This is how they played: Atleti’s 1×1 against Mallorca

Oblak: Opportunity

The entire game was unprecedented apart from a ball that he didn’t know where to send and gave to the opponent. At the end of the game he made a saving hand in the only save of the game.

Azpilicueta: line breaker

Good game from the Navarrese, who always delivers. Serious about how little he had to defend, he took advantage of Mallorca’s retreat several times to advance meters unopposed towards the rival area, creating superiority. Still he didn’t mix well with Llorente.

Witsel: superb

The Belgian bordered on perfection. Neither a bad pass nor a mistake, firm in defense and fundamental in getting the ball out. Amath only left him once in a counterattack at the end of the game.

Beautiful: assistant

Good game by Hermoso, who had a lot of prominence in the red and white attack on the left with Lino. Confident with the ball, he did not hesitate to frequently prowl around the opponent’s area. He gave a great assist to Griezmann for the winning goal.

Llorente: irregular

Playing as a winger doesn’t suit him very well. He sometimes did not understand Azpilicueta and hesitated on too many occasions. There was no good understanding in the band. Even so, he improved in the second half, bringing a little more danger from his side.

Lino: danger

Samu Lino was once again one of the best red-and-whites. He was incisive in attack although he was not lucky when it came to scoring. In the second half he played inside after Riquelme left to take care of the lane.

Koke: centenario

Koke made 600 appearances for Atlético de Madrid and received a standing ovation from the entire stadium. He led the team although he was not always able to provide the speed necessary to break Mallorca’s well-worked defensive lines.

Neighborhoods: from more to less

Good first half from Barrios, where he left very classy details and put two balls on a plate for Morata who was not able to finish. He went down a bit in the second, without Koke by his side, and made some dangerous losses.

Griezmann: sideral

It was not Griezmann’s best game, as he did not have special clarity in finding Mallorca’s holes. He played a little further back than usual but as soon as Simeone placed him a few meters higher he scored a spectacular header from very far away to continue increasing his scoring tally. Only by Luis Aragonés. What a player.

Strap: failed

You can’t say he didn’t try. He did it all the time and didn’t give up, but he missed the chances he had and lacked finesse in his passes.

Morata: frustrated

He didn’t go home happy. He worked wonderfully, as always, but he missed the ones he had between missed shots and offsides.

De Paul: bossy

The Argentine took charge of the team when Koke left and fulfilled his role well by opening the game and filtering passes into the area.

Riquelme: incisive

He came out with great intensity to claim the position. He generated danger and combined with Lino, showing that both can coincide on the field.

Memphis: return

Memphis is back and that is already great news. He fought without much success and had a couple of chances that went just wide. He is oiling the machinery.

Gimenez: sure

He came out in the last minutes so that the score wouldn’t be in danger and that’s what he dedicated himself to.