Actual Betis 0-2 Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid lastly obtained their first away win of the season on Monday night time after an enormous effort in opposition to Actual Betis, withstanding vital stress from the house facet. One which Diego Simeone’s facet will level to for instance to observe.
Atletico began off in thunderous vogue, with Giuliano Simeone volleying a looping ball into the underside proper nook along with his weaker left foot from the highest of the field, simply 5 minutes in. It was the proper begin for Diego Simeone’s facet, who regarded harmful on the break. With Alex Baena directing issues, and the impressed Giuliano driving down the proper facet, with Julian Alvarez failing to catch one of the best likelihood created.
This isn’t to say that Betis had been with out menace. Ez Abde, Antony and Cucho Hernandez all unable to transform their finest half-chances. Betis had been spending an increasing number of time within the Atletico half, however following a set-piece on the verge of the break, Betis’ appeals for a pull within the field on Natan had been met with silence from the referee. La Cartuja was then silenced as from the ensuing counter-attack, Baena reduce in from the left facet, dummied a defender, after which whizzed the ball into the highest nook to present Los Colchoneros a two-goal lead on the break.
Betis stress doesn’t inform in opposition to battling Atleti
Within the second half, Los Rojiblancos needed to take away Pablo Barrios attributable to damage, and on the hour-mark, each Baena and Alvarez had been withdrawn for Conor Gallagher, Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sorloth. Their counter-attacks turned much less frequent and extra blunt, as Betis turned up the temperature.
Nevertheless Los Verdiblancos discovered obstacles of their method at each flip, as battling performances from David Hancko, Jose Maria Gimenez and a few key interventions from Jan Oblak stored the house facet at bay. Their defensive efficiency felt like that of a Simeone facet although, maybe essentially the most pleasing facet for his or her touring followers, given its absence from their begin to the season. Coming into the ultimate phases, the frustration was palpable in Seville, feeling that no bounce nor resolution favoured them.
The whistles had been musical for Atletico although, as they noticed out their first away win at one of the tough away days in La Liga. That at their seventh try, and it serves Atletico to maneuver as much as fourth, closing the hole to Barcelona in second to only three factors, with simply their third clear sheet. Betis slip to sixth spot, three factors behind Los Rojiblancos, and can really feel unlucky to not have breached the Atletico backline.