Atlético de Madrid maintains its idyll with Mestalla and this Monday added a 0-1 victory against Valencia, although on this occasion with a good dose of fortune against a rival who was superior in general terms and who was defeated in the second half after a Antoine Griezmann’s goal with the involuntary collaboration of Carlos Soler, in the first ball he touched.
Valencia got into the game better than Atleti, which they beat in intensity to take the duels and the game to their home ground. those of Diego Simeone They were very uncomfortable with the high pressure from the local team, which managed several dangerous recoveries, although the lack of quality in the final meters deprived them of the goal.
disallowed goal
At 23 minutes, a very powerful shot from outside the goal area Yunus Musa surprised Oblak and when Mestalla was celebrating the great goal of the American, the referee Cuadra Fernández went to see the monitor and decided to annul the goal when he understood that there was a lack of Diakhaby to Joao Félix at the origin of the play. Gattuso couldn’t believe it and the fans, who exploded against the referee, didn’t either.
All the good work of Valencia in the first half hour of play was disturbed by this action, Joao Félix tried to take advantage of the situation but his shot was cleared by Mamardashvili in the first dangerous mattress action.
In a counterattack from Atlético, Thierry was expelled with a direct red card when considering the referee who had knocked down Morata. Again the VAR had to intervene and, after several minutes of consultation and viewing, the referee decided to leave the card alone in yellow to the relief of the locals.
Morata’s failure
In the final stretch of the first act, Valencia redirected the match to the initial script. Marcos Andre was able to make it 1-0 with an excessively crossed shot, although it was Atlético who had the clearest chance, in extra time, in a counterattack in which Mamardashvili kicked out the shot Morataafter the hand in hand with the international battering ram.
After the break, possession continued to belong to Valencia, in a very physical duel, but in which the locals were unable to generate danger in the final meters. Atlético was still very blurred in attack and Simeone decided to bring on Griezmann and Lemar to shake up the match. The first ball that the French star touched was a goal.
No wardrobe background
A high recovery by Atlético ended with a free ball for Griezmann whose shot hit Carlos Soler to finish at the bottom of the meshes. The goal left Valencia stunned.
Gattuso, with much less wardrobe than Simeone, made changes more out of physical effort than anything else, the game had escaped him. Atlético was able to kill the game on the counterattack in the final stretch but Mamardashvili prevented it.
Datasheet:
0. Valencia: Mamardashvili, Thierry (Foulquier, m.69), Cömert, Diakhaby, Lato (Diego Lopez, m.81); William (Nico, m.69), Musah, Sunshine; Castillejo (Fran Perez, m.74), Marcos Andre (Maxi Gomez, m.74) and Lino.
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1. Atlético: Oblak, Llorente, Gimenez, Witsel, Reinildo, Saul (Carrasco, m.46), Kondogbia (Griezmann, m.64), Koke, De Paul (Lemar, m.64); Morata (Correa, m.82) and Joao Felix (Cunha, m.82).
Gol: 0-1, m.66: Griezmann.