It happened what we all knew would happen, with all due respect to Olympique de Marseille, this final had a great favorite, and eye, that at the beginning of the match the French stood up, but after minutes passed what always happens in football when one of those involved is the cholo's athletic. And it is important to highlight the latter, since he arrived in 2012 has already achieved 6 titles, plus 2 Champions League finals (1 by the way he was winning until the last second). The cholo not only has managed to reap titles, but something much more important, has endowed with attitude, grip and identity to a mattress team that can stand up and get the victory against any team in the world.
The cholo has led to feel such a degree of identity, attitude and pride to his players that was demonstrated in the words of Gabi to fall eliminated from Champions. The captain on that occasion referred to participate in the Europa League as a '' Mier ... '' and was not intended to undermine this competition, but were frustrated by not having transcended in a Champions League where in previous editions only the Real Madrid has managed to eliminate him (2 finals, 1 semifinal and 1 quarterfinals). This Athletic is for great things, and a great amount of responsibility is thanks to Diego Pablo Simeone.
Going deeper into what we saw on the pitch, there is no doubt that the game went on ideally for the Spanish team, suffering in the initial stages, but taking advantage of the occasion that was propitiated, and this was how after having not had some clear opportunity, product of a rebound, a plugged Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring. In the same way already in the 2nd part the Atlético took the total control of the game, returned El Principito to score a goal, this one of great invoice, and closed the score Gabi before a Mandanda that I observe how almost every ball that shot to his arc rose marker. Marseille did not have how to respond to the Colchonero, and only a header to the crossbar by Mitroglou came to intimidate Oblak's goal. Of the rest, you can only save a young Sarr, always incisive on the right side. Veterans like Germain or Luiz Gustavo left a lot to be desired.
And finally, it could be solemn, but for any football lover the recognition made to Fernando Torres with his income is fully deserved, see him raise his first title with the club of his loves and his life closes a wonderful and meritorious a cycle that will see this weekend its end. Agile, technical, elegant, I confess that he was one of my favorite forwards a decade ago, his goal against Germany in Vienna will be unforgettable for me and for many fans of the red. Thank you Fernando, you are becoming a Rojiblanca legend, but you will always be El Niño, the unforgettable Niño Torres.