Diego Simeone rued Atletico Madrid’s lack of stability at a “essential second of the season” however was delighted to finish it on a excessive.
On the halfway level of the season, Atletico had been a part of a three-horse race for the LaLiga title, however a serious drop-off in March noticed them lose floor on eventual winners Barcelona and Actual Madrid.
Atletico completed the season in third on 76 factors, 12 behind Barcelona.
They capped off their season with only one loss of their final six matches (W4 D1), signing off with a 4-0 victory over Girona on Sunday.
Alexander Sorloth scored a second-half hat-trick, with two of these objectives coming in stoppage time, and Clement Lenglet added additional gloss to the scoreline.
“For us, the season isn’t over but,” Simeone stated. “We knew we had an opportunity, and this nice timing was appropriate for us as a result of it resembles the ambiance we’ll expertise in the US [at the Club World Cup], and we handled it this manner.
“We knew we might face a group that performs good soccer. We began the match beneath our opponent, however regularly improved, and we discovered the precise areas to assault.
“The substitutions gave us additional vitality, and we received essential balls that allowed us to hurt them. We scored objectives from Alex and Clement, which left us feeling good.
“Now, those that will keep in Madrid will take a break to organize for coaching on the second day. It’s only a break to focus and put all the joy into the Membership World Cup.
“We lacked stability on the essential second of the season. The Getafe match was the turning level after going through Barcelona, and after that, all the pieces grew to become a lot more durable.”
— Atlético de Madrid (@Atleti) Could 25, 2025
Sorloth’s hat-trick means he netted 20 objectives in LaLiga in 2024-25, with solely three gamers scoring extra objectives of their debut marketing campaign for Atletico within the competitors this century.
In actual fact, he scored 10 objectives as an alternative this time period, essentially the most by a participant in a single LaLiga season this century.
Julian Alvarez, additionally taking part in in his first marketing campaign for Atletico, completed the marketing campaign with 17 objectives, having drawn a clean towards Girona, although he did arrange Sorloth’s hat-trick objective.
“Nobody is aware of; maybe if he performed extra minutes, he would have scored extra objectives,” Simeone stated of Sorloth.
“The reality is he scored 20 objectives regardless of the variety of minutes he performed, so we didn’t deal with the scenario poorly.”
And on Alvarez, he added: “There are lots of constructive issues, and anybody who desires to see them will discover them.
“What Julian did by way of effort is unbelievable. He’s a participant with high quality, presence, and ease, and whereas he can rating a objective, he prefers to go to his team-mate.
“We want Julian; he’s the participant we signed, and we hope he feels comfortable right here. All of us have to assist him showcase his expertise extra.”
Atletico’s Membership World Cup marketing campaign begins on June 15 towards Paris Saint-Germain on the Rose Bowl in California.
