Atletico collapse in Europe as wasteful ending and fragile defence
Atletico Madrid’s Champions League defeat reveals the crew’s weak assault & fragile protection
Atletico Madrid’s 2-1 defeat to Bodo/Glimt uncovered ending issues and weird defensive weak point within the Champions League.
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Atletico create possibilities however waste too many
Atletico Madrid suffered shocking 2-1 loss in opposition to Bodo/Glimt in Champions League and the match highlighted clear double drawback for Diego Simeone’s crew.
The Spanish facet dominated the sport by way of makes an attempt recording 27 shot with eight on course however managed to attain solely as soon as.
The consequence confirmed the hole between Atletico’s management and their lack of targets.
Solely 29.6% of their photographs have been on course. Out of the 27 effort, 12 missed the objective whereas seven have been blocked leaving Atletico with little reward for his or her stress.
Sorloth scores however misses many possibilities
Atletico’s solely objective got here by means of Alexander Sorloth who additionally missed seven different makes an attempt regardless of scoring his fifth objective in seven matches in 2026.
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Different attackers additionally failed to complete key possibilities. Julian Alvarez missed three shot, Nico Gonzalez wasted three extra whereas Thiago Almada & Alex Baena additionally had efforts that didn’t hassle the objective.
Midfielder Pablo Barrios got here shut earlier than half-time when his strike hit the publish, a second that summed up Atletico’s frustration in entrance of objective.
The match additionally included two disallowed Atletico objective, one for very tight offside name and one other as a result of fast nook taken whereas play was stopped.
Oblak factors to lack of calm
Goalkeeper Jan Oblak spoke truthfully after the match saying the crew are going by means of interval the place “the ball doesn’t go in”.
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He added that Atletico look anxious when possibilities arrive and lack calm within the closing third.
Oblak stated each midfielders and forwards want extra composure to show alternatives into targets particularly beneath rising stress for outcomes.
Defensive points rising in Europe
Atletico’s issues are usually not solely in assault. They’ve now conceded 15 objective in eight Champions League matches this season, shut to 2 per recreation.
The crew have allowed at the very least one objective in each European match and the numbers make Atletico one of many weakest defensive sides among the many final 16 crew nonetheless within the event.
Oblak admitted that Atletico can not proceed to concede so usually saying the crew should enhance in each defence and assault to get the outcomes they need.
Simeone nonetheless reveals confidence
Regardless of the frustration, Simeone defended his gamers and stated the crew reacted properly in lots of areas.
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He insisted he had no complaints about effort and believes outcomes will enhance quickly.
Atletico now ready to be taught their subsequent opponent within the knockout section, with Membership Brugge or Galatasaray attainable.
Simeone already spoken in latest weeks concerning the want for higher defending to assist assault that creates possibilities however doesn’t all the time end them.
Atletico’s numbers among the many remaining groups
Atletico scored 17 objective rating seventh among the many remaining Champions League sides.
Groups resembling Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Liverpool, Actual Madrid and Paris Saint Germain have all scored extra.
The most important concern is defensive, Atletico have conceded extra targets than every other membership nonetheless within the competitors.