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Sometimes, the Magi do not arrive on camels or wear robes or crown. Atlético knows it well because it has one under the sticks that wears gloves and also a superhero cape. Jan Oblak tied the first red and white victory of the year with two prodigious stops against Bardhi, in an epilogue that threatened storm for his team. The Slovenian goal is not one of those who lose sight of the scent of a good glass like the one that appears next week and captured the third consecutive victory in LaLiga, which returns them to the LaLiga podium next to Sevilla. Because it's always good to have a Wizard King on the team.

And that 2020 dawned for Atlético as it closed in 2019. With the aim pending to refine. With barely a minute of play, neither Correa nor Joao Félix nor Saúl, whose final shot took off heading to heaven, hit the goal of Aitor . It seemed a bad omen, but it ended up becoming a simple anecdote for the third consecutive league win of the rojiblanco team.

Without Koke, still finalizing his recovery, Thomas and Herrera shake Atlético's game. And, of course, Joao Felix tries to give him a plus of imagination. That touch of distinction, priced at 126 million, was, for example, his attempt at Vaseline from the center of the field, in full gallop and with the ball sewn to the foot. His shot did not pass even near the domains of Aitor, but his simple intention is already glad the gesture of the stands.

For Joao Felix, however, the ball did not pass in the five minutes of collective madness that the Metropolitan experienced. Correa uncorked the champagne when hunting a remote control shipment to the first touch of Trippier . Almost immediately, Roger returned the bottle to the refrigerator after splicing a precise center to Campaña's stationary ball. And, instantly, Felipe furrowed the sky to finish off with his head a perfectly wrapped gift of Lodi and, also, to sign his first aerial cabriola in the Metropolitan. If it weren't for the pirouette, some would have thought that the goal had returned to Godin. Sometimes a dose of uncontrol is better than any strict script.

He could have left Atlético to rest with the calm of a third blow. But Morata , as happened in the last episode of the year, in Villamarín, was blocked due to the clarity of the auction. Trippier left him alone before the Levantine goalkeeper but Cabaco , more horny, ended up discovering his fears. For situations like these, and for those that may occur if one day you are absent, it is why the red and white track this winter market in search of a forward that complements Morata until the return of Costa ... even beyond.

Joao Felix, without aim

Atlético never seemed to fear for the score, but he didn't feel calm either. El Levante, in its own way, with locals waiting in his field, tried to tip a scratch like Roger's first half. Morales's entry, replacing an unnoticed Mayoral, added a touch of sparkle and speed but still lacked poison.

Vitolo returned after another blissful injury, a month later. Saul returned to the left side during the last half hour. And Atlético returned to play with his destiny for that lack of bad milk, aim or whatever in front of the rival goal. Only this explains the condescension of Joao Felix on the way to closure. From the permanent (and sometimes chaotic at the same time) battle of Correa on the right side, on one of his best nights, an idea emerged that could have been the definitive one. But the Portuguese is no stranger to the goal scorer who continues to drag the team.

But the rojiblanca forcefulness above is inversely proportional to the one behind. Specifically under the sticks. And that is why, thanks to the formidable tentacles of Oblak, when Bardhi already thought he was the winner twice, especially in the last blow of the game, Atlético grabbed his fourth straight win (one in the Champions League). He did it with his heart crushed by uncertainty and sustained by the most sought-after gloves on the continent.

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