Baena's goal at Cornellà sums up the new Atlético

Borja Aranda breaks down the move behind Baena's goal against Espanyol as a sign of Atlético's change in approach: playing out from the back against a high press instead of clearing it. He also highlights that the side do not suffer when the team is rotated.

Borja Aranda agrees with Rubén Uría that Atlético deserved to win at Cornellà. He acknowledges a certain lack of continuity in spells of the match and the strong display from Oblak, who in his view is getting back to his best, but he puts the spotlight on Baena's goal.

For Aranda, that move shows how the team has changed the way it understands the game. In the past, faced with the opponent's high press, Atleti would have hoofed it upfield to fight for the second ball and clear the danger. Now they try to pass their way out from the start, and Baena himself lays the ball off to keep the move going before finishing it off.

He adds that the team can rotate without it showing: Simeone took off Dani Martínez, who was not having a bad game, to bring more quality on with Grimaldo. That, he says, should give the side confidence so that Cuti's absence in Germany is not felt as a major loss. He also singles out Hulman and the green shoots from Julián, and celebrates the team's numbers away from home.