Oh, Nino. Is Torres to blame for the defeat, “Atletico”? – SPORT EXPRESS

UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE. . 1/4 finals The first match
“Barcelona” – “Athletic” – 2:. 1 (0: 1)

“SE” – about the protagonist and anti-hero of the match, “Barcelona” – “Atletico”

25 minutes of the first quarter-finals of the Champions League.. “Atletico” is flying forward Koke great cross finds Torres, but he fired into the far corner, scoring the first goal for the home club in European competition. Chambers drew the face of Luis Enrique, his expression was, if not scared, then at least discouraged

It is easy to understand why the coach of “Barcelona” slightly taken aback.. This season, the 32-year-old Torres has statistics almost better than Pavel Pogrebnyak: he has not scored from September to February (although played regularly), and not particularly trying to do it, causing only 1.6 strike against average. But now it did not matter: the El Niño caused a stir at a party, and even in the middle of the first half, but still of a very difficult position

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Before the match was fixed in European publications this view: the style of the “Athletics” is perfect to pass the “Barcelona”. After the goal, Torres thought that the Catalans do not really moved away from defeat in the Clasico and can easily lose the house for the second time in a row, with one more principled opponent.

But the inexplicable happened. On 29 minutes Torres experienced some reason cut down Neimar, does not threaten the goal and received a yellow card from Brych. After another six minutes Fernando attacked Busquets in midfield and has been deleted. This foul forced to remember the football game beginning zero. Then the computer games were not so realistic, as it is now, so the virtual forwards could approach the goalkeeper mishandled it, cut down his rolled up. Naturally, for this immediately removed. In the last twelve years have rolled under goalkeeper will not work – the developers have removed this feature, considering that in the present football this can not be

It turned out, can.. Violation Torres on Busquets can be motivated only by the desire to be with the ball to Fernando before the empty half of the field – forward, “Atletico” self-organized out one by one. And here is where you need to ask questions. Had he forgotten about the first yellow card? Did not he realize that such selection – unnecessary risk? And most importantly, what it does not like the score 0: 1 that burned in those moments on the scoreboard, “Camp Nou”

“Delete Torres – a key moment of the match, because everyone knows about it qualities. “- Luis Suarez

In general, the removal of Torres should not affect the game,” Atletico “- a team that focuses on defense. The 4-3-3 Fernando was tipped, so it depended not so much from him, rather Simeon released it in the center of despair. But as a result of the red card Real Madrid Torres broke all tactics – starting with the 35 th minute they hit only three times on goal Ter Stegen and never hit the target. Already in the first half, “Atletico” began to cluster near the penalty – it is logical that in the second half that ended with two conceded goals

“It is clear that to remove Torres we were in the lead and dominated. . in the first half we were better, and now everything will be decided in the second leg, “- Gaby

it worked psychology: guests clearly weighed on the realization that they are in the minority.. In other hands, the same Griezmann would have been much more active – that is, such as in the examples of games. But he only timidly jumped in from the right and could not create any danger.

Infostrada analyzed all the previous results of the first matches of the playoffs of the Champions League and to assess the chances of “Barcelona” and “Athletics” after meeting in Catalonia. It turned out that they are roughly equal, with a slight advantage on the side of Real Madrid -. 50.4 percent against 49,6

At the removal of Torres can be found under the alternative and angle – multiplied by zero all visible steps forward in this match . For example, without a red card would have been no goals Fernando. On the one hand, Real Madrid would be easier in equal compositions, on the other – not the fact that they would have made their way to the penalty Ter Stegen. But that “Barca” have scored a goal, no doubt practically no: no wonder the Catalans before Real Madrid won at six meetings in a row. Accordingly, without Torres, “Atletico” could easily lose and stay with zero goals in a party, and it’s much sadder than worthy and inspiring one:. 2 at “Camp Nou”

That is why the making of Fernando unambiguous antihero is not: it is the unique case where the minus to plus gave plus

“Responsibility for the defeat take upon myself But now as never before we need the support of all to..” Vicente Calderon “. on the return leg! Come on, “Atletico”! ” – Fernando Torres tweeted after the game

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