Atlético de Madrid 's season, despite having some flaws, has also left many bright spots. Among them, the emergence of a splendid Pablo Barrios has been one of the highlights of this league start in LaLiga . The young Atlético player has started the season in the best possible way, and making it clear that this year he must take a big step in the squad to settle in definitively.
For this reason, Pablo Barrios , after becoming a gold medallist at the ParisOlympic Games , has arrived plugged in to the first dates of the calendar. Both against Villarreal , Girona , RCD Espanyol and AthleticClub , the Madrid native has been a fundamental piece for Diego Pablo Simeone . Something that, of course, has not gone unnoticed by Fernando Torres , who trained him in the lower categories when he began to knock on the door of the first team.
A mirror in which young people should look at themselves
The great Atlético de Madrid legend made an appearance at the Coach's Day , where he was recognised for his great successes in the youth team. There, Fernando Torres spoke about various issues at the club, including the emergence of Pablo Barrios and his importance for the players who want to follow his example in the coming years. On this, the "Niño" commented that "I enjoy watching players like Pablo Barrios , who we already had a few years ago and is already established in the first team."
"He is an Olympic champion and very important for Simeone ," he added after Pablo Barrios started three of the first four games of the 24/25 season. A very important assessment from the man who was his coach and, who knows, maybe he will be again in the distant future. However, Fernando Torres made it clear that "that is our job in the youth team, to have many more Pablo Barrios in the future."
Complicated start to the season for Atleti B
To fulfil the wish of the "Niño", Atleti B will have to do a great job to train players who can be useful to Diego Pablo Simeone . Something they have been working on since this summer, as they face an exciting season where Fernando Torres will sit on the bench of the red-and-white reserve team for the first time after Tevenet . For the moment, Atleti B has had a complicated start where they still do not know victory after two games.
The defeat in the first match against Sanluqueño and the draw in the last minutes against Intercity leaves Torres ' boys in 17th position in 1ºRFEF. However, they will have the opportunity to get back on track today against Antequera at 15:30 at Cerro del Espino . Whatever the case, what is clear is that Atlético de Madrid hopes that Pablo Barrios will be the case for many in the coming decades.