What's happening to Atletico Madrid?

Matchday 2 of La Liga continued to see a disappointing performance from Atletico Madrid as they only managed a 1-1 draw against Elche at their home stadium, Metropolitano.

Atletico Madrid continued their deadlock with a 1-1 draw against Elche.

On the evening of August 23rd, Alexander Sorloth gave the home team a perfect start in the 8th minute, scoring with a precise shot to open the scoring at 1-0. However, Elche quickly equalized in the 15th minute thanks to a goal from Rafa Mir.

Atletico Madrid played a terrible game, even enduring boos from the stands for failing to beat the weaker team. Coach Diego Simeone was unable to make a difference, despite making adjustments from the bench.

Earlier, in the first round, Simeone's team suffered a shocking 1-2 defeat away to Espanyol. However, they couldn't find joy again when they returned to their home stadium, Metropolitano. After the disappointing draw, coach Simeone admitted: "I think the fans have reason to be angry. The team gave their all to win but couldn't."

"We made a mistake leading to the goal conceded, it was the team's fault. Atletico attacked, looked for opportunities, tried hard. In the end, the opponent played more solidly in defense, and we left the field with a bitter feeling," the Argentinian coach continued.

With only 1 point after the first two rounds of La Liga, Atletico Madrid risks being left behind early by Barcelona and Real Madrid in the title race. Barcelona have 6 points after the first two rounds, while Real Madrid also won their first match.

Despite Atletico's management spending 175 million euros this summer to bring in more than 10 new players, the team's performance at the start of the season has been quite poor. AS commented that, outside of Premier League clubs, Atletico is one of the biggest spenders in the top 5 European leagues this season. However, coach Simeone's team has been disappointing.

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