This game was just as stupid as the establishment underpinning it: overly tactical games, making continuous calculations when to stop scoring instead of just keep going with the goal scoring machine, not standing up against the establishment forcing the players to play every 3rd day. The end result is just what you have seen. Based on the first 70 minutes Barca had no business even scoring in this game, let alone to score 4 goals. So what happened here from a coaching standpoint? Well, due to the aforementioned reasons Barca was just a shadow of its normal itself for a whopping 70 minutes: Diego Simeone had all this time to put away this game and score 5 or 6 goals because his team was that much better. But instead, he most likely gave the instruction to protect the two goal cushion, which made his team complacent, so his players fell asleep for the remaining 20 minutes. Barca players run riot among the Atletico players and for the last 20 minutes we have seen totally new teams.
@Zoltan "Diego Simeone had all this time to put away this game and score 5 or 6 goals because his team was that much better." sums up the stupidity.
Protecting a lead is a valid strategy, and Atlético’s defensive solidity has been a hallmark of their success. If you support R. Madrid and your weak team strategy only manages to score twice in well over 210 minutes, well, good luck, but that's not how Barcelona works.
You can easily dismantle R. Madrid's pressing given how weak Vini and Mbappe are in pressing, and with few passes you get exposed each time just like that Mallorca game in SuperCopa, but because of the low quality, Madrid won. This wasn't the case in the final though, and if Tec wasn't sent off Madrid would have conceded much more than only five.
That's the point. This isn't how both Madrid teams play. They super rarely score more than 4 goals and given how Barcelona play and counter-press, it's technically impossible to score more than twice.
@Zoltan I agree that there are too many games being played, but all sport evolve overtime, and teams are becoming more tactical simply because that is how it has evolved. I did not watch the game, but I understand the tactics of Simeone to park the bus when they have the lead because they excel at that. In fact, they got to a champion's league final with that tactic. The only reason that they lost was because Barca is such a strong attacking team and Atletico got complacent thinking they already won. It is simply the fault of overconfidence, which is due to human nature rather than tactics.
@Zoltan based on first 70 minutes Barcelona had no business scoring. The first half Barca should have had 2 goals which they hit the post. Go watch the reply or the highlights. You will than see how the game really went and not your fantasy’s. Stay salt my friend hahahaha
@agunchev you are probably part of the loser generation who grew up on stupid games like this. I feel so sorry for you - you have no idea what real football is!
@Marbella Goals are always in doubt when Atletico Madrid plays anybody. The reason there were goals in the end because Barca found some goals by accident (Atletico fell asleep with the 2 goals cushion, which is also very weird for a defensive team like they represent). There was no sign at all until after the 2nd goal of Atletico Madrid in the 70 minute that Barca would tie the game: they couldn't even give a straight short pass to one another (Lamine Yamal was a disaster).
@Zoltan it would have been 2:0 for Barca if yamal and Lewi didn’t miss 2 clear cut chances. The lamine goal my have been lucky but lewi and ferran scored 2 well taking goals. Yamal was the man of the match I don’t know what you have watched. Clear madrista fan here who is also salty hahahahaha. Atletico get demolished tonight, wich your team couldn’t do it. Stay salty my friend
This is a masterclass from Barca and Flick
This game was just as stupid as the establishment underpinning it: overly tactical games, making continuous calculations when to stop scoring instead of just keep going with the goal scoring machine, not standing up against the establishment forcing the players to play every 3rd day. The end result is just what you have seen. Based on the first 70 minutes Barca had no business even scoring in this game, let alone to score 4 goals. So what happened here from a coaching standpoint? Well, due to the aforementioned reasons Barca was just a shadow of its normal itself for a whopping 70 minutes: Diego Simeone had all this time to put away this game and score 5 or 6 goals because his team was that much better. But instead, he most likely gave the instruction to protect the two goal cushion, which made his team complacent, so his players fell asleep for the remaining 20 minutes. Barca players run riot among the Atletico players and for the last 20 minutes we have seen totally new teams.
@Zoltan "Diego Simeone had all this time to put away this game and score 5 or 6 goals because his team was that much better." sums up the stupidity. Protecting a lead is a valid strategy, and Atlético’s defensive solidity has been a hallmark of their success. If you support R. Madrid and your weak team strategy only manages to score twice in well over 210 minutes, well, good luck, but that's not how Barcelona works. You can easily dismantle R. Madrid's pressing given how weak Vini and Mbappe are in pressing, and with few passes you get exposed each time just like that Mallorca game in SuperCopa, but because of the low quality, Madrid won. This wasn't the case in the final though, and if Tec wasn't sent off Madrid would have conceded much more than only five. That's the point. This isn't how both Madrid teams play. They super rarely score more than 4 goals and given how Barcelona play and counter-press, it's technically impossible to score more than twice.
@Zoltan I agree that there are too many games being played, but all sport evolve overtime, and teams are becoming more tactical simply because that is how it has evolved. I did not watch the game, but I understand the tactics of Simeone to park the bus when they have the lead because they excel at that. In fact, they got to a champion's league final with that tactic. The only reason that they lost was because Barca is such a strong attacking team and Atletico got complacent thinking they already won. It is simply the fault of overconfidence, which is due to human nature rather than tactics.
@Zoltan based on first 70 minutes Barcelona had no business scoring. The first half Barca should have had 2 goals which they hit the post. Go watch the reply or the highlights. You will than see how the game really went and not your fantasy’s. Stay salt my friend hahahaha
@Dikariinto I watched the entire game you little loser, so go fck yourself!
@Zoltan get fcking life you sore looser.
@Zoltan Cry harder. It was a great game with 6 goals, an amazing turaround and a win for the better team.
@agunchev you are probably part of the loser generation who grew up on stupid games like this. I feel so sorry for you - you have no idea what real football is!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Goals were never in doubt.
@Marbella Goals are always in doubt when Atletico Madrid plays anybody. The reason there were goals in the end because Barca found some goals by accident (Atletico fell asleep with the 2 goals cushion, which is also very weird for a defensive team like they represent). There was no sign at all until after the 2nd goal of Atletico Madrid in the 70 minute that Barca would tie the game: they couldn't even give a straight short pass to one another (Lamine Yamal was a disaster).
@Zoltan it would have been 2:0 for Barca if yamal and Lewi didn’t miss 2 clear cut chances. The lamine goal my have been lucky but lewi and ferran scored 2 well taking goals. Yamal was the man of the match I don’t know what you have watched. Clear madrista fan here who is also salty hahahahaha. Atletico get demolished tonight, wich your team couldn’t do it. Stay salty my friend
@Zoltan don’t cry hahahahaha
Last 5 H2H at Metropolitano stadium saw BTTS No
Home or draw��
Over 2.5 goals.
Nah nah... Daily Daily this type of High Voltage matches destroying my Sleep at Night...
@SagorSrkian same man. Sleep cycle ki aisi ki taisi
both teams to score in both halves