“Xabi Alonso’s team pressed the entire first half in order to collapse at halftime.”, — write: champions.football.ua
Xabi Alonso’s team pressed the entire first half in order to collapse at halftime.
Atletico — Bayer 2:1
Goals: Alvarez, 53, 90 — Incapier, 45+1
Atletico: Oblak — Molina, Jimenez, Lenglet, Galan (Reinildo, 46) — Llorente, De Paul, Barrios, Simeone (Correa, 87) — Alvarez (Le Norman, 90+2), Griezmann (Lino, 87).
Bayer: Covarage — Tapsoba, Ta, Incapier — Mukiele (Schick, 46), Xhaka, Palacios, Grimaldo — Frimpong (Arthur, 82), Wirtz (Garcia, 89) — Tella (Hoffmann, 68).
Warning: Jimenez, Simeone – Wirtz, Tella, Incapier
In the 25th minute, Pablo Barrios (Atletico) was sent off (foul).
Piero Incapier (Bayer) was sent off in the 76th minute (second caution).