DSince the derby ended, no one talked about the tie Atlético nor of the final minutes in which he could have even deserved more. Not of course Correa’s goal or the great pass from the hitherto unpublished Gallant. The noise took everything away. In such a way, that in Lisboawhere else, he melted the leads and the Light of Atlético. Koke, Griezmann and De Paulthree heavyweights, put a face to the horror of the first half that miraculously ended only 1-0. So to Simeone He did not hesitate to replace them with players who did not doubt the possibility of fighting and running. Even if one of them was a Javi Serrano that it was not worth it to Storm Graz but because of courage he remains at Atlético. But not even for those reasons, the disaster was collective. Giménez He screamed for tension and then delivered a pass to nothing that led to the penalty making it 2-0. A reflection of the total short circuit, above names. Even 4-0 fell short.
Simeone: Real Sociedad
Nobody will be surprised if Simeone’s next response at a press conference is “Real Sociedad.” Because it makes no sense that in the two days between the derby and Benfica his name has been in the target even though he has condemned the violence from the stands, having to wear himself out of his habitat and diverting his full attention from the match to game.
Say Mary illuminates Give Light
Di María and Da Luz… what could go wrong for Atlético? Ten years have passed, few survivors, but there are wounds that never heal. Above all, if the Argentine, after a brilliant career crowned with a world championship, is still very current. Despite his 36 years, not only is he one of the myths that presides over the Mural of the stadium’s champions, but every ball he touched was a concern for the red and whites. Obviously, he didn’t miss the penalty either.
Oblak lives on another planet
Lisbon knows well what a world-class goalkeeper they created after going to Slovenia to sign him when he was only 17 years old. That is why it remains in the memory of the stadium forever as well. That’s why he was the only one that Benfica didn’t pass over. In fact, before 1-0, he had already performed a miracle and after 2-0 he would still prevent Di María’s performance from being even greater. While Atlético sank, Jan was the only one staying afloat. How to doubt him…
How are the flares and firecrackers going in the stadiums?
Barely two hours after the well-deserved closure of the Metropolitano’s stadium due to the launching of lighters, Da Luz became a spectacle of pyrotechnic elements: firecrackers before starting, more explosions after the goals and some flares to finish it off. It is assumed that Benfica is exposed to a sanction. Or at least that’s how it was warned through the video scoreboards at half-time. We will have to be attentive….
