Barca looking better than expected in first half. They are dangerous in every attack going forward and what surprised me most, Traore actually looks great. Even his touches and delivery look much better then I have ever seen from him. Maybe he just needed to see a bit of magic on training to pick up some stuff.
My both to score bet passed easy, so now just watching for fun.
My both to score bet passed easy, so now just watching for fun.
Didn't get the chance to see Traore play, or this marvellous scoreline, kind of really tired after watching games for 5 hours, will probably see if I can catch a bit of the Afcon final if I get past dinner without getting sleepy...but saw Traore's name on the assist, so he's already beginning to contribute. Maybe this is all for the better then. Even Torres on the assist, must feel good to hit the ground running with 2 spring buys!
How did Auba do?
Dani scores and gets sent off too, least you can't say he doesn't have spirit eh?
It's incredible how badly Atletico is defending this year, and they don't seem to find a way around it to improve it.
Atletico only has to aim for the champions and beg to finish more or less well in the league.
Atletico only has to aim for the champions and beg to finish more or less well in the league.
Sort of second season syndrome. They and Suarez spent themselves in winning the league last season, and at the end very barely hung on to their lead too. Run themselves into the ground -- but if I can afford some generosity, they probably didn't deserve to lose both games against Liverpool in UCL, if they could only play like that every game, but no team can sustain that sort of energy.
