Atlético y Ofensiva

El equipo del Cholo Simeone, se posicionó desde el primer minuto de juego en una formación ofensiva con prácticamente 3 delanteros, por lo que su objetivo era ganar. Luego del primer gol, la desventaja hace que adelanten las líneas y evitar la derrota ante un importante rival. Este adelantamiento era efectivo y por más que las jugadas no eran del todo peligrosas, la aproximación y el buen juego del equipo colchonero, daba un signo de alerta que no supo leer correctamente Ancelotti.

El técnico italiano tardó mucho en realizar las modificaciones correspondientes luego del primer gol, teniendo en cuenta que el Atlético podría marcar mediante su buen juego y con el marcador 1-0 el riesgo latente del empate existía. Ancelotti decidió tener una formación más defensiva para aguantar el marcador favorable, casi que haciendo referencias a las propias tácticas del Cholo Simeone. Ancelotti cambió a jugadores 3 jugadores, de los cuales 1 fue por la misma posición (refrescando la delantera con Endrick) pero los demás fueron netamente defensivos.

Ancelotti colocó básicamente en el juego a 4 laterales, cuando quizás Arda Güler pudo tener minutos para no encerrarse tanto en campo propio. Al momento en que se encerró el equipo y trataba de perder tiempo, el Cholo Simeone le ganó a Ancelotti el duelo, sobre todo con los cambios de Samuel Lino y Ángel Correa, que fueron fundamentales en el último tramo del partido. Aunque tenemos que tener en cuenta que jugadores de peso ofensivo como Brahim Díaz no estaban disponibles por lesión, lo que indiscutiblemente condicionó las modificaciones que podía hacer el técnico italiano.

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Conclusiones de un buen partido

Pienso que es un empate totalmente merecido, el juego del equipo colchonero y la mentalidad de no dejarse vencer se complementaron con excelentes decisiones tácitas del Cholo Simeone, que terminaron por otorgarle un empate al equipo en los últimos suspiros de un partido lleno de fricción y difícil para ambos conjuntos.

En este punto quizás el más beneficiado es el Barcelona, quien mantiene una buena ventaja en el liderato de la liga. A pesar de haber perdido contra el Osasuna, mantiene la distancia de 3 puntos sobre el Real Madrid. El equipo más afectado sin dudas es el Atlético, que si bien se puede decir que rescató un punto, tuvo la oportunidad de colocarse en el segundo puesto de la liga, además de que siempre se buscan las victorias como local.

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The derby in the Spanish capital is a match that makes emotions run high. You have to look at history to know that this is not just another game on the calendar. It is an important match that is normally felt on the pitch and by the fans. This was an interesting match that we saw. For minutes the players had to go into the locker room while tempers in the stands died down, but it all ended in a perhaps bitter draw for Real Madrid.

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Match Analysis

The most important variable that spices up this match from a tactical point of view is that Mbappé was unavailable due to injury, so the doubt was all this week, the formation that Ancelotti would use for such an important match.

Ancelotti decided to use the most usual formation from last season, a 4-4-2, with the stainless Luka Modrić starting as one of the protagonists in midfield, Valverde and Bellingham on the wings and two already well-known strikers, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo Goes.

In my opinion this could have been Endrick's first game as a starter, due to the good performance in the few minutes he has been able to play; however, the scenario made Ancelotti more cautious, even being a determining factor in the match.

This 4-4-2 formation is a formation that the players know very well, although the factor of the departure of Kroos was evident in the lack of creativity, although Modric had a presence on the field his play is becoming more and more limited, in addition, in my opinion Aurélien Tchouaméni still does not seem to be entirely comfortable in his position.

This match had a first goal that comes after a regular play by Vinicius Jr. that Militao takes advantage of very well, however, at this point Real Madrid's problems started and I'll explain the reasons why.

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Atletico and Offensive

Cholo Simeone's team, positioned from the first minute of the game in an offensive formation with practically 3 strikers, so their objective was to win. After the first goal, the disadvantage made them advance the lines and avoid defeat against an important rival. This was effective and although the moves were not entirely dangerous, the approach and the good play of the colchonero team, gave a warning sign that Ancelotti did not know how to read correctly.

The Italian coach took a long time to make the corresponding changes after the first goal, taking into account that Atlético could score through their good play and with the score 1-0 the latent risk of an equaliser existed. Ancelotti decided to have a more defensive formation to hold on to the favourable scoreline, almost making references to Cholo Simeone's own tactics. Ancelotti changed 3 players, of which 1 was for the same position (refreshing the forward line with Endrick) but the others were purely defensive.

Ancelotti basically put 4 full-backs in the game, when perhaps Arda Güler could have had minutes so as not to close in so much in his own half. When the team closed in and tried to waste time, Cholo Simeone won the duel with Ancelotti, especially with the changes of Samuel Lino and Ángel Correa, who were fundamental in the last part of the game. Although we have to bear in mind that attacking players such as Brahim Díaz were unavailable through injury, which undoubtedly conditioned the changes that the Italian coach could make.

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Conclusions of a good match

I think it was a well deserved draw, the colchonero team's play and the mentality of not letting themselves be beaten were complemented by excellent tacit decisions by Cholo Simeone, which ended up giving the team a draw in the last moments of a game full of friction and difficult for both teams.

At this point, perhaps the biggest beneficiaries are Barcelona, who maintain a healthy lead at the top of the league. Despite losing to Osasuna, they maintain their three-point lead over Real Madrid. The most affected team is undoubtedly Atletico, who although it can be said that they salvaged a point, had the opportunity to move into second place in the league, plus they are always looking for home victories.

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