• Chronicle: Atlético lives another tragedy in Lisbon
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In the silence of the Alvalade, the old wooden door slammed: Tuucc. The sharp blow and fall to the ground of Halstenberg and Savic, who took off without looking for a ball and ended up bleeding on the grass. The crash shook the benches, in the bustle of doctors, medicine cabinets and colleagues with scared faces. It was nothing due to the robustness of both players, after a while so excited looking -the athletic one- for the finish with the bandage cut in red. Those minutes of attention allowed two teams to breathe as intense as they were not very precise in the first half. The initial score did not give much, beyond some aerial arrival and the quick touch of the Germans on the way to the front.

More noise than nuts against a rival with a lot of experience at this point in the Champions League. Atlético know how long a game is in this treacherous competition -especially in Lisbon-, as they could well see the night before, with that PSG snatched up turning their game in the last minutes. The Leizpig was new, but he didn't seem to feel the vertigo on a seamless night. His Portuguese lodging was from a spy movie, the Hotel Palacio de Estoril. In his imperial salons, Ian Fleming found inspiration to write about James Bond. Buttons with plate caps, ideal pool, gardens ... The famous Casino is opposite. The Germans felt powerful before and during the match, despite starting as the great outsider of the tournament. Kevin Kampl commanded in the middle and Spanish Dani Olmo pinched up. His goal, in the wake of the second period, rewarded the greater interest of Nagelsmann's side, suddenly turned into a nightmare for Atlético.

Simeone, seeing himself below, looked at the bench immediately. Joao Félix's turn, substitute in his city. The signing of the year started the game (of the year) away from the team, taking very little to question his starting position. In just a few minutes, he showed talent and determination, without any shame. On the contrary, the team leaned on their back, with the opposite goal as a beacon to look for. A control oriented here, a pipe there ... And suddenly, the counter launched to combine with Costa and stand in the area to shoot.

They had no choice but to trip him up. The penalty was his, strong and the net. He did not hesitate, to the relief of a renewed Atlético with his young Portuguese. But like so many other times in the Champions League, just around the corner a displeasure awaited the rojiblanco team. Joao Félix's impulse lasted a little while, without finding much company in the mission to reach the semifinals. With the duel crumbling, the Leizpig found his fortune, when it seemed most touched. The face of Morata and company at the end said it all. After eliminating the champion, Lisbon hid tears again. Again in the last minutes. «They have been better, they have had more possession, they have been faster and more intense. We must congratulate them, "Koke summed up elegantly.

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