Athletic are the first team to disrespect the Metropolitano in over a year. Atlético has accumulated 28 games without defeat at its stadium, with 26 wins and two draws, both against Getafe, between League, Cup and Champions competitions. The colchoneros haven’t lost at home since January 8 of last year, when Barça got the victory from the field of Madrid. The consecutive season was 16 wins and one tie on the scoreboard… until the Bilbao team arrived in the first leg of the Cup semifinals.
Atlético started the game better, but the team that took the lead was the visitor with a penalty scored by Berenguer after a very clear lack of reinildo about Beñat Prados. Griezmannthe player who appeared when everything became clear, had a chance to equalize at the end of the first half and Berenguer He also has his own.
Samuel Lino warned with a cross shot at the start of the second half, when the locals went all out in search of an equaliser, but the one who had the best chance was Athletic with a shot from First Gómez that drives away Oblak and? Villaliberinstead of Guruzeta, failed to enter local networks that favored everyone. The ball hit the side of the net.
Linen He tried again with a shot almost identical to the previous one and Agirrezabala prevented the tying goal in the 77th minute with a slanted shot from Griezmann. Morata can also be tied and They lived He had a chance to make it 0-2 with a header. The 0-1 score at half-time was unchanged despite a late penalty scare being called and later annulled after a VAR review.
Athletic finally won at the Metropolitano after five losses and a draw. Yesterday everything was good news.
Source: La Verdad
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