The Argentine Ángel Correa came off the bench again to save Atlético de Madrid and leave the hectic derby against Real Madrid in a draw (1-1), a result that minimizes Barcelona’s defeat on Saturday at El Sadar against Osasuna (4-2 ). in the EA Sports Spanish football League.
The Cívitas Metropolitano duel, however, will be remembered, more than for the game and the result, for the temporary suspension decreed by referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer for the repeated throwing of objects from the stands into the goal area defended by the Belgian Thibaut Courtois.
At that moment, in the 68th minute, Real Madrid dominated 0-1 after the goal scored in the 64th by Brazilian Eder Militao with a powerful shot from inside the area after a delivery from the left by Vinicius Jr.
Back in action, after a quarter of an hour break with the players in the locker room, Real Madrid seemed to have the match under control, but Atlético’s eagerness to avoid defeat found its reward in the extension of Correa’s goal, again vital on his way out onto the pitch, a goal that was initially disallowed for offside but was awarded at the request of the VAR.
Favored
The tie leaves Barcelona (21) at the top of the table with three points ahead of Real Madrid (18) and five points ahead of Atlético de Madrid (16) and means the third consecutive derby in which Carlo Ancelotti’s team He can’t beat Diego Pablo Simeone’s.
Bad fortune stopped Athletic Club, which was enjoying a close victory against Sevilla thanks to Mikel Jauregizar’s goal in the 36th minute when, in the extra time, a pass by Nigerian Chidera Ejuke ended with a cross that unintentionally hit the crossbar by Unai Núñez and the The ball ended up going in after bouncing off the Mexican goalkeeper Álex Padilla, who had entered the field shortly before due to the expulsion of Julen Agirrezabala.
The team that Ernesto Valverde, who made seven changes compared to last Thursday in Rome in the Europa League, took advantage of the facilities behind Xavi García Pimienta’s team to take control, but little by little the Andalusian team, in need of finding light , was creating danger, especially through the Belgian Dodi Lukebakio (he sent a ball to the post) and ended up finding the reward in the rebound goal.
A draw that puts a lead in the path of Athletic, which had chained three consecutive victories, and gives air to a Sevilla that wants to get away from danger and that wants to demonstrate its evolution mainly in next Sunday’s derby against Betis.
If Sevilla has its new hope in Ejuke, Betis has one of the star figures of this beginning of the campaign, the Argentine Gio Lo Celso, once again decisive for Chilean Manuel Pellegrini’s team.
With his fifth goal of the campaign, Lo Celso resolved the match in extra time with a low shot with which he broke down the wall put up by goalkeeper Joan García, the best of the Spanish team, who even saved a penalty against the Moroccan in the first half. Ez Abde, apart from other major interventions.
Betis on the rise
The victory propels Betis to eighth place with twelve points, three more than its eternal rival, on the eve of the vibrant duel that is being held at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán.
On the other hand, the one that falls back is Girona, who added their fourth game without winning (two defeats and two draws) by drawing 1-1 in Balaidos against Celta, who until this match counted their home games as victories.
The Venezuelan Yangel Herrera put the match ahead for Míchel Sánchez’s team at 38 minutes, but Celta never gave up and found, at 81, Iago Aspas, their great captain and reference, honored for having reached 500 games .
The eighth matchday will close this Monday with the match between Villarreal and Las Palmas, in which the Castellón team will try to secure the points to return to the ‘Champions’ zone and the Canary Islands will open their record of victories and avoid their twenty-second match. continued without winning.
Madrid / EFE
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2024-09-30 06:34:22
