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How does Atletico Madrid rely on to shake Real Madrid and Barcelona?

2:38am, 2 July 2025【Football】

After experiencing a heavy blow from the club World Cup group stage, Atletico Madrid has spent a season with no big four. Just as people sighed about the encounters of Simeone, Alvarez and others, the Bedding Legion officially announced three new players in three days, spending more than 100 million yuan on this. The La Liga championship battle for the new season has already started in the summer window.

Three new players took the right medicine

30 million euros to buy Real Betis midfielder Cardoso, 20 million euros to finalize Atlanta wingback Rugeri, 50 million euros to buy Villarreal midfielder Baenna, Atletico Madrid spent 100 million euros to strengthen the midfield and the two wings, and the shortcomings exposed by the team last season were repaired.

Griezmann will play more passive roles after renewing his contract, and Simeone will conduct tactical tests around Alvarez in the new season.

Considering that Griezmann completed the contract renewal before the start of the Club World Cup, Simeone's rotation lineup is enough to cope with the requirements of multi-line combat. After the new players are finalized early, Simeone can complete pre-season preparations with a brand new team, which is very important for a team that aims to compete for the championship.

Under the goal of getting the favorite, Simeone no longer hesitated

During the previous national team match day, Simeone asked Alvarez to lobby Enzo Fernandez and C-Romero to try to expand the scale of the Argentine gang. However, considering the difficulty of poaching from Premier League giants, Simeone's beautiful wish is destined to be difficult to implement. The plan to expand the Argentine Gang was blocked, and Simeone quickly came up with Plan B.

The plan to expand the Argentine gang failed. Simeone did not waste much time in signing, so he quickly came up with the long-prepared Plan B. La Liga star Cardoso and Baenna have hardly needed to adapt, and Rugeri has proved himself under Gasperini, and the three players are expected to quickly play a role in the new club.

Showing ambition to polish the signboard and comprehensively improve the two strong players

Although it failed to obtain the expected bonus income through the Club World Cup, Atletico Madrid did not hesitate to strengthen the lineup. As "La Liga Ferguson", Simeone's voice within Atletico Madrid can be seen. He has led the team to fight against Real Madrid and Barcelona all year round. Simeone knows that the depth of the lineup is the decisive factor in the La Liga championship drama. Building a team for the new season in advance can help them win the starting line.

After getting Baenna, Cardoso and Rugeri, Simeone has not given up on the plan to compete for C-Romero and Enzo Fernandez, and expanding the Argentine Gang has always been his obsession. Before expanding the direct group, Simeone also received another good news, that is, Simeone Jr. has completed the contract renewal, and the strong internal cohesion of the team will become an important reliance for Atletico Madrid to fight against Real Madrid and Barcelona. In addition to consolidating the rotation team through active signings, Atletico Madrid also needs to make good choices in multi-line battles. It is not advisable to move forward in three lines at the same time as in the middle of last season. Simeone has pointed out this point in an interview recently.