{"id":1349,"date":"2026-05-06T10:43:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1349"},"modified":"2026-05-06T10:43:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T10:43:18","slug":"if-the-rival-were-madrid-we-would-already-have-the-chronicle-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=1349","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;If the rival were Madrid, we would already have the chronicle done&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph ue-c-article--first-letter-highlighted\"><strong>L<\/strong>a <strong>elimination of Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid at the Emirates<\/strong> left many readings in <strong>The Tribe<\/strong> and one of the most compelling was that of <strong>Raul Varela<\/strong>. The journalist analyzed the red and white defeat and focused on the German&#8217;s refereeing <strong>Daniel Siebert<\/strong>.<span\/><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/omny.fm\/shows\/a-diario\/varela-dice-lo-que-piensa-mi-rcoles-06-05-2026\/embed\" width=\"100%\" style=\"cover\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;If Atleti&#8217;s rival were another<\/strong>Madrid to cite the last great European controversy, <strong>we would already have the chronicle more than done&#8221;<\/strong>Varela said during his editorial. The communicator compared the Emirates controversy with the remembered one <strong>penalty from last season&#8217;s double touch<\/strong> and he slipped that the media treatment would have been different if the context had changed.<span\/><\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_360_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 360w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_375_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 375w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_414_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 414w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_660_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 660w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_720_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 720w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_750_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 750w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_828_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 828w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_1320_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.webp 1320w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_360_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 360w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_375_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 375w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_414_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 414w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_660_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 660w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_720_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 720w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_750_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 750w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_828_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 828w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_1320_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg 1320w\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1980\" height=\"1114\" class=\"ue-c-article__image lazyload\" alt=\"Simeone applauds his players at the Emirates\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/uploads\/2026\/05\/06\/69fa700b5ee33.jpeg\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">Simeone applauds his players at the Emirates<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">Ra\u00fal Varela&#8217;s criticism of Daniel Siebert<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">During his intervention, Ra\u00fal Varela was especially harsh with the German referee. <strong>&#8220;Daniel Siebert, equal parts German and shit&#8221;<\/strong>he stated, visibly upset by some decisions made during the meeting. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--video  video-player\"><figcaption class=\"ue-c-article__media-caption\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__media-description\">The controversial move about Griezmann that could have changed everything<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">The presenter of La Tribu also regretted the <strong>action on Antoine Griezmann<\/strong> which ended up marking the outcome of the tie. &#8220;To Griezmann <strong>They showed him the exit door of this cursed tournament with a rude stomp from Calafiori<\/strong>&#8220;, he commented during his analysis of the match.<span\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ue-c-article__subheadline\">&#8220;They have not been more or better than Atleti&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\">Beyond the arbitration controversy, Ra\u00fal Varela also made it clear that, in his opinion, <strong>Arsenal was not superior to Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid in the tie<\/strong>. The journalist recognized the merit of the English team for reaching the final in Budapest, but insisted that Simeone&#8217;s team competed face to face.<span\/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote\">\n<p>Daniel Siebert, equal parts German and shithead<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ue-c-article__blockquote-author\">Ra\u00fal Varela, in La Tribu<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p data-mrf-recirculation=\"Links P\u00e1rrafos\" class=\"ue-c-article__paragraph paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;They have not been more or better than Atleti&#8221;<\/strong>Varela pointed out, before explaining that the difference was in the forcefulness within the areas. The journalist recalled the <strong>missed chance by Giuliano Simeone<\/strong> and the success of <strong>Bukayo Saka<\/strong> as two decisive actions to understand the final result.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ue-c-article__media ue-c-article__media--image\">\n<div class=\"ue-c-article__media-img-container ue-l-article--expand-edge-right-until-tablet ue-l-article--expand-edge-left-until-tablet\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_360_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 360w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_375_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 375w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_414_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 414w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_660_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 660w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_720_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 720w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_750_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 750w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_828_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 828w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_1320_widen_webp\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.webp 1320w\"><source type=\"image\/jpeg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1010px) 660px, (min-width: 980px) calc(100vw - 350px), (min-width: 740px) calc(100vw - 320px), 100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_360_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 360w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_375_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 375w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_414_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 414w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_660_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 660w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_720_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 720w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_750_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 750w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_828_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 828w,https:\/\/objetos-xlk.estaticos-marca.com\/files\/article_1320_widen\/uploads\/2026\/05\/05\/69fa655812991.jpeg 1320w\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" class=\"ue-c-article__image lazyload\" alt=\"At the Emirates the last opportunity escaped one of the most classy players the Champions League has ever seen. 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