(ESP-ENG) Una final, otro clásico.

Hello friends, good vibes to all.

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In soccer, in sports and why not, in life itself, there is a shocking expression that says: “cold chest” referring to the fact that a person or team in the decisive moments do not take the courage to impose themselves and get a result. I say this, and it is strange that it starts this way, because for me one of the most cold chested teams I have seen play is Atletico Madrid. They were eliminated in the Champions League by Madrid, they were eliminated in this Copa del Rey by Barcelona and they are losing the battle for the lead in La Liga against, coincidentally, these two teams. Yesterday, the second leg of the tie was played at the Metropolitano, which was tied 4-4 after that frenetic first leg in Barcelona.

Cholo's team was playing at home with the opportunity to reach the final and play for a title. But it was not to be, the red and white team decided to play probably their worst game of the whole season in a night where they did not kick directly at the goal. The first half clearly belonged to one team; Atletico did not exist but Barcelona owned every square meter of the field with an impressive Lamine Yamal. The ability that this player has, at his young age, is abysmal; vision and playmaking, dribbling, passing ability, it had been a long time since I had seen a player as complete as Lamine. The thing is that the 0-1 came thanks to an assist from Yamal, a great assist by the way, and that Ferrán Torres was in charge of pushing it to the back of the goal.

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Atlético was inert and never had the capacity to react. In the 45 minutes of the second half they came out with more desire than soccer, their spirits were a little higher and with more intentions of looking for the equalizer but none of this was enough for them. I have already commented but the improvement of Barcelona with Flick is impressive, players who previously did not perform at all are now pillars, such as Frenkie de Jong, Iñigo Martínez, Raphinha himself, all of them have evolved to make the game much more effective and dynamic. Now they are in another final in which they await Real Madrid, a final that could very well be the Spanish Super Cup as things are going or the same fight for the League.

Speaking of Real Madrid, the Whites also secured their passage by beating Real Sociedad in extra time after a 3-4 in the 90 minutes, since the Merengues came with a goal in the first leg. Ancelotti's side is one of the most inconsistent teams around at the moment. This match against Real Sociedad cost them a lot to get ahead, in fact with less than 10 minutes to go before the final whistle they were losing the tie. But as this Madrid has something very difficult to explain and that is its ability to come back in the last instances of the matches, this match was no exception. 82nd minute, Bellingham; 86th minute, Tchouaméni and with this pair of goals they were going up, for the moment.

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But instability is something that is always there and in the injury time Real Sociedad scored a goal to force extra time. The reality is that Real Madrid does not defend well, that Alaba scored an own goal and was involved in another one leaves a lot to think about. Rudiger sometimes seems disconnected, for every good action he tends to make two bad ones and the team in general seemed worn out due to the excessive schedule of games, Valverde, Bellingham, Vinicius. In the end and as it could not be otherwise, the team from the capital ended up winning precisely because of a good action of the German Rudiger, a goal from a corner that landed on the center back and with a header sealed the final 4-4. The final will be played on April 26 in Seville, where both teams will be looking for the first title of the season with their sights set on a possible treble.

Well my people, that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡Hugs to all of you, see you next time!

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