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El Atlético Ties the Belt Around Barça

PABLO EGEA 09/21/2016

The two points that escaped at the Nou Camp against Atlético were perhaps the least of Can Barça’s worries during their clash against the Colchoneros. Messi’s hands on his pubis and his worried gesture incited the alarms of all those in the Culé stands, who felt the same pain as their star. The tie didn’t pass over in the Ciudad Condal, and looking at the arms of those who played in each team, perhaps it wasn’t that strange.

Watching the soccer performance that Barcelona offered during the first half, few anticipated the following developments. The Azulgrana monopolized the ball, closing in on Atlético de Madrid in their area and not letting Simeone’s team breathe, who only did so when they returned to the locker room.

The Culés’ recuperations happened almost in the rival’s frontal area where Piqué was almost a midfielder, ensuring that the rival did not cross the dividing line with Jordi Alba and Sergi Roberto on the sides as authentic daggers. The Nou Camp enjoyed it and Atlético did not know from where the air was blowing from.