It was Antoine Griezmann’s game. The game for which the Frenchman stayed for another season. The game for which he will lose money on his trip to Orlando by giving up going to Orlando. The match, in capital letters, to say goodbye in style in the very final in Budapest.
He couldn’t see him on the green, he was replaced earlier, but Griezmann’s farewell will be in Villarreal, not in Budapest. A terrible downturn for a player who says goodbye to Atlético after 10 seasons without the League, Cup or Champions League. A record that does not do justice to one of the best players of the last two decades.
Atlético will remember the penalty against Griezmann… and the chances of Giuliano and Sorloth
An hour of play had not passed when one of the controversial plays of the game arrived. A foul called on Pubill that prevented the referee from giving a resounding penalty to Griezmann, which the Frenchman claimed to the point that the referee ended up giving explanations to the 7. Be that as it may, an action that the red and whites will remember for a long time. Also, the ones that Guiliano (in the first act) and Sorloth (in the second) failed. Those types of actions decide finals.
Le Normand and Ruggeri, concentration is key
The 0-1 was a very hard blow. On the chin. Oblak took out a great hand but Saka was where he had to be: the rejection. The same cannot be said of Le Normand and Ruggeri, who in addition to letting the local 7 eat their toast, showed that they did not think about the rejection. All of this caused a 1-0 which was a very hard blow from which Atlético could not get up.
For some reason Arsenal had not lost in this Champions League
10 wins and 3 draws. That is the balance with which Arsenal took the green in this Champions League in which they signed an inmara already to PSG or Bayern screwed 8 out of 8 in the group stage. Something that gave them the advantage on the field factor and that ended up being decisive with the Metropolitano’s draw. A great team that will be at the big event in Budapest.
It’s difficult when you rarely keep a clean sheet
When in 16 games you barely keep a clean sheet in a match it is very difficult to reach the grand final. And this Atlético has passed all the rounds until the semifinals but ended up paying dearly for it. Just at the Camp Nou, it is soon said, Oblak and Musso were able to lock the red and white goal.
What an awful lot of centre-backs Arsenal have
Gabriel and Saliba are truly incredible as centre-backs. They showed it at the Metropolitano, they have been doing it all season. They are, in fact, the key why this Arsenal is usually an insurmountable wall. In addition, they are an offensive threat every set piece. They have many suitors, but if Andrea Berta is able to keep them, the English will continue to fight for titles for many years.
From the mythical disabled start… to the double change that will have people talking
There was a lot of fear about Arsenal’s start. You know, an English team, at home, and needing to win. But it was not what was expected, once Simeone planted the team well and deactivated a team that, until before the break, did not generate the expected danger either. The chess game between Arteta and El Cholo was seen from the first moment of the match. Griezmann’s change after the hour mark caught attention. Julián was limping and left the field, but Antoine (who did not have his best game) left as one of the players who could decide the match based on quality.