Everyone together. Atleti is once again a team where the collective is above any individual. That is the strength of this team that reaches the decisive months with options to win all three titles. It has been years since such a mentally strong team has been seen, with the physical strength to turn results around in the last third of the matches.
Compact team. The 1-4-4-2 has returned to be the starting point. The variation of three center-backs with five defenders is an evolution since the line of two forwards becomes one as Griezmann moves into the midfield on his right side and Giuliano shifts from wing midfielder to full-back, turning the line of
four into five defenders.
The contribution from the bench differentiates winners and losers in Atleti's matches. Everyone is plugged in. There is a whole second team behind, no one is indisputable, as the positions are doubled and the legs are not lacking since Atleti is among the teams that run the most at high intensity in the competition. Moreover, Oblak is very
protected as he is, along with Courtois, one of those who are least forced to make winning saves. Atleti works. Once again, Simeone leads.