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The Croatian midfielder orchestrated a brilliant fast break, unleashing Karim Benzema who was storming in from the right flank. Thus, with one "B" and the "C" misfiring, Luka Modric turned to the other "B" 20 minutes from time.
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Things got worse for him after a nasty stomp on his right foot from Diego Godin, which prompted a torrent of "Fuera! Fuera!" to bellow out from the Curva Nord, home to the Real Madrid faithful.īale, meanwhile, was dangerous at first before succumbing to his old nemesis: weak calves. This was the moment where you expected Real's big stars to take over, but Ronaldo, who possibly was not fully fit, was muted. First Savic's awkward finish looped wide after a goalmouth scramble and then Saul hooked Carrasco's cross just wide of the post. It was as if the threat of Carrasco froze Real in their tracks and, during the next few minutes, Atleti went very close again. The Brazilian has had a rocky first season at the Bernabeu and it was about to get a heck of a lot bumpier against Carrasco, whose combination of strength, quickness and trickery channeled Luis Figo and would give Danilo fits until the final whistle.

Moments later came a potential turning point as Dani Carvajal bowed out to muscular problems and Zidane sent on Danilo. Antoine Griezmann missed a penalty against Real Madrid for the second time this season. Griezmann stepped up with the confidence of a Las Vegas card counter, but his shot rocketed against the bar. It was a clear penalty and referee Mark Clattenburg pointed to the spot. The Portuguese defender's big boot rashly caught Torres from behind, just above the ankle. He sensed the onrushing bundle of brawn and vinegar otherwise known as Pepe and simply looked to shield the ball. El Nino may not be what he once was, but there's a bag of savvy in his locker these days. Griezmann's pass was intended for Fernando Torres, with his back to goal. Whatever it was, the game became subdued as the first half wore on, coming to life only for a couple of Antoine Griezmann efforts one tame, one errant.ĭuring the half-time break, Simeone replaced Augusto Fernandez - no fault of the player the guy who was playing for Celta Vigo and thinking of a placid mid-table existence until January, put in a solid shift - and threw on Yannick Carrasco while switching to a straight-forward 4-3-3.īefore it could have any effect though, Atleti had the equalizer on a plate. Or maybe it was the Simeone effect and the massed red-and-white ranks in the stadium's Curva Sud that pushed Atleti to snuff out every nascent Real counter. Perhaps the idea was to try to control possession. When regaining possession, rather than unleashing the thoroughbreds, they attacked tentatively. Atleti did emerge but Real played it cool maybe too cool. If so, his clairvoyance looked set to turn against him.Įxcept that's when the game took the first of many odd turns. Perhaps Zidane wondered whether Simeone had been oddly prescient Friday when, during the pre-match news conference, the Atletico boss described Casemiro as Real's most important player because he allowed them to play on the counter. He knew that Atletico could not stay in their shell, meaning the pitch would get bigger and space would open up for the free-wheeling gallops of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo. His opposite number Zinedine Zidane was more subdued when the Real side took the lead, merely nodding his head and breaking into a half-smile. Either way, the aforementioned Plan A - assuming that was his Plan A - was no longer an option for Simeone. What we don't know is whether his rage was directed at Stefan Savic, who seemed to lose Ramos, or at referees' assistant Simon Beck, who kept his flag down when replays suggested Ramos was offside.
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Toni Kroos' free kick was sweetly nudged on by Gareth Bale's man-bunned head and descended just in front of Jan Oblak, where Ramos' tippy toes were there to meet it just softly enough to scramble the ball past the goalkeeper.ĭiego Simeone, on the Atletico bench, did one of those angry leaps with a half-turn, and rightly so. The goal was straight out of the old Atletico playbook: A set piece with a bit of good fortune. That was the script, but it went out the window after 15 minutes when Sergio Ramos broke the ice and changed the complexion of the match. MILAN, Italy - The pre-match predictions had thrown up the familiar blueprint.Ītletico Madrid would retreat into their citadel, pulling up the drawbridge and venturing out only via the fleet-footed Antoine Griezmann and Fernando Torres on the counter or, perhaps, to launch the odd aerial attack.Īnd Real Madrid were tasked with figuring out whether to turn this into a war of attrition - pushing on just far enough to ratchet up the pressure but without exposing their underbelly - or unleashing the Galacticos to invent and create as they do best.
