Simeone: 'Atletico is ready to compete against Barcelona'

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone expressed confidence in his team’s ability to compete against Barcelona in the match that will define the LaLiga lead. Simeone highlighted the good teamwork and the ability to harm the rival.

He also praised Raphinha as one of the best players in the league for his bravery and style of play. Simeone also spoke about the absence of Lamin and the importance of looking for other alternatives in attack.

The Argentine coach also highlighted the pressure that Barcelona will exert in midfield and the need to behave accordingly to take the game where it suits them best. Simeone also referred to Atletico’s candidacy to fight for the LaLiga title and the importance of maintaining regularity in all games. Finally, the Argentine coach spoke about the possibility of lining up Lino, Gallagher and Julian together and the need to surround the latter to be able to generate his best game.

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Simeone: 'Atletico is ready to compete against Barcelona'

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone expressed confidence in his team’s ability to compete against Barcelona in the match that will define the LaLiga lead. Simeone highlighted the good teamwork and the ability to harm the rival.

He also praised Raphinha as one of the best players in the league for his bravery and style of play. Simeone also spoke about the absence of Lamin and the importance of looking for other alternatives in attack.

The Argentine coach also highlighted the pressure that Barcelona will exert in midfield and the need to behave accordingly to take the game where it suits them best. Simeone also referred to Atletico’s candidacy to fight for the LaLiga title and the importance of maintaining regularity in all games. Finally, the Argentine coach spoke about the possibility of lining up Lino, Gallagher and Julian together and the need to surround the latter to be able to generate his best game.

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Simeone prepares for Barcelona clash

Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone is preparing for the clash against Barcelona this Saturday. The team has had a winning streak of eleven consecutive victories and is at the top of the table along with Barcelona and one point ahead of Real Madrid.

Simeone has the entire squad at his disposal, which is also great news for the team. Atlético Juvenil has also learned its opponent for the round of sixteen of the Youth League, which will be Rapid Vienna.

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Simeone prepares for Barcelona clash

Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone is preparing for the clash against Barcelona this Saturday. The team has had a winning streak of eleven consecutive victories and is at the top of the table along with Barcelona and one point ahead of Real Madrid.

Simeone has the entire squad at his disposal, which is also great news for the team. Atlético Juvenil has also learned its opponent for the round of sixteen of the Youth League, which will be Rapid Vienna.

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Andrea Berta bids farewell to Atlético de Madrid

Italian sporting director Andrea Berta is in his final days at Atlético de Madrid. After more than eleven years at the club, his farewell has been in the works since Atlético hired Carlos Bucero as the new General Director of Football in January 2021.

For several weeks now, Atlético and Berta have been negotiating a severance package that could be resolved in the next two Christmas weeks. Berta’s imminent departure, backed by important market moves such as Oblak or Reinildo, will surely be desired by European giants such as Chelsea, Manchester or Juventus.

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Andrea Berta bids farewell to Atlético de Madrid

Italian sporting director Andrea Berta is in his final days at Atlético de Madrid. After more than eleven years at the club, his farewell has been in the works since Atlético hired Carlos Bucero as the new General Director of Football in January 2021.

For several weeks now, Atlético and Berta have been negotiating a severance package that could be resolved in the next two Christmas weeks. Berta’s imminent departure, backed by important market moves such as Oblak or Reinildo, will surely be desired by European giants such as Chelsea, Manchester or Juventus.

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Simeone prepares Atlético for duel against Barcelona

Argentine coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Simeone, has prepared one of the most intense training sessions of the week ahead of the match against Barcelona in Montjuic.

With the first place in the championship at stake and without a single league win in the Ciudad Condal since he became the colchonero coach, the Atlético technical team sees the key moment to change course.

In the training session, defensive and attacking actions were studied in detail, simulating the movements of the culé players and looking for solutions to each of the possible problems that Barcelona generates in the rival.

The starting lineup for Montjuic will be Oblak; Llorente, Giménez, Lenglet, Galán; Giuliano, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Julián and Griezmann. The idea is to maintain the team that has been rehearsing during the week and to count on Gallagher from the start instead of Lino.

It would be a 4-4-2, although in many moments of the match it will turn into a 6-2-2. For the match, Simeone will have all his players available despite the fact that Correa did not train with his teammates due to a blow suffered the previous day in training.

In training, Simeone wanted to insist on several ideas to stand up to Barcelona and minimize their weapons. In terms of defensive actions, Atlético seeks to close all possible spaces inside to force the rival to play inside, isolate Lewandowski so that he does not receive balls, and leave it to the center-backs to bring the ball out from behind without being able to play in the interior areas.

A clear idea is to prevent the culés from being able to play forward and when they are forced to play back, to cover the spaces inside with the aim of preventing Pedri from doing his thing. On the other hand, something fundamental to beat Barcelona is to overcome their high pressure.

This aspect was also simulated and in it, it will be Lenglet who will have a fundamental role. The Frenchman’s precision to overcome the first azulgrana line will be the main way. A long ball from the Frenchman and a wall with Julián by Giuliano or Llorente can be a way to reach the surroundings of Iñaki Peña.

In addition, a simple goal kick is something that Atlético sees as important to start the attack. Finally, everything rehearsed will be important to achieve a victory, but what is important for the coaches will be the speed of execution. ‘We won’t have time’, due to the intensity of the rival, was the phrase that was repeated in the training session held at the Cerro del Espino.

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Simeone prepares Atlético for duel against Barcelona

Argentine coach of Atlético de Madrid, Diego Simeone, has prepared one of the most intense training sessions of the week ahead of the match against Barcelona in Montjuic.

With the first place in the championship at stake and without a single league win in the Ciudad Condal since he became the colchonero coach, the Atlético technical team sees the key moment to change course.

In the training session, defensive and attacking actions were studied in detail, simulating the movements of the culé players and looking for solutions to each of the possible problems that Barcelona generates in the rival.

The starting lineup for Montjuic will be Oblak; Llorente, Giménez, Lenglet, Galán; Giuliano, De Paul, Barrios, Gallagher; Julián and Griezmann. The idea is to maintain the team that has been rehearsing during the week and to count on Gallagher from the start instead of Lino.

It would be a 4-4-2, although in many moments of the match it will turn into a 6-2-2. For the match, Simeone will have all his players available despite the fact that Correa did not train with his teammates due to a blow suffered the previous day in training.

In training, Simeone wanted to insist on several ideas to stand up to Barcelona and minimize their weapons. In terms of defensive actions, Atlético seeks to close all possible spaces inside to force the rival to play inside, isolate Lewandowski so that he does not receive balls, and leave it to the center-backs to bring the ball out from behind without being able to play in the interior areas.

A clear idea is to prevent the culés from being able to play forward and when they are forced to play back, to cover the spaces inside with the aim of preventing Pedri from doing his thing. On the other hand, something fundamental to beat Barcelona is to overcome their high pressure.

This aspect was also simulated and in it, it will be Lenglet who will have a fundamental role. The Frenchman’s precision to overcome the first azulgrana line will be the main way. A long ball from the Frenchman and a wall with Julián by Giuliano or Llorente can be a way to reach the surroundings of Iñaki Peña.

In addition, a simple goal kick is something that Atlético sees as important to start the attack. Finally, everything rehearsed will be important to achieve a victory, but what is important for the coaches will be the speed of execution. ‘We won’t have time’, due to the intensity of the rival, was the phrase that was repeated in the training session held at the Cerro del Espino.

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Atlético de Madrid favorites to win LaLiga

Atlético de Madrid have shown themselves to be a strong team in recent seasons, especially when their rivals do not reach 90 points. In fact, the two championships won by Simeone’s team have come in seasons in which neither Barça nor Madrid have surpassed that figure.

In the 2013-14 season, Atlético won the title with 90 points, while Barça and Madrid finished with 87. In the 2020-21 season, the red-and-white team were crowned champions with 86 points, surpassing Madrid (84) and Barça (79).

This season, Atlético are in a good position to win the title, as Madrid are not reaching the regularity that made them unbeatable last season. Simeone’s team is signing the fourth best start with the Argentine on the bench and has installed itself at the top of the table after a long time. With 38 points in 16 games, with only one defeat, Atlético de Madrid are the favorites to win LaLiga.

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Atlético de Madrid favorites to win LaLiga

Atlético de Madrid have shown themselves to be a strong team in recent seasons, especially when their rivals do not reach 90 points. In fact, the two championships won by Simeone’s team have come in seasons in which neither Barça nor Madrid have surpassed that figure.

In the 2013-14 season, Atlético won the title with 90 points, while Barça and Madrid finished with 87. In the 2020-21 season, the red-and-white team were crowned champions with 86 points, surpassing Madrid (84) and Barça (79).

This season, Atlético are in a good position to win the title, as Madrid are not reaching the regularity that made them unbeatable last season. Simeone’s team is signing the fourth best start with the Argentine on the bench and has installed itself at the top of the table after a long time. With 38 points in 16 games, with only one defeat, Atlético de Madrid are the favorites to win LaLiga.

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