Two goals from Argentine striker in the first half gave three vital points to Atletico. Deportivo was no match for Atletico and lacked punch for ninety minutes.
Atletico Madrid managed to plug the bleeding badly suffering Deportivopor winning the two goals to nil at the Vicente Calderon in a game dominated from start to finish. The mattress set was lord and master of the game throughout the first half, which had the ball at all times and in which Forlan missed a clear penalty committed by Aranzubía on Agüero. The Argentine striker was precisely the author of the two goals that gave the victory to his people, both made before the break. A superb solo run and well attended by Raul Garcia were the prelude to the first and second goal of the international Atletico in the crash. After the break, Lotina chose to vary the pattern of his team have achieved over the ball, albeit without adequate concern at any time Gea. Quique The intensity fell over after the interval and sought the ruling playing against. The victory became a boost for the Manzanares.
Win-win, that was all he was worth at Atletico Madrid to not exacerbate the
crisis with the visit of Deportivo at the Vicente Calderon. The three straight losses totaling rojiblancos filled with nerves that costume, tier and senior management of the club. The unexpected and painful thud against Espanyol and Levante Aris made it clear that something was wrong, and that something was the defensive system mattress. Quique decided to sit for entrance Godín Domínguez. In front of the rear, Tiago and Raul Garcia formed the hub of creation and destruction of local game. Before them, a team that had managed to grow and leave the pit since Lotina placed a five-man defense. Galicia, which numbered more than eleven years without winning the Manzanares, came prepared to surrender the domain to its rival and trust your luck across the counter and its dangerous set pieces.
Thus, the party began with a dominant Atletico had primary objective scoring the first goal as soon as possible to force his rival to break the defensive fabric woven by their coach. Only had to wait five minutes for the wick is lit match through a clear penalty in Aranzubía on Aguero could lead to the expulsion of goalkeeper and could not transform Diego Forlan. No time to grieve and just three minutes later, Aguero again donning the costume of a hero to open the scoring after a superb individual move in what he did with the defense populated Coruña to the delight of the red and white parish. In this way, Quique gave a vital step to take the match by shred the script Galician team. At Lotina they had no choice but to change their style of play, gain control and discard the option to trust all the contras.
The expected reaction occurred visitor. Deportivo continued its defensive wall in the offensive plays of his rival and adding to the attack on the two lanes when he had the ball at his feet. Galician response had no effect, as was highly probable. Just before the half hour mark was reached Athletic's second goal with a free-kick from Forlan who finished encountering the club after a meritorious Aranzubía intervention. The Uruguayan enjoyed a few more chances before the end of the first half to extend the lead of their own, but the poor shooting and defense and goalkeeper eventually unhinge the front. He had come back Agüero to do justice in the face to break marker. A good pass in Raúl García depth to beat Argentina's served with surprising ease to a Aranzubía that was half way out and picked up the ball in the net for the second time in the match.
After the intermission, the game resumed with a substitution in the sport which involves also a change in the system of the Galician team. Common sense made Lotina leave your site Aythami Juan Dominguez to get a higher concentration of players at the center the field with the goal of having the ball more. Thus, the five-man defense was reduced to four and Lassad remained an island in the attack. This time it took effect on technical antidote visitor, who managed the balance more level providing more ball possession and control of his men. Atletico, aware of the course taken by the party sought to move after move a third goal to kill off the game and avoid problems down the stretch. The local perception was evident steal and get out quickly against an opponent who had the ball but not intimidated at all to De Gea.
Excessive relaxation of which he showed the home side for much of the second half did not please his parish, who came to his own whistle. The truth is that without whistles or with them, Atletico won the primary objective of the game, the victory. A win that is a boost for those of Manzanares, who will travel on Thursday to Germany looking at the miracle that will serve to seal their passage to the knockout phase of Europe League.