Atlético de Madrid has tied (1-1) this Saturday during his visit to RCD Espanyol during the 29th day of LaLiga Ea Sports, delving the mattresses in their wounded mood for seeing each other further and farther from the fight for the title, while the parakeets have taken some air in their long persecution for permanence.
The visitors began well in the RCDE Stadium, with a goal annulled to Marcos Llorente on the previous game of Antoine Griezmann, who had given him the profile pass within the area. But time passed with slow rhythm and Espanyol did not respond until the 20th minute, when Lele Cabrera sent a header well above the crossbar.
There were several stops then, because an entrance left Samu Lino and a half afflicted on the grass. And just after, in 25 ‘, a center of Omar El Hilali from the right wing to the rojiblanca area caused a very hard clash of heads between local striker Roberto Fernández and the visitor defender Robin Le Normand, being replaced.
The Hispanic-France central was already lost many games of the first round of the championship for another blow that occurred in the head during a derby against Real Madrid; And to avoid major evils, Josema Giménez entered quickly through him. So much setback had affected the encounter, perhaps unattractive for most spectators.
But from the lethargy they were taken César Azpilicueta in the 38th minute, making the 0-1 brilliantly. Griezmann hung the ball into the Perica area and Marash Kumbulla cleared head in his jump next to Alexander Sorgeh, leaving the ball out of the area so that ‘Azpi’ volted with the right hand and that entered through the squad in the goal of Espanyol.
Spurred by that target, Atlético had the 0-2 in Conor Galagher boots shortly before the break, although the Raso right of the former Chelsea left crossed next to the strain of the post. In the resumption, the pupils of Diego Pablo Simeone controlled the situation without excessive problam, but the plan broke down for a penalty of Clément Lenglet.
To the serve of a side foul, sent directly to the domains of Jan Oblak, Lenglet clearly grabbed the shirt to Cabrera inside the area and the field referee, Javier Alberola Rojas, he decreed penalty without hesitation. Under the consultation to the VAR, such a decision was maintained and Javi Puado transformed that maximum penalty, without giving options to the Slovenian goalkeeper.
With a budding depression for its traumatic elimination in the round of 16 of the Champions League and its two stumbling blocks in the League against Getafe and FC Barcelona when he had two markers in favor, Atlético repeated ‘Pecheo’ and barely generated danger in the half hour he had ahead in this appointment against an effective Espanyol.
The changes of the ‘Cholo’ Simeone had an effect while those of the coach in front, Manolo González, did work when introducing Alejo Véliz to play the second half with two strikers. The clock was consumed, the parakeets handled any scare in defense and sealed the draw, to show 29 points now; And with 57, Atleti follows third.
Data Sheet.
-RESULT: Espanyol, 1-Atlético de Madrid, 1 (0-1, at rest).
–Alineations.
Espanyol: Joan García; El Hilali, Kumbulla, Cabrera, Romero; Lozano (Véliz, Min.46), Kral (Edu Expósito, Min.62), Urko (Calero, Min.84); Jofre (Roca, Min.62), Punado (Aguado, Min.90+1); and Roberto Fernández (Milla, Min.78).
Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Llorente, Le Normand (Giménez, Min.28), Lenglet, Azpilicueta (Reinildo, Min.81); G. Simeone (Molina, Min.64), Gallagher (Riquelme, Min.81), Barrios, Lino (De Paul, Min.46); Griezmann and Sorloth (Julián Álvarez, min.64).
–Goles:
0-1, Min.38: Subilicueta.
1-1, min.71: Puado (P).
–Arbitro: Alberola Rojas (C. C-Manchego). He admonished Kumbulla yellow (min.21) and Véliz (min.73) by Espanyol, already Giménez (min.90+1) in Atlético de Madrid.
-Stadium: RCDE Stadium, 30,559 spectators.