Depay and VAR take Atletico to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey

Sevilla failed to dedicate the pass to the three fans who lost their lives as they set out for Madrid to watch a match in which the Sevilla team could not ease the pain of the league. He tried to achieve the same impact that last season’s Europa League victory gave him but failed..

HE Athletic It was better, but it took almost the entire game to find the key to victory. Simeone found him on the bench where Depay and Correa emerged to take the Metropolitan into ecstasy. Neither Real Madrid nor Barcelona, ​​nor even Girona, who are among the league’s top three, will be able to make a decent path towards La Cartuja.

A close start to the game

For Quique Sánchez Flores The match should not have been played. It was clearly visible in the preview: “What is important is the families of our fans who gave up their lives.. It will be very difficult to focus when we have victims on the road.” But the ‘show’ never ends because the schedule and work are on top of everything. But the pain of the moment of silence when the horror happened. While empty, to give Seville The balancing power that emerges in cup matches.

Sevilla team took the field with a 5-point defense and Nyland’s goal. For your part, Simeone awarded title to Nahuel and Saúl ahead of Barrios and Llorente. Both teams conducted intense containment drills. Sevilla forgot the nightmare of the League to show the intense pressure that plagued the ‘Cholo’. The jacket lasted a second. Our team lost too many duels at the beginning of the first half.

Sevilla appeared keen to make up for their shortcomings, such as the lack of a man at the top who knows how to get rid of his opponents. He did not think of leaving the back with the ball played. and relied on Nyland’s good long serves. Atletico’s best offensive argument came from the field. Combination between Samu Lino and Saúl. While the red-white ‘8’ was finding all the ways inside, the winger ran down the wing.

Penalty missed by Griezmann

However, the play that could disrupt the balance of the game was born on the opposite wing. Nahuel forced a penalty when he was brought down by Marcao. A painful maximum penalty because the Brazilian defender left his leg hanging. One sometimes wonders if there is a higher being that regulates the fate of the parties. If there really is a governing body, He thought Sevilla did not deserve to concede a goal before half an hour of play..

Griezmann took the ball and went on to extend his title as Atlético’s all-time top scorer. He aimed with his gaze, but he slipped as a result of an impact. He sent the skin into the vague area where most failed sentences live. Together, they create an unpleasant taste that causes the red and white team to leave at halftime. Because even though Sevilla is experiencing one of the worst sports moments in recent memory, A club that should never be considered dead in knockout competitions.

By falling short without the ball (a situation that is impossible to defend this season), the current champions of the Europa League achieved their main aim: to ensure that the match and the excitement last for at least another 45 years. The impetuous red and white fans weren’t so sure after the impact of seeing your best men fail. An opportunity as clear as penalties provide.

‘Cholo’ Simeone’s winning changes

Games like this are decided by the details. How cliché, isn’t it? But details are not an invisible gift. Or a bouquet of flowers for sale in a hypermarket. These are the kinds of luxuries Griezmann wants to enjoy. With an impossible toss-up between the Chilean and Vaseline. It’s a call to genius, delivered despite intentions, good or bad, depending on how you look at it.

The Frenchman was determined not to let this embarrassing slip mark his game. On the hour mark he caught Morata’s pass and finished superbly. But he did it from an illegal position. When it seemed the idea was to insist on the Frenchman’s genius, Simeone changed course. He pulled back Antoine and Morata to bring in Correa and Memphis. Marcao had previously issued the only visitor warning.

What happened next was entirely up to Cholo. Cholo also started ‘Plan B’ by activating Llorente and Barrios. Atlético closed the games better and found the goal in the first game, thanks to Depay. Offside again. The red and white abacus was full of luck. More topics: Does the one who forgives pay in the end? Rakitic wanted to take care of it. His entry refreshed Sevilla’s ideas.

Until football agreed with Simeone. Correa silenced Saudi Arabia’s songs with a revolutionary arrest and He scored against Memphis. The Argentinian coach was completely right. A winning combination was born from the test tube. As Metropolitano celebrated the pass, Barrios made a tackle that Gil Manzano took to be a penalty, as if time had already expired. VAR intervened to save Atletico.