he Atlético de Madrid comes back against the Versions with a 3-1 in a City with the lower south end stand closed following the incidents in the Madrid derby on 29 September. The home teams dominated possession and chances throughout the game, but the home team did not pepper He knew how to resist and progress in the first half. In the second half led by the locals, the group put it on Simon He stood up and sealed the comeback.
he red and white team They started the game clearly dominating possession, after Leganés had a brief chance at the start of the game. The pepineros try to damage with set pieces, although Jan Oblac He was confident from the start. With patience, the team Simon moved the ball trying to open holes in the visiting closed defense, especially on the left wing, where Rodrigo Riquelme most were astute.
It was the first clear chance of the game for the colchoneros. In the 12th minute they started to create danger through Alexander Sorlot. Contact the class Griezmannwith a subtle heel, he left Norway in a shot position, but his shot, central and weak, was not worried Dmitrovic. Shortly thereafter, Pablo Barrios He tried from outside the area after great play by Lenglet, but his shot went over the crossbar.
he VersionsIn the meantime, could not find a way out of his field. Fully retracted, the equipment Borja Jimenez He struggled to string passes and progress in attack. he athleticwith six shots in the first 30 minutes compared to none from Leganés, they seemed to be in complete control, even though the goal was against.
The surprise came with the visitor’s goal
However, the visiting team began to gain ground in the final minutes, taking advantage of Atlético’s drop in verticality. And in the 34th minute, the surprise came. Dani Raba got it Ivan Neyou who hit, with a great whip to the near post A cloud and made the score 0-1. Leganés, who showed courage in this section, took advantage of their first joint arrival to take the lead.
he athletic He looked for the equalizer before the break, and Riquelme was about to achieve it with a shot that Dmitrovic cleared with difficulties. With the score at 0-1, Leganés goes to half time at the Metropolitano, after a first half in which they knew how to resist and strike at the right moment.
The comeback came in the second half
he Versions the second half started strongly, testing Atlético’s defense with a shot from Julian Cruz which was hindered by caution Lenglet. The pepineros showed a good moment after the restart, but Atlético responded quickly.
Seven minutes into the second half, Simeone’s team were close to equalizing. But this didn’t come until the 69th minute, thankfully Alexander Sorlot. After a compound play, Giuliano Simeone stretch ball towards Witselwhich aimed low so that Somarle, with a great spur shot, hit Dmitrovic and put the score at 1-1.
From there, the athletic domino. Meanwhile, the Versionswho didn’t show much offensive ability in the second half, they were overwhelmed. The comeback was completed in the 81st minute, with a goal from Griezmannwho made a decisive attack at the near post after a great assist from Giuliano Simeone.
The game was almost a final scare when Griezmann He received a straight red card, but after a VAR review, the referee corrected his decision and showed him a yellow card. And the game is almost over, Somarle He scored the second on his personal goal with a shot from the small area in rough play to complete the game and the goal. So, Atlético managed to come back hard, adding three crucial points.
Simeone, unhappy with the sanction against Atlético
After the victory against Leganés, the red and white coach spoke at a press conference about the sanction against Atlético for the incidents that happened in the derby. “It’s a shame that 5,000 pays for six, seven or eight.”explained Simeone, again ambiguous in light of the shameful events of September 29. In addition, during this press conference, coach Colchonero also praised the behavior of the stands during last Sunday’s game and praised the meeting of the players who came out as a shock from the bench.
Diego Simeone: “It’s a shame that 5,000 were missing for 6, 7 or 8”