Dislike of ‘Champions’ for Atlético
Carrasco missed a penalty in 98′, 2-2 against Bayer, which would have prevented elimination
MADRID, 26 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
Atlético de Madrid tied (2-2) this Wednesday against Bayer Leverkusen on matchday five of the Champions League and ran out of options to reach the round of 16, a bitter goodbye that Yannick Carrasco was able to avoid with a penalty in the minute 98.
Diego Pablo Simeone’s team depended on itself, but Porto’s 0-4 win over Bruges made their duties at the Cívitas Metropolitano clear. Atleti were brave, played attacking and had their chances, but gave away both goals and had no gas for the final rush to avoid elimination.
There was no epic of other times, it was something beyond. The rojiblanca faith was resurrected even with the final whistle, since in the last play, the referee asked the players not to retire due to a possible penalty. Clément Turpin pointed out Hincapié’s infraction and Carrasco asked for the shot that was stopped by the rival goalkeeper, then Saúl sent the rebound to the crossbar and Reinildo also missed.
A dislike of ‘Champions’, so close, but so far. The Metropolitano had received theirs with a great night atmosphere and the players pressed. However, winning or winning increased the rojiblancas pulsations and precipitated the local game, in addition to causing a couple of errors that Bayer punished with two goals.
After nine minutes, Griezmann tried to get the ball out with a pipe, and the German steal resulted in Moussa Diaby making it 0-1. Atlético, with an offensive eleven, did not break down and reacted with a 1-1 near the 20th minute. The combination between the Frenchman and Correa was finished by Carrasco with a great shot hit the post (1-1).
Atlético was resurrected in a moment of possession, but Bayer again scratched their pressure up front, this time stealing Correa from the edge of the box for Hundson-Odoi’s goal. The night was dressed up for Halloween and it could have been even worse for those of ‘Cholo’ with the dangerous cons of a Bayer with much clearer ideas.
Oblak had to save a one-on-one and Simeone saw the need to stop those actions by Xabi Alonso’s team, without stopping looking for the goal. Rodrigo De Paul and Saúl Ñíguez was the red-and-white double change, which gave the locals a presence in midfield.
The changes that always give Simeone something to talk about, proved the Argentinian coach right with De Paul’s goal in the 50th minute. your audience. Griezmann had the clearest but he shot centered.
The red and white storm gave way within minutes of catching his breath. The rhythm calmed down and Bayer had it on the counter through Diaby, a little off the mark in his shot against Oblak’s chest. The countdown, with the Champions League at stake, was uphill for those of ‘Cholo’ because the Slovenian goalkeeper became the best.
A hard hand down prevented the German goal while Griezmann monopolized the local actions. The last bullet was that of Joao Félix, with just over five minutes left, but the Portuguese barely touched a couple of balls, far from the rival goal. Atlético was left without their ‘Champions’ dream, early and hard, in that penalty that appeared as a savior and became eternal pain. Atlético and Bayer will try to be third on the last day (Europa League).
–RESULT: ATLÉTICO DE MADRID, 2 – BAYER LEVERKUSEN, 2. (1-2, al rest).
MADRID ATHLETIC: Oblak; Molina, Hermoso (Saúl Ñíguez, rest), Giménez (Joao Félix, min.87), Reinildo; Witsel, Kondogbia, Correa (De Paul, rest), Carrasco; Griezmann and Morata (Cunha, min.61).
BAYER LEVERKUSEN: Hradecky; Hincapié, Tapsoba (Jonathan Tah, min.61), Kossounou; Andrich, Amiri, Bakker, Frimpong; Hundson-Odoi (Amine Adli, min.61), Diaby (Paulinho, min.77) and Hlozek (Fosu-Mensah, min.89).
0 – 1, min.9, Moussa Diaby.
1 – 1, min.22, Carrasco.
1 – 2, min.29, Hundson-Odoi.
2 – 2, min.50, De Paul.
–REFEREE: Clement Turpin (FRA). He admonished Giménez (min.79), Kondogbia (min.87) by Atlético. And Hradecky (min.65), Bakker (min.66), Hincapié (min.79) at Bayer.
–STADIUM: Cívitas Metropolitano, 63,803 spectators.
