The tortuous relationship of Atletico Madrid there are penalties. There were many moments marked by failures from the eleven meters. The latest, the marrado by Yannick Carrascoor before him Bayer Leverkusenin the final minute of the group stage match at the Metropolitano and would ultimately prove the rojiblanco team’s elimination from the continental tournament.
The problem is now, Atlético doesn’t even have the option to disappoint them, because they didn’t blow the whistle. On Sunday, alvaro morata returned to claim the maximum penalty thereafter Louis Philippe he was brought down in the 14th minute of play. There is contact, but Martinez Munuera in the field and Mateu Lahoz with VAR they didn’t understand it enough to indicate eleven meters.
In the rojiblanco club there is already a resignation on the matter. “That will play out. When it happens, I hope we can convert, which is the important thing. If that occasion didn’t happen, it wouldn’t have come out from the referees or the VAR”, he pointed out Diego Simeone on Sunday after the clash against Betis. A message that has been repeated in recent weeks when asked about the matter.
And the theme is repeated. Because 30 league games have passed without Atlético de Madrid receiving a penalty. LThe last time it happened was on May 8, 2022, on matchday 35 of the League, in the Metropolitano derby, where Real Madrid came away as champions. Carrasco changed it. Eleven months have passed since then. And there were several opportunities. Only the mattress set has this championship condition. And the streak is already historic.
Since Simeone’s entire tenure, this is the second time the rojiblancos have faced this situation. The other is between the 16/17 and 17/18 seasons. 30 games with no penalties in favor, same as today. In other words, if Atlético does not throw away the maximum penalty on Sunday in Vallecas, it will be the longest streak of Cholo’s entire era (remember he arrived at Manzanares in 2011).
But there is more. Because without a penalty in Vallecas or the next day against Almería in the Metropolitan, the mattress team equals the worst streak in its entire history in this regard. And to find it, you have to go back to the 40s of the last century. Between the 41-42 and 42-43 campaigns, Atlético went 32 games without being awarded a penalty. 80 years later, the Madrid team is just two weeks away from equaling this dubious record.
Source: La Verdad
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