this Atlético Madrid He maintains his idol with Mestalla and added a 0-1 win over this Monday. Valencia, although on this occasion with a good dose of luck against an opponent who was generally superior and was defeated in the second half target Antoine Griezmann, With Carlos Soler’s half-hearted cooperation, it’s on the first ball he touches.

Valencia entered the game better than Atleti. Gained intensity to get duels and party to its domain. Diego Simeone’s men were greatly disturbed by the high pressure of the local team, who managed to make several dangerous saves, although the lack of quality in the last meters deprived him of the goal.

A very powerful shot from outside the goal area in the 23rd minute. Yunus Musah surprised Oblak While Mestalla was celebrating the American’s big goal, referee Cuadra Fernández went to see the monitor and decided to cancel the goal Understanding of a foul by Diakhaby on Joao Félix at the start of the game. Gattuso couldn’t believe it, and neither did the fans who burst into the referee.

All of Valencia’s good work in the first half hour of the game was disrupted by this move, as Joao Félix tried to capitalize on the situation but his shot was cleared by Mamardashvili in the first dangerous mating move.

In a counterattack from Atlético, Thierry is shown the red card. Thinking about the referee who knocked down Morata. VAR had to intervene again, and after several minutes of consultation and review, the referee decided to leave the card only yellow for the locals to relax.

In the last part of the first act, Valencia directed the match to the first scenario. In the counterattack, where Mamardashvili took Morata’s shot with his foot, Atletico had the clearest shot in extra time, but Marcos Andre brought the situation to 1-0 with an extreme crossbow. international ram.

After the break, possession continued to belong to Valencia in a very physical duel, but the locals were unable to pose any danger in the final meters. Atlético was still very cloudy on offense and Simeone decided to bring in Griezmann and Lemar to shake up the match. The first ball touched by the French star was a goal. A high rebound from Atletico ended in a free ball for Griezmann, whose shot hit Carlos Soler and fell behind the net.

The goal stunned Valencia. Having much less wardrobe than Simeone, Gattuso made the changes with more physical effort than anything else. The match had eluded him. Atletico managed to finish the game on a counterattack in the last episode, but Mamardashvili blocked it.

Data sheet

0. Valencia: Mamardashvili, Thierry (Foulquier, m. 69), Generous, Diakhaby, Lato (Diego López, m.81); Guillamón (Nico, m.69), Musah, Soler; Castillejo (Fran Pérez, m.74), Marcos Andre (Maxi Gómez, m.74) and Lino.

1. Athletic: Oblak, Llorente, Giménez, Witsel, Reinildo, Saúl (Carrasco, m.46), Kondogbia (Griezmann, m.64), Koke, De Paul (Lemar, m.64); Morata (Correa, art.82) and Joao Félix (Cunha, art.82).

Aim: 0-1, art.66: Griezmann.

Judge: Cuadra Fernández (Balear C.). He warned Marcos Andre, Gattuso, Generous, Thierry and Fran Pérez for Valencia and Saúl, Simeone, Reinildo and Joao Félix for Atletico.

Events: The match, which coincided with the third day of LaLiga, played in front of 43,910 spectators at the Mestalla stadium.