Valencia and Atlético equalize by raising the league level

Valencia and Atlético do not want to be comparsas of this championship in which Barcelona and Real Madrid always seem unattainable. They showed it in last year and they have shown it again since the beginning of the 2018-19 season, in an intense initial duel, with good football and in which they have said to the four winds that they want to do something important this year.

Because Mestalla faced two teams with the desire to consolidate what was done last year. The victories in the Europa League and the European Supercup made the rojiblancos feel more pressured to achieve victory, but the one who started looking for the ball and controlling the game was Marcelino’s side with that solid midfield that ends of propping up with the signing of Danish Daniel Wass.

He sent Valencia although it cost him to get close to Oblak’s goal. It is not usually easy. It was seen in those first instants a Rodrigo with a lot of desire to have presence and put danger to the game of his team. In the first he put a good center to Wass from the right. Then appeared on the front of the area of ​​Madrid to throw the ball over the crossbar.

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In a game of equalized forces, the Atlético strikers appeared. And if Diego Costa first warned that he was not willing to leave Valencia without giving Neto some fright then it was Griezmann who appeared to serve the goal to Angel Correa. Sensational his assistance to leave the Argentine in a heads up. The rojiblanco 10 turned around quickly and beat the Brazilian goalkeeper with precision.

The goal confirmed the strength of Atletico against a well-shot Valencia from its great campaign last year. There was almost an hour left and everything could happen. Until the break, what happened is that Simeone’s team continued to show that solidity that rests in the Koke and Saul and the danger their forwards have. Also began to appear the French Lemar, destined to become one of the best appearances of this League.

It was noticeable on the turf that the esteem of this Atlético that came from beating Real Madrid was the one that was decanting the match. But the single goal of Correa made anything happen in the second half.

Rodrigo’s pride
And Valencia countered the rojiblanco power with pride, especially Rodrigo, the striker who aspires to grow as one of the great nines of this league. The international with Spain scored the equalizer by taking advantage of a good center from the left of Wass and after winning the game to Godin. His definition of the play was impeccable.

In that wave the Valencia went up, that shortly after sent a ball to the post. It was on a corner kick in which the auction was carried out by Gabriel Paulista. The party was on the side of Marcelino’s despite the fact that before the goal the occasion had been for Diego Costa.

When it was time for the changes it was clear that neither of the two coaches was satisfied with the draw. Marcelino opted for Gameiro while Simeone got a Martins who took the place of a Griezmann who was beginning to lack some freshness. Before, Lemar had left to get Vitolo in.

However, the two teams had a hard time peering into the opposite goal in the final minutes. It was noted that at this stage of the season the forces are just. That they say it to Parejo, that finished very justito. Or the midfield of Atlético, to which the end was made longer than normal. Or Wass at the time he had to cncluir a good counter of his team that could have been the goal of the comeback.

The match ended with a free kick sent by Saul over the crossbar of Neto’s goal and a shot from Gameiro that saved Oblak. It was the signal that the match was going to end in a draw. It will know little to these two teams given the requirement imposed by Barcelona and Real Madrid. But there is still a lot of championship for these two teams that will surely play a key role in the championship.