Post by mesi10 on Jan 11, 2024 4:52:59 GMT -5
A demonstration of determination and effectiveness by Antoine Griezmann and a collective practical exercise launched Atlético de Madrid into a new Europa League, the sixth title of the Simeone era, evidently superior to Marseille, resounding when it perceived the first rival failure and conclusive afterwards.
Less than fifteen minutes, with more agitation than opportunities, the final was without nuances of the red-and-white team and its star, who first tamed a responsive opponent at the beginning of the duel, with the 0-1 in the 22nd minute, and sentenced it later , in 48, with two incontestable definitions; the umpteenth example of its entire class.
How much is Griezmann worth? Of course a lot for Atlético, with whom he has already scored 112 goals in four seasons and whom he has led to a new title, the first European for the Binance App Users Data French attacker, as the leader of a group that began the Europa League as the undisputed favorite and concludes it as a firm champion.
Not even the atmosphere at the Parc OL in Lyon put him in doubt. He was the visitor, in all the expression of the term, because almost three quarters of the 59,000 seats were from Marseille. He had the environment against him, hellish at times, including flares , but his team, today, is above his opponent in everything.
Atlético accepted Marseille's invitation, which made its proposal clear from the first moment, from the center kick, when Payet emulated a rugby player and kicked the ball directly out of bounds to advance, give him the ball and put pressure on him. The red and white team suffered for a while, gripped, demanded and even out of balance.
Just a quarter of an hour, when the direct and fast-paced football of his opponent was transformed into the opportunity that Valere Germain squandered right at the start of the duel, enabled in front of Oblak by a phenomenal pass from Payet, or in the volley that Adil Rami connected , but the agitation that the French team intended lasted until then.
Perhaps because Atlético calmed down and settled in, but above all because the difference in quality was demonstrated in a simple action: a pass through the middle by goalkeeper Steve Mandanda that Anguissa did not control and that Gabi pressed and collected with a free perspective towards Griezmann, infallible to score 0-1 .
It was the 22nd minute, the red and white team's first opportunity and even Marseille's first lapse, but such a concession is as unforgivable as it is definitive in a final, even more so against a team that takes advantage of other people's mistakes like Atlético does and with a top scorer which he defines as Griezmann, with so much authority.
Less than fifteen minutes, with more agitation than opportunities, the final was without nuances of the red-and-white team and its star, who first tamed a responsive opponent at the beginning of the duel, with the 0-1 in the 22nd minute, and sentenced it later , in 48, with two incontestable definitions; the umpteenth example of its entire class.
How much is Griezmann worth? Of course a lot for Atlético, with whom he has already scored 112 goals in four seasons and whom he has led to a new title, the first European for the Binance App Users Data French attacker, as the leader of a group that began the Europa League as the undisputed favorite and concludes it as a firm champion.
Not even the atmosphere at the Parc OL in Lyon put him in doubt. He was the visitor, in all the expression of the term, because almost three quarters of the 59,000 seats were from Marseille. He had the environment against him, hellish at times, including flares , but his team, today, is above his opponent in everything.
Atlético accepted Marseille's invitation, which made its proposal clear from the first moment, from the center kick, when Payet emulated a rugby player and kicked the ball directly out of bounds to advance, give him the ball and put pressure on him. The red and white team suffered for a while, gripped, demanded and even out of balance.
Just a quarter of an hour, when the direct and fast-paced football of his opponent was transformed into the opportunity that Valere Germain squandered right at the start of the duel, enabled in front of Oblak by a phenomenal pass from Payet, or in the volley that Adil Rami connected , but the agitation that the French team intended lasted until then.
Perhaps because Atlético calmed down and settled in, but above all because the difference in quality was demonstrated in a simple action: a pass through the middle by goalkeeper Steve Mandanda that Anguissa did not control and that Gabi pressed and collected with a free perspective towards Griezmann, infallible to score 0-1 .
It was the 22nd minute, the red and white team's first opportunity and even Marseille's first lapse, but such a concession is as unforgivable as it is definitive in a final, even more so against a team that takes advantage of other people's mistakes like Atlético does and with a top scorer which he defines as Griezmann, with so much authority.