Gigantic canvases, decked with the stamp of thousands of Osasuna followers, hid the bones of El Sadar. Under his cloak, dust, rubble and scaffolding. And on the horizon, a handful of cranes. An atypical Navarrese still life mimicked with the silence of a stadium whose heartbeat usually drives its team and shrinks the rival's height by a couple of centimeters. Where there was lava, because of the pandemic, only a trace of ice remained yesterday. But life goes on and Joao Félix, in his debut in this express league, put Atlético to bed in that coveted Champions zone (even if it was a few hours) with his first double in Spain. Later, the revamped and overwhelming Marcos Llorente wrapped him up with a tremendous finish (0-5). [Narration and statistics]

Because Atlético landed in Pamplona aware that they can hardly afford an instant of distraction. The battle for the Champions is getting tighter and, in addition, each error of the applicants allows the arrival of new threats. So those of Simeone rushed off on that impeccable and shining green in the middle of the works. Koke's ideas are usually more original when he looks at the horizon from the center and, last night, from the first moment, he was showing inventions of the most original, with which he tried to disarm Osasuna. Most of the time, looking askance at Diego Costa , who has recovered much of his warrior spirit and tries to do the same with his aim, as demonstrated in San Mamés.

But in front of Atlético there was no sparring. Osasuna came from brushing the victory in Anoeta and, well rolled up, with an iron will and a few drops of quality, he was responding to the Atletico challenge in the first part. Until Joao Félix dusted off his cannon on a loose ball in the area, after Lodi's umpteenth rise . The Brazilian left-back has transformed doubts into solid certainties. Not only for his offensive work, which was already presupposed, but for the defensive. The fact is that Joao's right boot cried out in silence and Costa, his godfather, raised him to heaven as a blessing.

Demolishing closure

Except for the referee, with that obligatory hydration break, despite the spring temperatures in Pamplona, ​​nobody wanted a break. Enric Gallego always prowled the Oblak area like a hungry wolf. And Moncayola , was close to stripping Atlético with his rifle. In the Navarran rear, Aridane was a wall until Correa discovered his back at the start of the second act. The Argentine made Costa stampede, as he used to do so many times, and the striker gave Joao Félix the second stone of his double. Through this connection that is understood in Portuguese, a good part of Atlético's options pass today to certify as soon as possible, avoiding last minute difficulties, their place in the next Champions League. Well, and also because of Marcos Llorente's legs, of course.

Because Oblak hardly took any. If anything, that of Adrián López , that boy who won over Simeone almost a decade ago. But life passes at full speed. And Marcos Llorente, who knows it, does not want to let her escape. His life changed in Anfield and, despite the stoppage due to the pandemic, he continues to travel in his cloud. His new playmaker suit scares him. Let them tell Osasuna. In half an hour, even less, he scored another one of those goals that, not so long ago, seemed inappropriate for him. Last night he shook off three rivals before scoring his second goal in LaLiga. And, minutes later, as if he were still running around Liverpool, he gave the fourth to Morata and the fifth to Carrasco . It was the calmest night of the course for Atlético.

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