Julián Álvarez spoils the good defense of Athletic (1-0)
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He Athletic Club has broken the streak of 16 days undefeated after losing 1-0 against Atlético de Madrid This Saturday at the 26th Day match LaLiga EA Sports disputed in the Metropolitan. The ‘lions’ have endured the first hour of the game, but the Julián Álvarez’s goal It makes them go empty.
The Madrid team has begun dominating the clash, playing very comfortable in the opposite field, while the ‘lions’ have planted their wall in the area and have defended themselves well. Thus, Le Normand has given the first scare with a header in a corner that has gone up by little.
The Basques have reacted and encouraged to attack. In a quick against, Williams has been planted alone before Oblak, worse has not been right and the local goalkeeper has prevented him from scoring. Ruiz de Galarreta has also had a good opportunity to open the scoreboard, after a pass back of Unai Gómez, but his shot has encountered a defense and the rejection has gone out.
Atlético has taken little to take the command again and stalked the goal of Unai Simón, with the Valverde team defending in block and preventing his goalkeeper from having to act. Each local attacker ran into several Basque defenses.
With the passage of the minutes they have appeared holes in the defenses and the two brothers Williams have had two occasions to create danger, but they have gone empty to rest.
In the second part, the first time clear has been Berenguer after receiving a satin center in the area, but, as in the first part, Oblak has stopped the two -time shot.
With the intention of gaining offensive strength, Valverde enters Guruzeta and Prados by Unai Gómez and Ruiz de Galarreta who The game will be lost against Mallorca for accumulation of cards.
Until the 66th minute, the rojiblanca defense endured. Llorente has put a good in -depth pass to Julián Álvarez, who has broken Unai Simon in the first ball he has touched (1-0).
Correa has been about to expand the score, but the Basque goalkeeper has remained firm to avoid it.
Athletic has had a very clear occasion to match the encounter, but fortune has not been on its side. Prados has finished off the head stick, and in the rejection Williams has run into the crossbar. And in less than five minutes, in a play of foul rehearsed, Iñaki has returned to send the ball to the crossbar.
They have tried until the last moment, but it could not be and Athletic loses again after almost five months.
TECHNICAL SHEET:
1 – Atlético de Madrid: Oblak; Molina, Le Normand, Lenglet, Galán; Giuliano (Llorente, m. 58), by Paul, Barrios (Giménez, m. 67), Lino (Gallagher, m. 58); Griezmann (Correa, m. 62) and Sorloth (Julián Alvarez, m. 58).
0 – Athletic Club: Unai Simon; Gorosabel (De Marcos, m. 77), Vivian, Yeray, Yuri; Galarreta (Prados, m. 63), Jauregizar (Vesga, m. 81); Iñaki Williams, Berenguer (Maroan, m. 77), Nico Williams; and Unai Gómez (Guruzeta, m. 63).
Goal: 1-0, m. 66: Julián Alvarez.
Referee: Gil Manzano (C. Extremeño). He admonished the Sorloth’s yellow card (m. 57) and the Galarreta visitors (m. 32), Gorosabel (m. 61) and Yeray (m. 87).
Source: Eitb
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