He Atlético de Madrid comes back against the Leganes with a 3-1 in a Metropolitan with the lower south end stand closed after the incidents in the Madrid derby on September 29. The home team dominated possession and opportunities throughout the game, but the team pepinero He knew how to resist and get ahead in the first half. In a second half led by the locals, the group of Simeone He stood up and sealed the comeback.
He red and white team They started the game clearly dominating possession, after a brief chance by Leganés at the beginning of the game. The pepineros tried to do damage with set pieces, although Jan Oblak He was confident from the beginning. With patience, the team Simeone moved the ball trying to open holes in the closed visiting defense, especially on the left wing, where Rodrigo Riquelme was the most incisive.
The first clear chance of the game was for the colchoneros. In the 12th minute they began to generate danger through Alexander Sorloth. A touch of class Griezmannwith a subtle backheel, left the Norwegian in a shooting position, but his shot, centered and weak, did not worry Dmitrovic. Shortly after, Pablo Barrios He tried from outside the area after a great play by Lenglet, but his shot went over the crossbar.
He Leganesmeanwhile, could not find a way out of his field. Completely retracted, the equipment Borja Jimenez He struggled to string passes and progress in attack. He Atléticowith six shots in the first 30 minutes compared to none from Leganés, seemed to have total control, although the goal was resisted.
The surprise came with the visitor’s goal
However, the visiting team began to gain some ground in the final minutes, taking advantage of a drop in Atlético’s verticality. And in the 34th minute, the surprise came. Dani Raba found Yvan Neyou who, with a spectacular whip to the near post, beat A cloud and made the score 0-1. Leganés, who had shown courage in this section, took advantage of their first associative arrival to take the lead.
He Atlético He looked for the equalizer before the break, and Riquelme was about to achieve it with a shot that Dmitrovic cleared with difficulties. With the score at 0-1, Leganés goes to half-time at the Metropolitano, after a first half in which they knew how to resist and hit at the right moment.
The comeback came in the second half
He Leganes started the second half strongly, testing Atlético’s defense with a shot from Julian Cruz which was blocked by an attentive Lenglet. The pepineros showed good minutes after the restart, but Atlético responded quickly.
Seven minutes into the second half, Simeone’s team was close to equalizing. But this did not arrive until the 69th minute, courtesy of Alexander Sorloth. After a combinative play, Giuliano Simeone extended a ball towards Witselwho centered low so that Sorloth, with a spectacular spur shot, beat Dmitrovic and put the score at 1-1.
From there, the Atlético domino. Meanwhile, the Leganeswho had shown little offensive capacity in the second half, found themselves overwhelmed. The comeback was completed in the 81st minute, with a goal from Griezmannwho decisively attacked the near post after a great assist from Giuliano Simeone.
The game almost had a final scare when Griezmann He received a direct red card, but after a VAR review, the referee corrected his decision and showed him a yellow card. With the match practically over, Sorloth He scores the second on his personal goal with a shot from the small area in a rough play to close the game and the comeback. Thus, Atlético achieved a hard-fought comeback, adding three vital points.
