Not even Joao Félix is ​​enough to revive a deranged Atlético

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There is no truce for Atlético's depression, which is getting the season out of hand in an unusual autumn in the Cholo era.

Expelled from Europe on Tuesday in Porto, he was unable to get up on Sunday in this League, which is his last hold in November.

An Espanyol with 10 got him mad and

's magic was only able to rescue a point that he knows was another disappointment.

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He had a thousand chances this time in the pure anguish of the comeback that was not going to be, because Espanyol became indigestible food for Atlético.

One more.

Received with an empty background as a sign of protest and with divided opinions for

, that broth of nervousness grew for the rival when

again wounded the tremulous red and white defense.

Because

's team managed to be inferior for more than an hour and only Joao Félix, to the rescue this time earlier than usual, was able to shake its foundations.

The afternoon had radically changed from a kick.

In a game that was the most absolute nothing, half an hour of wanting and not being able to against a very orderly Espanyol,

hit a divided ball with his left foot.

And that ball unleashed, at last, the necessary chaos.

Because it became a deep pass for the indefatigable

, who chases as many balls as he misses shots.

And from that virtue of the striker, the Catalans broke all plans.

Red Cabrera

Because

mistimed the race and when Morata was going to stand alone against

, he knocked him down.

The red was the spring that Atlético needed and also what destabilized the visitor's approach.

A shake.

Reinildo began his deployment on the left and, up to three times, the rojiblancos finished off clearly from the penalty spot.

But neither

-back after his injury to the starting eleven himself- on two occasions nor

materialized and the break was reached with no news on the scoreboard.

With

in the field, Cholo tried to revolutionize the matter.

One of the clearest chances was in the Argentine's boots, saved by Lecomte's reflexes.

But fate was about to visit Atlético again.

Espanyol, who had already warned from a set piece, did not miss what was going to be their only bullet all afternoon.

A masterful assist from

, who cushioned a cross like someone spreading a tablecloth, for Darder to finish off at the far post.

Then the whistles, the nerves, the changes.

The opportunities that eluded him.

A shot from

, another from Morata, the next from

.

And each more flagrant failure accentuated the anxiety of a completely unfocused group, trapped in its own mud.

Simeone had already made the five changes in the 72nd minute. And it was going to work for him.

Because the also recovered

and, above all, Joao Félix, provided the spark that nobody had in the Metropolitan.

The Portuguese's goal was a delight, one more example of his infinite talent.

A oriented control and a brutal left-footed shot to the near post.

He drew with the speed of Billy the Kid.

That he is not the absolute leader of this team is, without a doubt, one of the great mysteries and at the same time one of the great problems of Atlético.

But it was the 78th minute and the abyss of another two lost points made Atlético anguish.

A header from Joao himself and another cross shot met a Lecomte already dressed as a hero in what had been his home.

Giménez and Molina, in discount time, were also able to score the goal of a victory that did not come and that sinks this Atlético aimlessly even more.

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