“We took the initiative, we had to suffer, and we are very happy with these fans, this victory is for them, they deserve everything.” The previous phrase was uttered this Friday by the UD Las Palmas coach, Xavi García Pimienta.
Atlético de Madrid saw the great streak of results come to a halt and fell 2-1 to visiting UD Las Palmas, losing the possibility of sleeping as the leader of LaLiga EA Sports, in a great match of the island team, with two goals in the second half and a subsequent reaction from the visitor, although not enough.
UD Las Palmas will start on Monday to prepare for its match against Osasuna next weekend because “survival is still the goal“said the yellow coach, who added: “Competing in this way makes me proud,” said García Pimienta, highlighting that UD Las Palmas “knows it.”
The first minutes illustrated that the red and white team would not have an easy night. Suffocated by Las Palmas’ forward pressure, Diego Simeone’s men struggled to get into the game and adapt to what he needed. Now, when he was able to interpret the situation well and overcome the initial pressure, he began to hurt the back of the local defense.
Youth player Pablo Barrios, new to Diego Simeone’s starting lineup, had the first option in the 15th minute with a left-footed shot inside the area that was stopped by goalkeeper Álvaro Valles. It all started after a slip by Álex Suárez.
His team-mate Rodrigo Riquelme’s chance was more clear, in the 23rd minute, after receiving a good pass from Antoine Griezmann In space he stood in front of the Sevillian goalkeeper, who took his shot at the near post with his left leg.
Munir El Haddadiwith a shot over the crossbar in the 34th minute, starred in the only attempt with some danger for the home team in this first half, played at a high pace.
The one in Garcia Pimienta They went into half-time with the feeling of standing up to a theoretically superior rival, but didn’t have enough firepower to get on the scoreboard to put the icing on the cake of their deserved first half.
The local beginning of the second half is very similar to the first, but this time it has a reward: A ball that didn’t go out of bounds was headed by Sergi CardonaMoleiro gave him continuity, Javi Muñoz let him through and Kirian hooked him from outside the area with a low shot, not quite a corner, but enough to beat a covered Oblak. VAR confirmed that the ball did not cross the sideline at the start of the game.
The red and white reaction did not waitfirst on the grass, with the arrival of Riquelme and a shot that hit the post and even the head of Valles, but the ball did not go in.
Afterwards, Simeone did not hesitate to sit Koke and Griezmann together.try to change the course of the game with Llorente and Correa first, and then with Giménez and Saúl Ñíguez.
Las Palmas also put fresh legs on the grass and one of the players included, Benito Ramirezpunished the loss of the red and white team off the ball, with the help of Munir and a very hard left foot shot from the yellow winger, which surprised Oblak at the near post.
The Sports Union, fueled by his confidence and pushed by his public, lived it best moment when Riquelmelocated on the right after the changes, was placed on a measured cross that Morata put into the net.
He own international striker The Spaniard tied his boots with a shot that went over the crossbar, on a ball that Valles released after a long shot from Barrios.
The eight minutes of extension is not allowed Simeone’s men once again came close to a draw and ended up losing on their particular Black Friday, against a Canarian team that beat Atlético de Madrid again on the island after thirty-six years.
Source: La Verdad
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