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Neither Joao Felix nor Hazard are for the frantic atmosphere of a derby. From now on, you know what it is: a space without spaces. To find them, however, is what 100 million euros are paid for. The Portuguese left after two shots, outside, while listening to some whistle in the Metropolitan. The games don't end, because Simeone's demand is a lot for a 19-year-old player. He lacks grip, the rennet that Atlético asks for. He left the field as if a battle car had passed over him. It was the derby, not Madrid, with more precautions than courage and boldness.

In his second great game with Madrid, after the fatal night of Paris, Hazard subsided, showed details of great player, but did not become leader of the attack, turned the flow to the right of Bale . The Belgian faced Trippier , an impassable rottweiller. That is a good purchase. He left the field with the same countenance of Joao Felix in a game that already belonged to Modric and Oblak , the usual, and a Thomas with the gift of ubiquity. The dominance of the African midfielder describes the game well.

The areas decide the results, whether or not they are liars, but the answers, the truths are at the center of the field. The elections of soccer players in that place, much more than the tactical drawings, speak of the intentions of the coaches, of the game they wanted. Simeone chose Vitolo and Zidane Valverde . The Argentine wanted to increase the threat, the overflow and the combination, to be dominant; the Frenchman thought about counteracting it, stealing and running everything he could. It is what Madrid likes and what the nature of its players said, with Modric, outgoing from an injury, initially in the bank. For Atlético it is a change that has not always suited him, a key that his coach does not interpret in the same way, but it is a symptom of his growth, of his willingness to take a step forward in his hierarchy. We will see the result.

The absence of spaces in a very tactical clash made the bands a key place, but there were virtues and fears from both teams. Nacho was the Achilles white heel, Carvajal is not at his best and Lodi does not defend as he attacks. Attacking them did not unseat a derby that lacked a differential player, a crack .

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