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Atletico Madrid’s first match in the Champions League was a draw against Lazio, so they will now focus only on the La Liga as they get ready for this weekend’s Madrid derby against Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid’s first match in the Champions League ended in a 1-1 tie.
Marcos Llorente, a midfielder for Atletico Madrid, was asked about the quality of Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid’s prospects of taking all three points from this historic rivalry. He responded by stating that Atletico Madrid had a good opportunity of doing just that.
Llorente on the derby in Madrid
“The feelings are quite pleasant.The squad is quite talented; the other day, despite the fact that we ended up getting a tie in the game, we played an outstanding game.Llorente stated his thoughts on the squad’s performance in an interview with Diario AS. “I really think that the team did a great job that must be maintained for this match,”
The midfielder said, “Honestly, it neither motivates nor demotivates me.” This was in response to a question on whether or not Atleti may benefit from Real Madrid being labeled as the favorites.Simply said, we have to do the tasks that the coach gives us that correspond to what we work on over the week.
Llorente emphasized the significance of the upcoming match and said, “It is a great rival we have in front of us, they are having a very good start to the season and that motivates me and everyone else to try our best to play a good game.”
“Real Madrid is an amazing club; not only do they have fantastic players, but they are also very tough to defeat.I believe that we have competed, and we have also achieved some draws, but in the end, it is either you give it one hundred percent and do everything very, very well, or it is tough to defeat them,” he continued. I think that we have competed. We have also achieved several draws.
Llorente, who had previously participated in the development program of Real Madrid, signed with Atletico Madrid in 2019. Since then, he has represented Los Colchoneros in more than 150 competitive matches across all competition levels.
However, Llorente claims that he does not have a feeling of vindication if he plays well against the side he previously played for.
“No. In the end, it has been a good number of years since I left, and now I’m working for Atlético.It’s possible that sentiments and sensations like that might crop up in the early years, but I haven’t had them in quite some time,” he remarked.
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Vinicius, Koke, and Bellingham, according to Llorente
The top player for Atletico Madrid went on to discuss various facets of the match, one of which being the fact that his club met Real Madrid during the previous season with one fewer player than they did every other time.
“I have no concerns at all.These are things that are outside of our purview and cannot be controlled by us in any way.Football is played, decisions are made by those who have to, and the referees make the calls,” he said.
In point of fact, Llorente suggested that Atleti may get a significant lift from Koke’s return to action.”It is always good that Koke is with us, both on the field and in the day-to-day life of the game,” he added. “Both on the field and in the day-to-day life of the game.”
Beyond the reach of the grass.The backing that he provides, the guidance that he offers us, and his own personal experience. “It is always important to have him, and it is great news that he is already training with us,” he said. “It is always important to have him.”
Llorente stated this in response to a question concerning the performance of Jude Bellingham and the absence of Vinicius Junior: “Well, you have to be cautious with everyone.The players for Real Madrid are uniformly excellent and have the potential to have a decisive impact at any point in the match.We have to take into consideration the fact that Bellingham is off to a strong start in order to maintain our concentration.
The last message came from Marcos Llorente, who addressed all of the supporters of Atletico Madrid and asked for their backing in front of this vital matchup this weekend.
As is customary, there will be no empty seats.”We don’t have to tell them anything; they are aware of how significant this game is for Atlético; we are aware that they never let us down; they are consistently supportive of what we do; and we count on them,” he added.