The draw between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in the LaLiga derby turned out to be a draw without benefit for either team, but for the third in contention, Barcelona. The reason is none other than the culé team took advantage of the division of points between both teams to climb to second place in the positions and stay three points behind the leader, who has a less played game.
“The Madrid derby was not a business for anyone,” he said. Hernan Pereyra in the analysis carried out during the first edition of the week of his podcast ‘Es Así y Punto’. “Atlético was winning it from minute 15 to 88 and finally came out upset because he could have kept the three points. While for the merengue team, the tie did not allow them to deduct points, they fell to third place and according to the result of Atlético this Wednesday against Athletic Bilbao, the difference can be 6 or 8 points. The business for Real was to win and be only two points behind the leader ”.
In his analysis, Pereyra stressed that “the real winner of the classic was Barcelona, because after getting the three points against Osasuna, they put pressure on the leader when there are still 42 points in dispute in this tournament,” he said.
“The final result reflects the reality of the game and it can even be said that it was fair,” Pereyra remarked, adding that “Atlético came out to propose, attacked and could even have finished the game. But Real Madrid also had options and ended up drawing ”.
Next, the ESPN analyst referred to the controversy unleashed about Felipe’s hand in the area that all of Real Madrid claimed as a penalty. “While it is true that Casemiro could have taken advantage of the opportunity if the ball did not hit Felipe’s hand, I understand that the referee made the correct decision when judging the defender’s intention. For me it was a hand with no intention of taking advantage ”.
“The referee needs to consider this issue and I think he did well. Did Felipe try to take advantage or was it accidental? Did the arm go to the ball or did the ball go where the arm was? I reiterate that I think the same as the referee Hernández Hernández who considered that it was not a penalty after reviewing the play in the VAR ”, he considered.
Pereyra also highlighted the performance of the two goalkeepers, Jan Oblak and Thibaut Courtois. “At times Oblak seemed unbeatable and got several goal options, but the merengue goalkeeper also prevented Suárez or Carrasco from finishing the game by scoring a second goal. Also noteworthy is the work of Karim Benzemá, his ability to create options, his power of definition. There are few strikers like him and for Real Madrid he is a fundamental piece ”, he emphasized.
Finally, and by way of conclusion, the host of the podcast stated that: both Atletico and Real shared points in a result that should be considered fair. It will be necessary to see how the league continues after this Wednesday Simeone’s team catches up with the games played. What was clear on Sunday was that although the game ended tied, the real winner was Barcelona, ”he concluded.
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