{"id":5146,"date":"2025-08-21T18:11:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/la-liga-preview-atletico-must-rebound-from-the-opening-game-flop\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T18:11:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T18:11:24","slug":"la-liga-preview-atletico-must-rebound-from-the-opening-game-flop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/21\/la-liga-preview-atletico-must-rebound-from-the-opening-game-flop\/","title":{"rendered":"La Liga Preview: Atletico must rebound from the opening game flop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8211; Atletico Madrid has already revamped their deep team in hopes of winning the title challenge at LaLiga this summer.<\/p>\n<p>But after Diego Simeone lost his first season opening since he took over as coach more than a decade ago, Barcelona and Real Madrid have already caught up. I&#8217;ll try to forget that <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">2-1 loss at Espanyol<\/span> When the host promoted Elche on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Barcelona and Madrid are also playing games against newly promoted aspects in Round 2.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Match Up<\/h2>\n<p>&#8211; Atletico knows that if you want to finish on the table, the margin of error is always incredibly slim. So Simeone needs to quickly acquire several new players, including Alex Baena, Thiago Almada and Johnny Cardoso. Elchi&#8217;s side is hosted. The Elchi side is hosting the goal of not returning straight to the second division. Minnow fought back for a 1-1 draw at home with the real Betis in the opener.<\/p>\n<p>__The defending champion&#8217;s visit to Barcelona promoted Levante on Saturday. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team scored goals from Lamine Yamal, Raphinha and Ferran Torres. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">Marolca wins 3-0<\/span> last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>__Madrid aims to build on top <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">1-0 victory over Osasuna<\/span> This led to Xabi Alonso winning the league. After finishing last season&#8217;s runner-up, Madrid will move north to Oviedo, which is supposed to be a biased event on Sunday.<\/p>\n<h2>Players to watch<\/h2>\n<p>Robert Lewandowsky missed a trip to Mallorca, Barcelona due to muscle pain in his left thigh. He returned to training on Thursday, two days before the Levante match. The Polish striker scored a team-high 42 goals in all competitions last season, earning Bayern Munich for the fourth time in Spain. At 37, he promises to remain a threat to the elite scores.<\/p>\n<h2>From action<\/h2>\n<p>Atletico&#8217;s new playmaker, Baena, is suspicious after being replaced by Espanyol&#8217;s match due to muscle problems. Madrid will still be missing Jude Bellingham, which is expected to go out for several more weeks after undergoing surgery on his left shoulder in July.<\/p>\n<h2>From the field<\/h2>\n<p>Does Rodrigo get playing time? Madrid fans are watching to see if Alonso will play Brazil ahead of him after Alonso has never left the bench against Osasuna. The 24-year-old is the subject of rumors about a transfer to the Premier League, with the summer transfer window open until the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/spanish-preview-la-liga-soccer-barcelona-madrid-288de77b3b7cd7828aa9c1fd4ec0f86b\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (AP) &#8211; Atletico Madrid has already revamped their deep team in hopes of winning the title challenge at LaLiga this summer. 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