Let’s take a look at a match from the Spanish La Liga between hosts Celta and Atletico Madrid on Saturday, September 10th. Atletico Madrid haven’t won any of their 2 matches so far in the season, and people are starting to worry since those were considered easy matches, at least on paper. 52
Atletico Madrid have made a somewhat bad start to the season, as they have 2 draws in 2 matches. The problem is that the draws were against two newly promoted teams, which they should have defeated. After their shock at the first match of the season, where Alaves equalised at the 92nd minute, they were in for a tough 0-0 draw against Leganes. Atletico Madrid had many absent players from their training sessions this week, as 17 of the players were involved in international matches midweek, and some of them will surely carry some fatigue, also from having to travel across the globe.
On the other hand, Celta were very competitive against Real Madrid in their 1-2 loss at Estadio Bernabeu. Celta stood strong, at least for a half, but a mistake in the defense gave Morata the chance to take the lead for Real Madrid at the 60th minute. However, Celta’s response was imminent, as they equalized just 7 minutes later with Orellana. Celta were holding out for the draw, but Toni Kroos scored an amazing shot from afar that gave his team the hard fought win. Celta will probably miss one of their best players for this match, as Orellana was injured in Chile’s match and is questionable, while Giuseppe Rossi will be ready for his debut after being loaned from Fiorentina to help on the offense.