Losing them is being frivolous.
In general, Atlético is not one of those, but in today’s game Madrid have walked on thin ice. The victory was in Diego Simeone’s pocket, but not in the way that the coach would have liked. Today, Atlético seemed to put their pants over their heads. In the first half, everything was more or less in order. Atlético had a slight advantage and scored with a wave of pragmatism: Luis Suárez passed in Llorente and delivered a slight but insidious blow. The ball also bounced off Laguardia’s leg, making it difficult for goalkeeper Pacheco.
After the break, Atlético were in no hurry to close the game, but in the middle of the half, when, during a quick attack by the rival, Laguardia “cut” Tom Lemar, who had the opportunity to break into the free zone with the ball, the signal was sent off: you have to score the second and calmly get the three points. But it wasn’t there. Luis Suárez and Tom Lemar squandered their chances, and Alavés with Lejeune’s effort showed that they can recover. The Frenchman fired very insidiously, making it difficult for Oblaka to rush into the corner of the goal.
That moment of the Basques was like a spontaneous attack, so Madrid probably did not give importance to the bell. But to no avail. In one of the following attacks, Lucas Pérez and Joselu together and little by little brought one of the best defenders to their knees, Examples. Joselo passed by the side, Lucas Pérez did not reach the ball, but in the fight against him Felipe cut the projectile right in the post of his own goal, from where the ball ended up in the net – 1: 1.
It would be a regrettable loss, but Atlético recovered immediately and dissipated the joy of the competitors. The massive attack ended with João Félix shooting from the left edge of the penalty area parallel to the goal line, while Luis Suárez scored the winning goal at the far post. Later, Félix could have scored (he miraculously missed after Suárez’s pass), but Simeone urged his charges to keep the defense first. For the second time in this match it was more important not to lose a minimum advantage than to increase the distance.
As a result, 2: 1 and (+2) relative to “Real” in the rankings. There are two games left. And without the Super Bowl on the schedule. Atlético is the main contender for the crown.
Vitoria-Gasteiz. Mendisorrosa
Alaves – Athletic 1: 2
Goals: Augusto Felipe 84 (author) – Marcos Llorente 41, Luis Suarez 90
Alaves: Fernando Pacheco, Victor Laguardia, Rodrigo Battaglia, Edgar Mendes (Lucas Perez 75), Deyverson Broome (Joselu 75), Florian Lejeune, Jota Peleteiro, Manuel García (Alberto Rodríguez 68), Javi López Carballo (Adrián) (89) Luis Roja 68 ), Martín Aguirregaribia Padilla
Athletic: Jan Oblak, Marcos Llorente, Luis Suarez, Toma Lemar, Angel Correa (João Felix 62), Augusto Felipe (Renan Lodi 87), Jose Maria Jimenez, Coque, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (Saul Niguez 82), Mario Hermosal, Chime Vrsa
Warnings: Yannick Ferreira Carrasco 29, Luis Suarez 90 + 4
Elimination: Victor Laguardia 63
