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What Adeyemi did to waste almost 3 minutes of time was a big deal to me. That’s the mentality of a player who wants to win and puts the team’s interests above his personal desire to prove himself, score a goal or take on defenders. It reminded me of the Inter game. Back then, we needed players with exactly this mentality, players who knew how to manage those crucial moments and make the right decisions. He even got Atlético’s players frustrated, while he calmly kept wasting time by holding the ball in the corner. Brilliant work, Adeyemi! ❤️

The entire game was one thing, but the final 20 minutes were on a completely different level. The moment Flick decided to play with a midfield trio of Pedri, Gavi and De Jong was the moment he decided to humiliate Atlético. He made them chase the ball, and within minutes, they had practically given up hope of winning it back. Atlético, a team that has always found ways to hurt us in the final minutes, weren’t even given the opportunity this time. THAT’S MIDFIELD DOMINANCE.

Olise a week ago vs the same team that Yamal cooked tonight…