Report: Betis learn their lesson and storm the Metropolitano | OneFootball

Atleti wins in the Cup and loses in the League. That's what happens when you face the same team with very few days in between. At La Cartuja, Atleti managed to break Betis's defensive lines very well and showed decisiveness.

However, in the match at the Metropolitano, it was Atleti who carried the offensive weight and ball control, against a Betis team very well closed at the back. This, combined with a more notable lack of accuracy than in the match in Seville, made the story very different.

A 0-1 defeat against Betis, showing that Pellegrini learned the lesson, with his team closing very well. But it must also be acknowledged that football is about details, because Barrios (a key player for the team) was absent, Rodrigo Mendoza debuted, and Anthony's goal was an individual success with a great shot from the edge of the area.

Oblak could do nothing, as he thought the shot would go to the far post, took a step towards that post, and when it went to his post, he was caught slightly off balance. Ruggeri was not very forceful in defending the Brazilian, being conditioned by a previously shown yellow card.

We could say it was an isolated incident, but the truth is Betis knew how to counter well and could have scored another goal earlier.

That accuracy from the visitors was not matched by Atlético, although they had their chances, starting with a shot that went too wide in the 8th minute. After that, little accuracy from our side in breaking lines, and little ability to create danger and shots on goal.

Lookman tried to play the game that shone at La Cartuja, forced a foul at the edge of the area, which the referee did not see, and scored a goal clearly offside, from a Llorente cross.

CHANGES AT HALFTIME, BUT NO CHANGES IN THE GAME OR SCORE

At halftime, there were three changes, with Julián Álvarez leaving the field when we needed more bite up front. Ruggeri (who had a yellow card) also left the field, as did Almada. Sørloth played again after his head injury against Levante, providing many dangerous options with crosses into the area, which he headed, but without luck.

But bringing on the spider and a little later Lookman was probably done with the Barça match next Thursday in mind.

Incredible the disallowed goal for Atleti in the 74th minute from a Giuliano cross, which was going towards Griezmann, who failed to finish, but the finish was ultimately done by Diego Llorente in his own net. But the goal was disallowed by VAR, as Griezmann's toe was ahead of the ball's position at the time of the cross. INCREDIBLE.

But there wasn't much more, we couldn't make many more crosses, apart from some headers from Sørloth, who could have scored... but without luck.

In the end, only five minutes of added time and nothing could be done, and we have to think about the Cup and Barça next Thursday. We should become unpredictable again (like at La Cartuja), to generate much more danger, in what will be another great final for Atleti, in what remains of the season.

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