On the evening of April 17, Beijing time, the 32nd round of La Liga ushered in a focus battle, with Espanyol playing away to Atletico Madrid. In the 52nd minute of the second half, Carrasco scored to help Atletico break the deadlock 1-0, and Simeone's substitution was immediately effective.
The first meeting between the two teams at home to Espanyol this season, Atletico Madrid finally beat Espanyol 2-1 due to super long time, this time Espanyol away from home is eager to complete revenge. The last time Espanyol beat Atletico away was in May 2018, when they won 2-0.
In the first 15 away games in La Liga this season, espanyol have won 1, drawn 5 and lost 9, showing a sluggish performance, with the last 6 away games winning 3 draws and 3 defeats. Of course, Atletico have been in poor shape lately, first losing to Mallorca and then drawing with Manchester City, leaving the Champions League early and demoralizing.
In terms of starting, espanyol lined up in a 532 formation, Puado and De Thomas formed a double forward, Wu Lei came on as a substitute for 22 consecutive league games, and Cady Barré, Dadel and Villena formed a three-midfielder.
After the opening, espanyol mainly counterattacked defensively, and Atletico controlled the game. In the 6th minute, the Spaniard completed a threatening shot, and Oblak flew to save and saved the goal. In the 28th minute, De Thomas attempted a long-range shot from outside the penalty area. In the 35th minute, Felix burst into the penalty area and fired a high shot, missing a good opportunity.
At the end of the first half, the score was still 0-0, the Spaniard had 48% possession, 4 shots on goal and 1 shot on target, and Atletico Had 3 shots on goal and 1 shot on target.
In the second half, Simeone changed three people in a row, with Griezmann, Carrasco and Cunha coming off the bench. In the 52nd minute, Atletico quickly counter-attacked, Cunha distributed to Carrasco, Carrasco took the ball out of the box and then a kick was met by goalkeeper Diego López, but still could not prevent the ball into the net, Atletico Madrid 1-0 to break the deadlock.
After the goal, Carrasco was very excited, directly running for a few meters and then sliding to his knees to celebrate, and more than 50,000 Atletico fans on the scene instantly rejoiced.
Carrasco had previously played for the Chinese Super League team Dalianren, and also competed with Wu Lei, Carrasco suffered a 0-8 defeat in his Debut of the Chinese Super League, the worst defeat in his career. Now in La Liga, Carrasco and Wu Lei are substitutes, Carrasco took the lead, and Wu Lei had the opportunity to appear later.