The power of Atlético Madrid's bench
Atlético Madrid leads LaLiga thanks to the strength of its bench. Diego Simeone, the team’s coach, has been repeating since the start of the season that the players who come off the bench are responding very well.
The results prove him right, as the team has won many games thanks to the contribution of the players who come off the bench. Alexander Sorloth has scored five of the team’s last goals coming on in the second half of the games.
Atlético is the team with the most goals scored by substitutes, with a total of eleven, six of them with Sorloth’s signature. The depth of the squad and good physical preparation are two fundamental aspects to understand the good contribution of the Atlético bench this season. The red and white substitutes have played more than 2,300 minutes in LaLiga, more than any other team in the Spanish championship.
