Two goals from Argentine playmaker, the first in the third minute and the second just after the half hour mark, used to make worthless goals from Liedson and Polga. Atletico access the quarterfinals of a European competition after more than a decade and know his rival on Friday in the draw to be held in Nyon.
Eleven years after Atletico failed to qualify for the quarterfinal round of European competition. The set of Quique suffered until the last second in the Jose Alvalade in Lisbon by the tightness of the marker. During the game there were alternatives in the game and on occasions of danger. Aguero ahead with the Spanish side's first goal in the third minute of the clash after a finish at the near post to Antonio López center from the left wing. A defensive error from Perea Liedson helped to tie shortly after the quarter hour to pass Saleiro. After half an hour, Aguero returned to overtake their team with a single action that will soon be forgotten after great pass from Reyes. A defensive error in the final seconds before halftime gave the possibility of restoring Polga matched the marker that, ultimately, proved to be definitive. After the break, there were occasions by Sporting and Athletic, the clearest and Saleiro were to Pereirinha, who said De Gea with a superb stop.
Atletico Madrid traveled to Lisbon the intention of achieving a pass to the quarterfinals of the Europa League and it had a scoreless tie in the first leg as the main ally, not to concede a bit at home in European competition is a giant step towards winning in the tie . Thus, the intentions were clear from both teams. Sporting was forced to take the initiative and practice their touch football, while Atletico were willing to wait to make a goal to force the opponent to make two. Quique decided to rest Aguero Forlan chose as one man in attack. With jury as coupling and Simao and Reyes for the bands, Aguero was the main offensive hope mattresses. The home side had several major casualties (Djaló, Tonel and Grimi) and Tiago visitors and Ibra missed by not being registered and Paul for technical decision. Moutinho and Saleiro were in charge of supplying balls to the most dangerous man of all Portuguese Liedson.
Well, if the script was launched Sporting and Athletic containment doing work, that script was broken into pieces in the third minute of play. A center of Antonio Lopez from the left Aguero empowered to reach the first pole and fulminate Rui Patricio with the first goal which was used to exchange the roles of hunter and prey between the teams. Against all odds, the Red and white set was placed in front on the scoreboard and managed to lock his opponent in your area within minutes of the game. Everything was going for Quique pearls until they passed the quarter-hour mark, Saleiro center, first test tube baby to get to the football elite, was a close range header before De Gea with the collaboration of a liability Perea , which became a spectator of the play luxury equalizer.
Matched with a euphoric Sporting printed more strength and speed of the game starring arreón the one that Atletico could be defended as not without difficulties. With the passing of the minutes, the forces are again equal and none of the two sets clearly dominated the meeting. The alternatives in the constants were attacking moves, but neither Portuguese nor Spanish were able to conclude their offensive against De Gea or Rui Patricio. The shock speed down to two teams who respected each other very much. It was then, shortly after the half hour game, when Rodriguez was invented luxury assistance between lines to sign Aguero picked up an individual action that marked the second goal and Atletico remain in the memories of all athletic. After receiving the ball, the Argentine and Caneira Polga eliminated with exquisite cut off his right leg and crossed the right post with the same leg ahead of his team on the scoreboard.
Sporting accused the Spanish second goal but the first and was wandering the lawn of the Jose Alvalade enough minutes that he knew just try shooting De Gea distant and not put into trouble by red and white youth squad. Atletico had the game back where I wanted, with the score for and with the pass to the quarterfinals in his pocket. It seemed that men would turn Quique satisfied the tunnel and with a smile from ear to ear, but in the first minute off a free-kick Veloso hung a ball into the center of the area almost by accident capped Polga and that meant the tie to two. Matched with the swords remained high throughout the second half.
After the break, the match resumed unchanged, with the same systems by both sets and with a much slower rate than the first few minutes condemned a score to seize the initiative at stake here. Was Sporting who managed to embarrass his opponent with two clear chances in peril the minute at the beginning of the second act. A hard shot at point blank range Saleiro De Gea served to show off his reflexes with the best save of the night. He then was Pereirinha who headed in without luck and without any opposition from within the area. Atletico going through its worst spell of the match, without smelling the ball and attack the local dumps, Liedson could get the third for theirs in a shot that just missed. A tight shot and at the risk of Reyes was the prelude to the first change of party by Quique, who retired for input Simao Valera, replacement Reyes moved to the left.
As the minutes passed, the mattress would be getting into the game and saw the closest pass to the quarterfinals but were aware that his rival was missing only one goal and was going to try until the last minute. There were moments when it seemed that the athletes were willing to bet for the draw two and give up trying to get a third goal to avoid last minute surprises. Quique mattress pulled the best player in the field with just ten minutes from time, was replaced by Aguero Forlan. Aguero's reaction to the change was shock and anger, demonstrating kicking a water bottle on the bench of his team. Meanwhile, Sporting given the totally opposite side, jumped into the open grave coveted goal which grants her a pass to the next round.
The game's final minutes were consumed between Atletico isolated occasions not entirely dangerous and dump the local computer to change anything for the whole. The final whistle of German peer Kircher served to put Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals of the first edition of the Europa League, UEFA old. Red and white team will meet your rival in the draw to be held tomorrow in Nyon, like Valencia, which is the other surviving Spanish team in the competition.