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In England they are very aware of the Arsenal knockout<\/strong>his only survivor in the Champions League, against Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid<\/strong> in the semifinals of the highest continental competition.<\/p>\n

The diary ‘Mirror Sport’<\/strong> title on its cover “Simeone, a pain in the grASS”<\/strong> (Simeone is a pain) and highlights that “Gunners fear more of dirty Diego’s pitch tricks”<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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In England they accuse Simeone of “dirty games” with the grass: “It’s a nuisance”<\/span>Mirror Sport<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the expression “a pain in the grass” the English newspaper replaces the words “ass” with “grass” in the phrase “a pain in the ass”<\/strong> (a pain in the ass \/ a pain).<\/p>\n

“Tottenham complained that the Metropolitano grass was overwatered”<\/h2>\n

John Cross <\/strong>warns Mikel Arteta that Atl\u00e9tico has converted the Riyadh Air Metropolitano<\/strong> in a fortress, and remember that Tottenham “complained that the grass was overwatered”<\/strong> before their round of 16 match in March, prompting players will slip on the wet surface<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid 5-2 Tottenham Resumen Champions League<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flick and Barcelona complained about the Metropolitano grass<\/h2>\n

He also highlighted that Hansi Flick<\/strong>coach of FC Barcelona, \u200b\u200bstated that the grass was too long<\/strong> before their quarterfinal match to try to slow down the game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Goal by Eric Garc\u00eda (pp) (1-0) in Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid 4-0 Barcelona<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Metropolitano grass already caused a bad play for Joan Garc\u00eda in Atl\u00e9tico’s first goal in the 4-0 in the first leg of the Cup, when he tripped over a small mound, although the ball went under him, which was yet another mistake by the goalkeeper.<\/p>\n

The rules on the grass that Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid always complies with: it cannot exceed 30 millimeters<\/h2>\n

The standard calls for not exceeding a height of 3 centimeters (30 millimeters) uniformly throughout the field.<\/p>\n

According to article 34.04 of the UEFA Regulations, “if the referee or the UEFA delegate considers it necessary, the home club may be forced to reduce the height of the grass for the match and training sessions.”<\/p>\n

In the following section, the issue of irrigation is expanded. “The home club must communicate the schedule for watering the field of play at the organizational meeting. Watering must be carried out uniformly and not only in certain areas. As a general rule, watering must be completed 60 minutes before the start of the match. However, at the discretion of the home club, watering may be carried out later.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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