This year 2020 has been so rare that it ends with Mario Hermoso and Marcos Llorente as the best interpreters of cholismo or even as guarantors of its survival.

And Yannick Carrasco can be added to the equation, that discontinuous talent that is today a formidable and hard-working lane.

It has been a few weeks for Atlético that no one has recognized him and that, far from being a criticism, is a compliment to Simeone's ability to achieve what he was always reproached for as a defect: to evolve his game model while maintaining the traditional signs and molding new centurions to execute it.

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In a way, the mattress victory at the Reale Arena was a perfect summary of that process, the success of which confirms its first position in the leaderboard.

They combined the solidity of a lifetime -Oblak only had to make a stop-, the efficiency in the set pieces -this was the initial goal of Hermoso- and also the ability to combine in the final meters when necessary -as in the second goal, the work of Llorente-.

And that without Joao Félix, he comes down at the last minute due to pharyngotonsillitis, which Atlético did not need to add a new triumph that causes the Real to chain three defeats in a row and begin to really worry about their current form.

Sheriff and Simeone played to find their weak points, moving their pawns around the board as if they were playing chess.

Portu acted in attack as a second striker between him and Willian José to fix the three centrals and open spaces on the sides.

Lemar moved with apparent freedom across the width of the field, forcing the Txuriurdin defensive organization to unbalance and in defense he helped Suárez to lock the connection between the centrals and the midfielders.

Each in their own way

This dynamic gave rise to an interesting first part for those who appreciate the tactical nuances of a match and boring for those who turn on the television with the sole intention of seeing goals and chances.

Because there were rather few auctions and Remiro and Oblak saves, none.

It was not an obstacle for the duel to be played at a great pace, each in its own way, the Real more combinative and the Atlético more direct.

The mission of the colchoneros was to prevent Silva, back after his injury, from receiving spaces, since any play by the Real improved ostensibly when that happened.

That of the Donostiarras, dilute Carrasco's influence in the offensive game of his rival, for which Alguacil moved Merino to his area of ​​influence, to act as a defensive counterweight.

The game ended up unblocking as usual in the duels of these two teams: with set pieces.

It was Atlético who found that path to a goal four minutes into the second half.

Carrasco fired a long free kick and Hermoso took advantage of Zubeldia's defensive inattention to send the ball into the net.

Same combination as the day of the Salzburg.

Until then the local team had made almost no mistakes, but that one paid dearly.

Return to impotence

With the partial 0-1, Atlético was already in their sauce, reinforced with the entry of Saúl by Correa first and Kondogbia by Lemar later.

La Real wanted the draw with all their heart, but the same impotence of recent times invaded them, increased against what is the best defense of the championship.

It's not that La Real didn't score, it's that he couldn't even finish off.

That frustration was used by Atlético to execute their rival with the second goal.

Koke looked for Suárez in the area and the Uruguayan protected the ball and sent it to Carrasco.

Gorosabel anticipated but the remedy was worse than the disease, as Llorente came from behind like a train to turn the loose ball into an accurate shot inside the goal.

There were only 15 minutes to go, which barely served for Oblak to add the only one for the match in his statistics, after a direct foul by Merquelanz.

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