He Atlético de Madrid started with his participation in the World Cup Club With a tough defeat for him PSG (4-0) That reflects what has been lived on the grass and proves the need to strengthen the team in different positions.
That of Simeone They were overcome from start to finish by the current champion champion, which even gave the feeling to play without stepping into the accelerator pedal in some sections.
Fabian opened the score, Vitinha He made the second to the edge of the break, Mayulu He scored the third and Read He put the tip at the end. He VAR has canceled a goal from Julán Álvarez At the best moment of Atlético and Lenglet He was eventually driven out.
PSG and Atlético players greet each other before the game starts.
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Although the duel had the poster of a Champions League -equal game, the landscapeThe atmosphere and the ceremony that preceded the meeting made it clear that it was a different tournament than normal.
He Rose bowl He showed holes in the stands when the megaphony began to announce the exit to the protagonists’ field, one by one, such as in the NBA.
The players made jokes to the field and one of the new details had to do with the shirts. Both teams presented the Equipment Local next season and networks were filled with positive comments about the new Rojiblanca.
That would be the only positive connotation for Atlético in the first part, where the Football distance between that of Simeone and the European champion It was more than demonstrated.
The start of the game was slow, annoying and linked. Without occasions and a burning sun in Los Angeles, the duel had the aroma for the season despite the official tournament.
The first notification was JulianDirectly, but little by little, the PSG got the ball and his stifling He left the middle of the Atlético field without answers.
PSG players celebrate Fabian’s goal.
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Without a circulation or ball output, Atlético would have had how to leave, and the defensive weaknesses of the left sector formed by Lino, Galán and Lenglet They were clamorous.
In the 19th minute, Fabian He put his arrival facet forward with his third goal in the last eight games.
Doué He had benefited from the gap in the left wing of Simeone, combined with Gonçalo Ramos And admitted at the front so that Fabián sent her to the network with a powerful cross -shot.
The goal laid the PSG well, which effectively pressed but seemed to play in half a gas. Atlético could not get the ball or braid games, with Griezmann and Julian Very far from danger.
The Atlético’s first opportunity arrived in 45 And the consequences were disastrous. Donnarumma caught the chut of Griezmann And on the contrary, the PSG made the second to the edge of the break.
Vitinha He rode the play for rival passivity and was on the front. Nobody met, so he decided to suck and defined earlier Oblak With control.
Lenglet sees yellow through an entrance to Achraf.
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Rest
There restSimeone tried to match the forces in the middle of the field that access to Dab For a refused Samu Lino. The three PSG midfielders ate the Paul and Barrios.
The Captain of Rojiblanco saw the yellow as soon as you started the second half. They saw her too Lenglet and Le NormandStrongly conquered.
Waiting to see if the image of Atlético improved, the PSG had the third in the boots of KvarathskheliaBut Oblak He distracted the opportunity with a large rack and avoided the blush.
Simeone’s movement laid his students well and Koke’s entrance changed the face to the team. Little by little, the Rojiblancos started to have more possession and to better press the opponent.
Fruit of this circumstance came the reaction of Atlétic Giulian leaked a pass for Julian And the Argentinian sent her to the network.
Gol canceled
The 2-1 pulled another game, but the Variety. The members analyzed the origin of the piece and appreciated a lack of Koke at the start of the piece for a small contact with Doué.
The goal was canceled and Ironically applauded Simeone after receiving a jug of cold water.
Apart from frustration, Simeone made one Triple change: Giuliano, from Paul and Galánvery lazy, they made way for Gallagher” Belt And Recapture.
Atlético had half an hour to respond and Simeone benefited from the hydration break to make another change. Pablo Barrios left and entered Sorloth.
Marquinhos and Doué, during the hydration break.
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The canceled goal was a decline for that of Cholo and played to demonstrate the competitive callus of the team. But the truth is that the last thirty minutes were a gallery of horrors for Atlético.
Oblak A ball was escaped as he tried to get into an unforgivable contempt and the PSG was close to making the third.
The fear did not awake the Rojiblancos and minutes later, Lenglet He saw the second yellow for protesting against a collegial decision.
The Rojiblancos ended Mosque With Kovàcs, who always tended the balance in favor of the French in all gray games.
With one player less, Atlético lowered his arms and drew 2-0 to the Target average In his group, but he didn’t even crop.
Towards the end, in the 86th minute, the young man MayuluAlready scored in the Champions League final against Inter, put the side with a result as painful as fair.
The 3-0 reflected the distance between a team that has succeeded in conquering his first triplet with total football and youth, and another that desperately requires reinforcements.
But the punishment would still get bigger. In the 92nd minute the referee whistled fine For a hand from Le Normand and Lee, the wound on the scoreboard made even bigger.
Atlético must improve his image before the Botafogo and the Seattle Sounders If you want to go around in the new FIFA tournament.
