The season of Pablo Barrios It has not been easy. The canterano was called to lead the center of the field of Atlético de Madrid And his first season as headline left more shadows than lightsbut all this can start changing in the United States.
Before Seattle Sounders, in a key match for the mattresses to continue alive at the Club World Cup, The Madrid scored two goals to give tranquility to his team. Atlético fell loudly to Paris Saint-Germain on the first day and needed a good result to avoid problems.
Barrios opened the scoring with a whipping that bounced in the crossbar and entered the goal of Frei. In addition to the goal, the midfielder was in all areas of the field. Appearing on the left wing and the center along with Immediately.
The mattresses won but did not convince, since Seattle could score some other goal and complicate the rojiblancas aspirationsbut neighborhoods yes. In fact, Madrid marked His second goal just when the Americans cut advantage with a goal from Rusnak. His first double as a professional came at a critical moment for Simeone's.
Two expulsions condemned him
The neighborhood course was marked by two games: before Celta in the League and Bayer Leverkusen in Champions. Those two days, the midfielder left expelled and left with a player less his team, in addition, the two red cards were quite avoidable and that caused him numerous criticisms of the mattress fans. The atmosphere became hostile: He came to deactivate Instagram comments on hatred on social networks.
In 41 games he was only able to score somewhat last seasonhalf of those that marked in Seattle. This double arrives at a necessary moment: after a disastrous debut against the PSG, Atlético needed to win, and add goals was key to improve its goals difference (-4). Barrios has assumed the role that was expected of him just when the team played progress in this Club World Cup.
Now the Madrid will have an eye on what happens between Botafogo y Paris Saint-GermainAlthough they know they will need to win the Brazilians to be in the round of 16 of the Club World Cup.
