Atlético de Madrid face Villarreal today in the league opener for both teams of the 24/25 season. The match will take place at La Cerámica, a ground that is always difficult, but one from which Atlético hope to come away with three points to start the competition strongly. Knowing that it will be a difficult duel, Simeone aims to come out with all his might to try to beat Marcelino.
In the yellow team, an old acquaintance of the colchonera entity will be the presumed person in charge, unless there is a surprise, of defending the goal of the " Yellow Submarine " today. We are talking about Diego Conde , a footballer who came out of the Atlético youth academy a few years ago and who even trained with Simeone . The former rojiblanco youth player will have the difficult task of stopping Atlético 's attacks, something relegated only to the best.
Count and his aspirations tonight
The Villarreal goalkeeper hopes to be in top form between the posts in order to try to keep a clean sheet against an Atlético de Madrid side. Conde knows the club and Cholo well and believes he is ready to take on the challenge, which is a huge one at that. If the young goalkeeper is in top form, the ones who will have a match to forget will be the red-and-white forwards, who are eager to break through the yellow goal tonight.
Conde left Atlético a few years ago after having spent much of his career at the Academy , where he arrived in 2007. The Villarreal goalkeeper arrived at Marcelino 's team from Leganés and wants to be important for the Submarine manager. Excited and confident about taking on the task, Conde will not be the only player on the pitch to face his former team tonight.
Old acquaintances in attack
And everything points to Alexander Sorloth , who was playing for Villarreal last year, leading the attack for Atlético de Madrid tonight. The Norwegian is eager to shine with the red and white jersey as he did with the Gorguets last season and help the team to add three points this year. With stripes and eager to open his scoring with the red and whites, Sorloth aspires to be that lethal "9" that Simeone is looking for.
El Cholo doesn't forget Conde
Despite currently being a Villarreal player, Simeone will be keeping an eye on the goalkeeper's performance today. With the possibility of a play-off in the near future, Conde sees tonight's game as a promising opportunity to show his worth again. At the expense of being able to start tonight, the yellow goalkeeper has worked hard during pre-season and hopes that Marcelino will value him today.