‘This is Simeonezi’ Atletico Madrid draw 1-1 with Real outnumbered
AT Madrid showed ‘efficiency soccer’ to overcome the numerical inferiority in the enemy territory.
In the 2022-23 Primera Liga match held at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain on the morning of the 26th (Korean time), Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid (hereinafter referred to as AT Madrid) drew 1-1.
Real Madrid used the left and right flanks to press the close-knit team of AT Madrid, but AT Madrid defended the center by giving up the flanks, waiting for Real Madrid to get tired. Both teams had 6-4 possession, 629-399 passes, and 7-2 shots on target, with Real winning the record.
Real Madrid, using the side, knocked on AT Madrid, but AT Madrid showed a tight defense with their unique solid defense.
A crisis came to the solid defensive power. In the 19th minute of the second half, Angel Correa was sent off for using his hand during a physical fight with opposing defender Rudiger.
However, the exit had no effect whatsoever. On the contrary, in the 32nd minute of the second half, AT Madrid defender Jose Jimenez scored the first goal with a lightning-fast header from a free kick set piece about 30 meters away.
It was a textbook-like scene of a heading goal, a surprise rushing near the goal in a situation where the opponent’s marksman was absent. It was the result of proving the detailed tactics in the set piece, which is the strength of AT Madrid.
Real Madrid also fought back with set pieces. In the 39th minute of the second half, Alvaro Rodriguez, who took a no-mark chance from a corner kick from the left, scored his debut goal with a header. It was the result of the numerical inferiority caused by the sending off. 토토사이트
In the end, the two teams drew 1-1 and shared one point each.
2nd place Real Madrid (52 points) is 7 points behind Barcelona, who played one less game, and 4th place AT Madrid (42 points) trails 3rd place Real Sociedad by 1 point.