Atletico Madrid did not have any problems in the rematch with the third-placed Lleida of the eighth finals of the King`s Cup. Diego Simeone`s team made a 3-0 win at Wanda Metropolitano with a 7:0 overall result going forward. All goals fell after the break, and their creators became Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, Kevin Gameiro and Vitolo, for whom it was the first goal for Atletico.
Expectedly, Simeone bets on a team that almost all of them have been absent. Vitolo for the first time started from the first minute and the attack was led by Diego Costa and Fernando Torres. The surprise was the appearance of the left wing of the defense of 22-year-old Sergio Gonzalez, who is in principle a part of the duplicate team of them. The captain Gabi Fernandez and Augusto Fernandez teamed in the middle of the field and Yannick Ferreira Carrasco started on the right wing.
Among the famous names on the bench there were only Angel Correa and Kevin Gameiro. All the others were given a break before the heavy visit of Eibar at the end of the week. Lleida eliminated Real Sociedad at the 1/16-finals, but Atletico could not get a sensation and the first match was lost to 0:4. In revenge, mentor Gerard Albadalejo even allowed himself to go out without both of his main strikers Ivan Agudo and Bojan Radulovic, and their places were occupied by Marc Nierga and Javi Lopez. The initial minutes were calm, but it was obvious that the hosts easily overcame Leida`s defense as they stepped up. In the 16th minute, Lucas Hernandez was able to knock it off, but the ball flies off the bar. In addition, Hernandez`s shot was blocked by the guests. A little later Torres fired his head but out. The interaction between Torres and Costa was not perfect, and several potentially dangerous attacks failed because of misunderstandings between them. In the 25th minute, the Kid pulled off the left flank and this time he handed his teammate perfectly, but he wa s shot in the body of goalkeeper Diego Rivas. The slush game by football predictions of `los rohiblincos` did not stop them from ending up with a lot of goals, but it did not follow an inaccurate shot. The rain over Madrid gradually increased, as did Atletico`s pressure at the end of the half-time. In the 41st minute, Vitolo was taken to the penalty area, but Rivas knocked him off. That was the last interesting situation until the break, and Diego Simeone had something to say to his players, who apparently saved their strength. Atletico started the second half with a change - the debutant Antonio Montoro appeared instead of Lucas Hernandez. The hosts showed a desire to score a quick goal, but Leida`s defense was quite solid in those minutes. As a rule, the `mats` attacks were on the left, but there was always a defender to clear the ball. In the 57th minute, Diego Costa`s next breakthr ough ended with a surprise shot at Carrasco and the Belgian national found the score. The scorer gave way to Angel Correa, and Gameiro replaced Diego Costa and that meant even more speed in the hosts` attack.
In the 67th minute, Leida made a first shot at the outskirts of Atletico`s door. Jorge Felix did it, but Miguel Angel Moya did not hurt.
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