Atletico Madrid is located in Madrid, the capital of Spain, and is nicknamed the "Legion of Sheets" and "Son of Poseidon". In Madrid, Atletico Madrid has a large number of civilian class supporters, so it is a mortal enemy of Real Madrid, which represents the rich class.
Atletico Madrid is one of the three traditional giants in La Liga. It has won the La Liga championship 10 times in history, second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona. In addition, Atletico Madrid has also won the King's Cup 10 times and the Spanish Super Cup 2 times.
In the intercontinental arena, Atletico Madrid has also achieved impressive results, winning 2 Europa League championships, 2 European Super Cup championships and 1 European Cup Winners' Cup championship.
Atletico Madrid coach Simeone is an Argentinian and is known for his iron-blooded coaching style. Atletico Madrid under his coaching is full of physical fitness, fierce fighting, and extremely capable of executing tactics. Simeone's pressing frontcourt counterattack often makes it difficult for opponents to adapt. Generally, Teams with good defense have average offensive power, and the same goes for Atletico Madrid. Spears and shields certainly cannot be unified into one team.
However, Simeone knows how to make up for the team's shortcomings. Atletico Madrid under his training is very good at taking advantage of set-piece opportunities to score. There are many header experts in the team, which to a large extent makes up for the weakness of weak attack power.
Atletico Madrid's number one star is Griezmann. Last season Griezmann scored 22 goals in 37 appearances, ranking third in La Liga's scorer list, and is Atletico Madrid's top scorer.
Griezmann is active in running, flexible in position, and often roams in the ribs of the opponent's defense. He is the sharpest knife in Simeone's hands.
However, Atletico Madrid's core player is not Griezmann, but the 23-year-old midfielder Koke, who came from the team's youth training. Although Koke is not old, he has a calm style of play, exquisite skills, and accurate passing, especially in the main goal. He is very accomplished at penalty kicks. He provided 10 assists last season and was the assist leader in Atletico Madrid.
Atletico Madrid has undergone major personnel changes this summer, and main winger Turan was poached by Barcelona. In addition, main center Mandzukic, main central defender Miranda, and rotating midfielder Mario Suarez have all transferred to Serie A.
Although the blood loss is not small, Atletico Madrid's investment is even greater.
With the capital injection from Chinese real estate giant Wanda, Atletico Madrid's spending in the transfer market this summer broke the club's transfer record, reaching 126 million.
Among them, Jackson Martinez, Savage, Vieto and Ferreira Carrasco are all worth more than 20 million euros.
The arrival of Golden Boot Jackson-Martinez and Vieto, who scored 21 goals in the Portuguese Super League last season, has greatly strengthened the team's forward strength. Savic, Felipe and Carrasco have made the team's third-line strength All have been replenished.
In the new season, Atletico Madrid has a strong team, and its results are two to one. Atletico Madrid only has Real Madrid and Barcelona in its eyes, and it is normal to look down on the Spanish, a dark horse in La Liga.
The Spaniards were full of confidence when they faced the middle and lower teams in La Liga. Their trident was definitely a nightmare for the middle and lower teams. Zhao Yang also earned the title of a big devil.
But facing a giant like Atletico Madrid, Zhao Yang, Asensio and Caicedo are not enough.
Not to mention Griezmann, Vietto, Koke, Godin and other stars, even the golden boy Torres, Martinez, Carrasco and other stars sitting on the bench are as powerful and famous as Zhao Yanghe. Asensio, Caicedo.
If there is any chance of victory for the Espanyol team, it is that Atletico Madrid just played a Champions League group match in midweek and defeated the Turkish powerhouse Galatasaray 2:0. It is estimated that the body will be tired.
In addition, forward Vietto has just recovered from injury and his condition is unknown. If Vietto is not in good condition.
If the Spaniard can persist until the second half without conceding a goal, or the score is tied, there may be a turning point.
This is Zhao Yang's second time playing against a powerful player in the Spanish Super League after joining Espanyol.
In fact, the game against Real Madrid cannot be counted because Zhao Yang's playing time in that game was too short, and after Real Madrid took a big lead, he didn't play too seriously.
This is also the second time Zhao Yang has played against a team with a Chinese background.
The last time they faced a team with a Chinese background was Rayo Vallecano.
This is also Zhao Yang’s second China Derby.
The last Chinese derby was against Rayo Vallecano's Chinese player Zhang Dong. This time Zhao Yang will face Atletico Madrid's Chinese player Xu Xin.
Like Zhang Dong, Xu Xin did not get a chance to play at Atletico Madrid.
This time the Espanyol team comes to the Calderon Stadium to challenge, which is Xu Xin's best chance to play.
Before the game, Zhang Dong pulled Zhao Yang into a group of European players studying abroad and introduced Xu Xin to Zhao Yang.
When Xu Xin asked Zhao Yang to give him a business promotion model, Zhao Yang agreed without hesitation.
They are both Chinese players. Xu Xin and Zhao Yang also played together in the West Division C. Although they are not in the same division, they are both from West Division III after all, so naturally there is some sympathy for each other.
Next, at the press conference before the game, Zhao Yang expressed his views on the match against Atletico Madrid. Zhao Yang mentioned Xu Xin and expressed his desire to compete with Xu Xin on the same field.
Zhao Yang is now a celebrity in La Liga, and his words were reprinted by the media, spread on Twitter, and soon spread throughout Spain. Xu Xin's name has also entered the field of vision of coaches, media and fans.
Naturally, Xu Xin is not as attractive as Zhao Yang in Spain, and no reporters are willing to interview him.
But there are also domestic reporters.
When Xu Xin was interviewed by domestic reporters in China, she also praised Zhao Yang a lot, and then expressed her desire to play and hoped that head coach Simeone would give him a chance.
When Espanyol plays Rayo Vallecano, hundreds of millions of fans watch, let alone when they play Atletico Madrid.
At this moment, the Chinese media has long been hyping up this powerful dialogue.
Posts about this game on China's Internet forums are like snowflakes every day.
After Zhao Yang experienced the World Cup qualifiers, his fame spread throughout the country, and now he has moved to Europe.
In order to make the game more exciting, Wanda put pressure on Atletico Madrid, hoping to give Xu Xin a chance, even if it means playing as a substitute for a few minutes.
The day before the game, both Atletico Madrid and Espanyol announced their starting lineups.