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Atletico Madrid took a big step in their quest to reach the final of the Europa League imposed Liverpool 1-0 at the Vicente Calderon. The game was marked by the absence of cracks on both teams, Fernando Torres for the Reds, recently operated in order to reach the World Cup, and Kun Aguero for Atletico, signed card accumulation by delaying their departure in change in the second leg quarter-final against Valencia.

Without Torres, Liverpool are a dull team that can defend well, come to dominate midfield (although at a very different than they did with Xabi Alonso), but above are poor, very poor. Atleti, however, has to Diego Forlan, whistled and booed throughout the season but at the moment of truth, the day most needed Quique appeared. And he did very soon, because in nine minutes took a pass from Jury and after two shots, managed to beat Pepe Reina.

The goal did not change the script of any of the two contenders. Atletico went about their business, without losing concentration or complacency. Liverpool did not change anything and that is terrible in its history failed to shoot on goal or take a corner in the whole game. Neither the oldest of The Kop remember something, simply because it is the first time in history that the Reds have just one game without throwing a single shot between the posts.

If anyone was near the goal was the Manzanares, well led by Jurado and Reyes still in a state of grace today is one of the best Spanish player of a band, with Peter and Navas. Rafa Benitez’s Liverpool is a team that needs a change of cycle at all levels: first, that the American owners sold the club to someone who cares a little football, and second, Benitez is, to paraphrase a famous network as Michael Robinson, Quemao the bike more of a hippy, and finally, you need to sell half a dozen players who are good for nothing and sign people who do not play football as they did in the 60s.

Next week will play the return at Anfield. The 1-0 is an excellent result for Atletico, because scoring in Liverpool will force your opponent to have to score three goals.

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