WEAK MATCH OF THE '9' IN THE FALL OF LEVERKUSEN
Florian Wirtz wakes up from his dream and loses a good part of his chances of winning Ballon d'Or
Published:23/05/2024 - 00:09h
Updated:23/05/2024 - 00:09h
Florian Wirtz completed a disappointing performance in the Europa League final against Atalanta (3-0). The German striker was 'erased' by the Bergamo defense and seems to say goodbye to his chances of winning the Ballon d'Or
The hard goleada of the Atalanta to the Bayer Leverkusen in the final of the Europe League (3-0) left to Florian Wirtz very 'touched' regarding his options to aspire to the Balloon of Gold. The forward of 21 years completed a disappointing party, being replaced by Patrik Shick in the minute 81 with the totally sentenced meeting and after a night for the forget of all the German group.
For the '9', the party was particularly complex by the good task of the centre of the field of 'The Dea'. The asfixiante pressure to the exit of the Leverkusen cut the circuits of game for the ones of Xabi Alonso, isolating to Wirtz and Jeremie Frimpong in the sides, playing of backs to the arch during long. Florian only had a clear opportunity in all the party, with a balloon to the space that Éderson cut with solvency, surpassing to the forward in speed to yield to the goalkeeper Musso.
Before falling the third so much bergamasco, the one of Pulheim tried it with a good centre to Grimaldo to the that his mate did not attain to arrive by the good anticipate of Musso. After his exit, Shick brushed the discount in a pair of opportunities, but little there was for doing with an Atalanta flawless in all his lines that imposed with authority from beginning to end thanks to the 'hat trick' of Ademola Lookman.
Lookman Stole him the leadership to Wirtz with a historical exhibition
And it is that the Nigerian was the indisputable 'MVP' of the party with a 'hat trick' brutal, including two golazos that sentenced the first defeat of the season for the Leverkusen. The '11' opened the account in the minute 12 sending at the end of the network a good centre by low of Davide Zappacosta from the right. In the 26', the extreme expanded the advantage after a big theft that culminated with a zurdazo to the first stick. On the end, in the 75', Lookman completed his exhibition with another zapatazo relentless for fusilar to Kovar.
For Florian Wirtz still remains the final German Glass, the Saturday in front of the humble FCK, to close the season with a title that would confirm an equally historical doublet of the Bayer, although probably insufficient for the '9' in his fight by the Balloon of Gold. The forward adds 18 goals and 20 assistances in 48 parties this season and still can add a lot of points in the award of 'France Football' if it won the Eurocopa with Germany.