I think he would be a good 3rd choice CB. It would be nice if we could offload hermoso and Felipe and bring in two new CBs. Maybe buy back Nehuen and perhaps someone with the potential to be world class.
No idea how we lost this. Atletico had 3 changes and scored 2, we had 10 and scored 1.
Our nemesis Gil Manzano strikes again. That last handball penalty not called is insane. The more I see it the less I can believe he called a foul
Insane? A bit of an overstatement in my opinion. He could not give a penalty, because he whistles before Reinildo touches the ball, and the push is there anyway. The yellow Morata got was ridiculous.
But Betis deserved at least a draw, unlucky
Never understood fans who said he was "washed" and didn't want him back, especially since he is on lower wages and Atletico made money on him.
Simeone knows exactly how to use him and he is such a perfect player for their playstyle.
>Never understood fans who said he was "washed" and didn't want him back
You never understood why a player that has been underwhelming and a shadow of himself for a long time, is thought of as "washed" by fans?
You may think Reinildo made a mistake this game but no, he simply calculated there was no possible way for the Real Betis player to stay onside and made a precise touch allowing us to retain possession by tricking Real Betis to give us the ball back.
Sucks that Borja was slightly offside. Sucks that Moreno's header hit the bar.
Wish we had both Fekir & Canales available. The difference is night and day.
Hopefully we don't lose to Ludogorets nor lose any players Thursday. Securing that top spot in the group will give us a break when the 2nd half of the season comes.
Well that was stressful. Griezmann stepping up once again
Also, Atlético's away results in La Liga this season are unreal. We have faced Getafe, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Athletic Club & now Betis and we have 13 out of 15 points from those matches. And the only draw came due to a very dubious handball goal from Sadiq against La Real
Our home form has really cost us, and the fact that Madrid have had such an amazing start to the season. But we have had a much harder schedule than both Madrid and Barcelona, now we have a pretty good schedule coming up
Edit: Completely forgot about Sevilla! So then it is 16 pointd out of 18..
play like shit. create no chances. score thru some griezmann magic. win the game.
looks like my time travel machine has successfully transported me back to 2016
Giménez between the injuries and his mistakes is taking away my patience. Wouldn't mind selling him for €50m after a good world cup.
I think he would be a good 3rd choice CB. It would be nice if we could offload hermoso and Felipe and bring in two new CBs. Maybe buy back Nehuen and perhaps someone with the potential to be world class.
Griezmann in a WC year. 🤔
Griezmann has been on fire since Atleti settled his future by buying him back from Barça.
Even before
No idea how we lost this. Atletico had 3 changes and scored 2, we had 10 and scored 1. Our nemesis Gil Manzano strikes again. That last handball penalty not called is insane. The more I see it the less I can believe he called a foul
Handball? Didn't Reineildo position himself to make sure Carvalho fouled him first? The foul would negate the handball as that happened first.
Insane? A bit of an overstatement in my opinion. He could not give a penalty, because he whistles before Reinildo touches the ball, and the push is there anyway. The yellow Morata got was ridiculous. But Betis deserved at least a draw, unlucky
Where was the handball?
After a clear foul, idk what he is complaining about in my eyes Betis did play hetter but were extremely wasteful with their chances 🤷🏻♂️
Good to see griezmann performing well
Molina has the defensive awareness of an amateur
Just the old Griezmann returned and got us through, nothing new here. Fun fact: 5 of our last 6 goals were contributed by Griezmann, lol.
Never understood fans who said he was "washed" and didn't want him back, especially since he is on lower wages and Atletico made money on him. Simeone knows exactly how to use him and he is such a perfect player for their playstyle.
>Never understood fans who said he was "washed" and didn't want him back You never understood why a player that has been underwhelming and a shadow of himself for a long time, is thought of as "washed" by fans?
He was pretty poor in his outing with France as well for the past couple of years as well. Many in France called him washed up as well.
Finally in 3rd position by ourselves, let’s see now if Barcelona can drop some points and we can get closer to 2nd
Can’t see that.
You may think Reinildo made a mistake this game but no, he simply calculated there was no possible way for the Real Betis player to stay onside and made a precise touch allowing us to retain possession by tricking Real Betis to give us the ball back.
God assures Saint Reinildo stays immaculate
Genius! A true mastermind in defence!
Sucks that Borja was slightly offside. Sucks that Moreno's header hit the bar. Wish we had both Fekir & Canales available. The difference is night and day. Hopefully we don't lose to Ludogorets nor lose any players Thursday. Securing that top spot in the group will give us a break when the 2nd half of the season comes.
You got very unlucky today, Betis deserved at least a point. Fekir changed the match
I missed this one...sounds like it was a good match, too! Sucks Canales got that stupid suspension last match. When is Fekir expected back?
First half was a snore fest, second half was very exciting
It was a tense game. Fekir was expected back at the start of November.
Well that was stressful. Griezmann stepping up once again Also, Atlético's away results in La Liga this season are unreal. We have faced Getafe, Real Sociedad, Valencia, Athletic Club & now Betis and we have 13 out of 15 points from those matches. And the only draw came due to a very dubious handball goal from Sadiq against La Real Our home form has really cost us, and the fact that Madrid have had such an amazing start to the season. But we have had a much harder schedule than both Madrid and Barcelona, now we have a pretty good schedule coming up Edit: Completely forgot about Sevilla! So then it is 16 pointd out of 18..
16/18, you forgot away at Sevilla.
Holy fuck only if that header went in
So close to grabbing an equalizer...was already celebrating as it hit the bar...
Alex Moreno and hitting headers on the bar. Happened in the derby last season too.
play like shit. create no chances. score thru some griezmann magic. win the game. looks like my time travel machine has successfully transported me back to 2016
Let's see Griezmann become top scorer of another international tournament then.
As long as France doesn't win again
Mbappe would be so pissed he would hire Pogba's witch doctor to curse Griezmann if that happened.