Atlético hooks up, but does not finish the job in Moscow

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That daily noise of the people in the stands is now even strange.

Slightly more than 8,000 fans entered the Lokomotiv stadium, including an Atlético peña, which was waving several flags, to warm up their team on a cold night in the Russian capital.

Perhaps they sensed that overcoming the Lokomotiv wire was going to be a superhuman task.

It happened to Bayern, a week ago, grabbing the victory in the twilight.

But the rojiblancos, in another showy match, were not enough no matter how hard Joao Félix put in, definitely unleashed for the cause.

The draw (1-1) is not a mess, but the victory would have been the most logical outcome.

Although logic is always put by the goal.

It was the first European night of the season for

, who showed up suddenly on the starting 11, after a month of absence without a medical report.

And for

, who already carburates with

as if the coronavirus were just another anecdote on his service sheet.

The Uruguayan's head, thicker with hair than usual, seemed to trace the path.

Actually, the idea, after a quarter of an hour, was from

, encouraged not to be a supporting actor, but to whom fate does not finish giving him a truce.

An assistance as elegant as the one that served Joao Félix a week ago, only that the Portuguese crashed against the crossbar after a formidable Chilean.

In Moscow, the story changed ... half.

The Mexican had time to drop the odd brushstroke, escorted in the middle by

and

.

From a vertiginous connection to the first touch with

and

a shoe sprang from the Argentine to the crossbar.

Atlético begins to feel comfortable with Herrera's impulses, whose face changes when he looks towards his frame, as also happened with another error against Salzburg.

This time, involuntarily, the ball hit inside the area on his arm and the referee, after observing the action on the screen, punished the shot with a penalty.

Fortunately, Miranchuk, the twin who still remains in the Russian capital, dominates with mastery.

It was the only Russian shot Oblak received in the entire match.

It did not seem to be a painful blow for Simeone's men, who continued to dominate, holding on to the rudder that works best right now, that of

.

The Portuguese genius moves with elegance whether or not the ball is sewn to his boot.

Nobody thinks faster than him in the squad, despite the fact that

demanded a few thousandths more of mental speed to stampede without falling offside.

Although the Uruguayan has not seen a goal away from home in Europe since 2015 (against Roma), his play without the ball is a relief for Atlético.

The same went down to the center of the field to receive that attracted the Muscovite defenders.

And that despite the fact that the Brazilian

did not even let him breathe.

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Right after coming back from the dressing room, Joao invented some happy dance steps in the area, leaving everyone dizzy.

In fact, he surprised even Suárez himself, who suddenly found himself with all the goal for him, to hole with a shot on the plate.

The head butt ended up in the hands of an outstanding

.

But Joao was not happy.

Not much less.

In the same place where he made himself known to the world in the Champions League, a little over a year ago, he scribbled another of those canvases that are already customary in recent days.

Sometimes it gives the sensation of floating on the grass.

If he missed the target with his cannon, after a shot full of elegance and power, it was because the local goalkeeper climbed up to the squad.

He even took his head for a walk to bring Guilherme back to the top.

When it comes to magic classes, there is no one like Portuguese.

Atlético never let go of the lapel to Lokomotiv.

Saúl endured a part before leaving his place to

, dazzling three days ago in El Sadar.

The captain was denied the crossbar by a goal from the head of those that is not used to.

Really the rojiblancos did everything for more than an hour, not only to win, but to score in Moscow.

Vitolo, who seemed ready to add, barely lasted eight minutes.

Simeone's men had a handful of occasions in Pamplona, ​​but the ball is the one who decides when it crosses the line.

And more in this new red-and-white version, reconciled with that colorful and cheerful football that was demanded of him.

But football, as dazzling as it is, is nothing without the goal.

And in that luck, Atlético's pulse trembled again.

Aiming aside, little else can be done to win a game.

At least the rojiblancos know well what the path is.

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