Diego Simeone assembles his Atletico Madrid team to seize the La Liga title initiative in 2025.
Los Rojiblancos start 2025 as leaders after their incredible 2-1 win away to Barcelona.
As the home side continued to struggle, Alexander Sorloth came off the bench to score the winner in the 96th minute and extend Atletico Madrid's winning run to twelve games.
Sortloth was the hero but Simeone believes the tide could be turning as he aims for a third league title after half the campaign has now been played.
“I'm happy, I can't lie. We have suffered. Barca played very well, they attack all the time. Today we had a great night defensively, especially Oblak. That allowed us to survive,” according to reports from Marca.
“The players are ready to compete. The strongest thing we have is the group.
“We need everyone ready to compete. That is our way to fight with two monsters like Real Madrid and Barcelona.”
Atletico Madrid are having a less demanding January than their rivals as they are not involved in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, and they return from the winter break with a Copa del Rey match in Marbella on January 4.
They return to league action at home to Osasuna on January 12, with two UEFA Champions League matches also scheduled.
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