• Chronicle: Atlético ends up burning

From midfield, running desperately after

De Frutos

,

Jan Oblak

watched as the ball landed a final stab at him.

Seconds before, he had climbed into the area to find a miracle and ended up on the ground, in the arms of a defender.

This was the epitaph of Atlético's second league defeat.

The first in a Wanda that had become the strength (29 points) of the still leader, whose mattress has lost slack in just one week.

Levante have become the nemesis of a team that had chained nine wins and two draws in their last 11 games.

"Those who are strong in bad times are those who reach the goal", reflected

Simeone

after the trip.

Paco López

had returned to give him a reply in just three days, where only

Marcos Llorente's

shot

, poisoned by a defender, served as an antidote to the Valencian team.

Along the way, a good handful of occasions:

Luis Suárez's

stick

, the attacks one meter from the goalkeeper or that

infinite

putt

by

Correa

in Valencia.

This Saturday there were 28 shots, 11 on goal.

For the third game in a row, the infallible

Suárez

stayed at zero.

A toll that Atlético ended up paying.

Giménez injury

He was not the only one,

Giménez

was left lying on the green before time.

A new muscular setback for the Uruguayan, who looks like it will not allow him to be ready for the imminent Champions League match against Chelsea.

He has already lost six in the League and two in Europe due to the same problems.

Apart from three others for a positive for coronavirus.

The British, by the way, did not go beyond the draw against Southampton.

Although

Tuchel

reserved some pieces for Bucharest.

At least, he could put the hopeful return of

Lemar

to his mouth

, one of the offensive pillars before his positive.

"The result is bad, but I prefer the return of Lemar, the second part of

Felipe

and

Lodi

, the appearance of

Dembélé

, the improvement of

Joao's

rhythm

...", he admitted.

The Portuguese was slow to carbure, but had the best chances.

Like the rest, it lacked poison.

The French striker, reinforcement of winter after the departure of

Diego Costa

, could at least make his debut with his new team.

An Atlético who cannot afford many more distractions if he wants to lift a title.

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