Important win at home
João Félix gave us the lead in the 3rd minute, Negredo equalized in the 45th minute and De Paul signed a hard-fought win in the 68th minute.
Our team started the game against Cádiz with a high pressure, something that made it possible for the first goal to arrive in the 3rd minute of the game. A ball that Ledesma wanted to give to Chust in front of João Félix's pressure ended up in the boots of the Portuguese, who controlled the ball, advanced two steps and scored at the near post. The Portuguese continued his idyll with the goal since he scored in Pamplona against Osasuna and added his fifth goal in five games.
From that moment on, the team was in control of the match, although without clear chances to score. Espino tried a long-range shot in the 17th minute that went wide. It was not until the 24th minute that another approach to the Cadiz area arrived. It was Carrasco with a cross-shot that tried to surprise Ledesma without success. Shortly after, it would be the Belgian again in a counterattack who shot from outside the small area but his shot went wide.
The away team were getting closer to Oblak's area but Negredo and Sobrino's shots went wide. In the 41st minute, Gonzalez Fuertes sent off Reinildo with a straight red card but he was alerted by the VAR, reviewed the play and annulled the red card to leave the Mozambican with a yellow card. And in the 45th minute came the equalizer after a cross from Espino that Negredo headed into the net. With the score at 1-1, the game went to the break.
The team tried to start the second half as they had done in the first but Herrera's shot from the front was saved by Ledesma. In the 58th minute, it was Idrissi who forced Oblak to clear his shot. Diego Pablo Simeone decided to bring on Luis Suárez and Correa and they both took part in the 2-1. Llorente's run down the right after a one-two with Correa ended with a low cross for Luis Suárez. The Uruguayan's pass to Correa ended with a right-footed shot that Ledesma deflected. De Paul, who was on the run following the play, slammed the ball into the net.
In the final stretch of the match, Gonzalez Fuertes sent off Javi Serrano, who had entered the field in the 82nd minute, with a straight red card. The team was able to hold its own and earned three very important points before visiting Manchester United at Old Trafford on Tuesday. Fourth consecutive league victory for our team.
