Atletico Madrid 3-1 Valencia Three more goals against Valencia
Diego SimeoneS Atletico Madrid they have always been labeled as a boring part to watch, but at this point they could be no further from the truth.
It’s just a shame that one of the most fun Atletico teams in recent years have to play in front of an empty Estadio Wanda Metropolitano.
Their 3-1 win Valencia Sunday night was proof that with Luis Suarez and Joao Felix around, they are always entertained.
Not many expected Valencia to take the lead over Wanda, let alone do it in such an incredible way.
Uros Racic opened the scoring in the first half with an uninterrupted and long-range curling shot that bent into the top corner, away from Jan Oblakthat’s enough.
Atletico he didn’t score from a corner all season before Sunday and after he almost passed Jose Maria Gimenez, Joao Felix hit the spot from Thomas Lemarhis cross. It was an unorthodox end on the part of the Portuguese, but it did the job.
There was a controversial moment in the first half when Maxi Gomez it seemed to slip Lemarthe foot under him in Valencia penalty area. The referee did not award any penalty Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea.
Mario Hermoso proves to be the useful player for Atletico when playing in the back. His perfect long pass for inches Joao Felix triggered the movement that led to Luis Suarezits purpose.
If there was a problem finding a replacement for the suspended Kieran Trippier, Yannick Carrasco at least provided a demonstration of what he can do in the second half. The Belgian moved to play the right defender and performed much better than Sime Vrsaljko he did in the first half.