Only one! 102 goals and 46 assists, the difference made by the totem, the team that sent lost 12 games and won 1 game → The team that brought the team won 12 consecutive games + became the league leader
Dec 22, 2024
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Atletico Madrid won 2-1 in the 19th round of the Spanish Primera Liga in the 2024-2025 season at Estadi Olympic Ruiskompanis in Barcelona, Spain on the 22nd (Korea time). Atletico won 12 consecutive games with the victory of the match. He has won all the matches since losing to Real Betis on October 28.
Atletico allowed Pedri to score the first goal in the 30th minute of the game, but Rodrigo DePaul and Alexander Sørlot scored in the 15th minute of the second half to turn the game around. With this victory, Atletico beat Barcelona, the previous leader, to the top of the league. It can widen the gap because it has played one less game than Barcelona.
Currently, Europe's top five leagues have a team that contrasts with Atletico's rise. It is Manchester City. Unlike Atletico, which has won 12 consecutive games, Manchester City has fallen into a serious slump with one win (two draws and nine losses) in the last 12 games. Pep Guardiola expressed his heartbreak over the team's poor performance, throwing a water bottle in the previous match against Aston Villa.
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Hourian is the vanguard of Atletico's rise. Hourian, who went through an early season adaptation period, played an active role with eight goals and one assist in 12 games when Atletico was on the rise. On the other hand, Manchester City, where Hourian, who played the Joker role in the offense and changed the atmosphere until last season, left, has not been able to find a solution along with Elling Holan's serious slump.
Hoolian's immense relevance has been recognized several times. Hourian, who has already lifted the World Cup from the Argentine national team, helped the team achieve the treble in the 2022-2023 season, and Manchester City won the European Champions League with Hourian. Next season, Manchester City won four consecutive league titles. However, Manchester City, where Hourian left, has fallen to sixth place in the league, and the challenge of losing five consecutive league games this season is getting further away. Atletico, which has Houlians, are in a situation where they can try to win the championship for the first time in four seasons after the 2020-2021 season.
In a recent interview with Spain's Marca, Julián said "I feel very good, and I feel there is more room for improvement. I can do better, and I can find a better version of myself to help the team. That's what I want to do." He also signaled that he could play more for Atletico.
The transfer of one player greatly affected the fate of the two European teams. Attention is focusing on how Manchester City and Atletico, which lost Alvarez's influence, will end this season.
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