Diego Simeone is aware of his Atletico Madrid future will depend on outcomes, even when he doesn’t really feel underneath strain at current.
Atletico are enduring their worst begin to a LaLiga marketing campaign underneath Simeone, however lastly picked up a much-needed win final week after they beat Villarreal 2-0.
They then fell 2-0 down inside six minutes to Liverpool of their Champions League opener on Wednesday, just for Marcos Llorente’s double to pull them stage.
Liverpool, nonetheless, received it in stoppage time by means of a Virgil van Dijk header.
And with only one win in all competitions to their identify this time period, Atletico will now look to bounce again after they face struggling Mallorca on Sunday.
When requested if he’s feeling the strain, Simeone informed reporters: “Strain? I really like what I do.
“I’m obsessed with what I do. Like all coaches, we love what we do. All the things at all times will depend on outcomes. It’s very good, however you must win.”
Atletico have been unusually porous defensively this season, delivery eight targets in whole.
“In each match we’ve been in a position to create scoring possibilities. We have to enhance within the defensive section,” Simeone added.
“By bettering defensively, the workforce will get higher. We have now gamers who’ve hardly been in a position to function but, they usually’re essential.”
Simeone has been boosted by the information that David Hancko, in addition to star ahead Julian Alvarez, will likely be match to function towards Mallorca.
Johnny Cardoso, nonetheless, stays sidelined because of an ankle difficulty.
Our squad travelling to Mallorca for tomorrow’s match pic.twitter.com/YSjqjb5Xcy
— Atlético de Madrid (@atletienglish) September 20, 2025
PLAYERS TO WATCH
Mallorca – Vedat Muriqi
Muriqi has scored in each of his final two LaLiga video games (three targets in whole), and will rating in three or extra in a row for the third time in his LaLiga profession, and the primary since September 2023 (4 in a row).
Atletico Madrid – Antoine Griezmann
Griezmann has scored in two of his final three LaLiga video games towards Mallorca (two targets in whole).
That’s after the Frenchman failed to attain in any of his first 4 LaLiga matches towards them for Atletico.
MATCH PREDICTION: ATLETICO MADRID WIN
Atletico have saved 18 clear sheets in LaLiga because the begin of the 2024-25 marketing campaign, greater than some other workforce, however have conceded at the very least one aim in 5 of their final seven matches within the competitors.
They’ve misplaced three of their final six LaLiga away matches (W1 D2), the identical variety of defeats as of their earlier 18 away matches within the competitors (W10 D5 L3).
Nevertheless, Mallorca haven’t received any of their final seven LaLiga matches (D2 L5), together with all 4 within the present marketing campaign (D1 L3), equalling their worst factors tally after 4 video games in a season within the competitors (one level, D1), additionally recorded in 1987-88, 1991-92, and 2000-01.
Certainly, Atletico have received every of their final 5 LaLiga matches towards Mallorca, and will make it six straight wins towards the Balearic facet for the second time within the competitors’s historical past, having beforehand achieved this feat between 2000 and 2004 (six).
Mallorca coach Jagoba Arrasate has misplaced 13 of his 14 matches towards Simeone in LaLiga (W1). No coach has suffered extra defeats towards a single supervisor in all the historical past of the competitors (additionally 13 for Jose Luis Mendilibar towards Simeone and Pasieguito towards Miguel Munoz).
OPTA WIN PROBABILITY
Mallorca – 22.4%
Atletico Madrid – 52.6%
Draw – 25%
