Lack of explosive points! As: Yamal successfully broke through 8 times against Levante, more than Atletico Madrid team

August 28, Ass reported that Atletico Madrid's new season had a bad start and the lack of breakthrough hands became the main problem.

Atletico Madrid started poorly in the 2025-26 season with only 1 point. This weak performance is mainly attributed to the team's lack of players who can break the balance in one-on-one situations. During the summer transfer, players such as Samuel Lino, Rodrigo Riquelme and Angel Correa left the team, resulting in a decline in the team's ability to break through and dribble.

In the first round of the match against Espanyol, Atletico Madrid lost 1-2. No Red and White Legion player completed more than two successful dribbling throughout the game. Only Juliano Simeone, Julian Alvarez and Pablo Barrios completed two successful dribblings, reflecting the team's shortcomings in breakthroughs. In the second round of the match against Elche, Atletico Madrid drew 1-1, which also exposed the same problem. Alexander Sollot is the player with the most dribbling in the team, completing three successful dribblings, but this is not common for the Norwegian striker. The other players completed only three successful dribblings in total, while opponent Elche completed nine.

This problem is particularly evident on the right, with Marcos Lorent and Juliano Simeone, although strong and energetic, lacking the ability to break through in one-on-one situations. Thiago Almada on the left, although skilled and well-handed, his inflection tendency limits his ability to open the situation on the wing.

Obviously, Atletico Madrid has problems with dribbling. Unless existing players improve in this regard, this problem will continue. The club currently does not intend to introduce new players in this transfer window, as club president Enrique Cerrezo said at the press conference in Rapadori last Wednesday. However, a bad start could change that decision. Another possibility is to raise funds by selling players to bring in players like Nico Gonzalez.

If none of the above happens, Atletico Madrid will have a hard time competing in La Liga, as other major competitors have at least one excellent breaker. For example, Barcelona's Yamal completed eight successful dribblings against Levante, more than the entire Atletico Madrid team. Real Madrid has Mbappe and Vinicius, while Villarreal also has Nicholas Pepe and Tajon Buchanan (the two completed nine successful dribblings against Girona).