Without several starters and with their mind most likely on the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Inter, Simeone’s Atletico Madrid fell 2-0 against little Cadiz on an afternoon to forget. The result was decided by a brace from Juanmi between the 24th and 64th minutes in a match in which the Colchoneros held the ball much more than their opponents without however ever managing to seriously worry Ledesma, the Andalusian goalkeeper, despite the 8 conclusions towards the Cadiz goal. The three substitutions made at half-time by Simeone, who sent Molina, Riquelme and Correa onto the field for Depay, De Paul and Saul, speak volumes about the totally passive attitude of the Madrid team, which struggled a lot, especially in the defensive phase. Especially disastrous was Gabriel Paulista who first missed the Cadiz center forward on a cross from the left for the first goal and then went completely empty after a long throw in the home team’s second scoring action.
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