Chapter 485 is off to a good start

The draw for the Champions League has been the subject of media discussion in recent times.

In La Liga, other Champions League players include Barcelona, Real Madrid and Valencia, who qualified for the main tournament.

Compared to Atletico Madrid's group of death, the draws for other La Liga teams are better.

Real Madrid have been drawn in Group D, with Lyon, Ajax and Dinamo Zagreb.

Barcelona was placed in Group H with AC Milan, Borisov and Pulzen.

Valencia, on the other hand, are a bit more pressing, as they are the second pot team, and they are in a group with Chelsea, Bayer Leverkusen and Genke.

When the Spanish media analyzed the prospects of La Liga teams in the Champions League, it was generally believed that Barcelona and Real Madrid would still be able to qualify from the group stage easily, especially Real Madrid, who could almost lock up the top spot in a group, and the opponents in the group stage were not too strong opponents for Real Madrid. As for Barcelona, their main challenger is AC Milan, who will be the teams in Group H to qualify for the top spot, of course.

Compared to the ease of Real Madrid and Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Valencia are facing a much tougher situation.

Fortunately, Valencia have secured qualification in their group, then Valencia will need to compete with Bayer Leverkusen, who finished second in the Bundesliga last season, for another qualifying spot. Valencia and Bayer Leverkusen are still five or five.

In Group A, Atletico Madrid, in fact, the Spanish media is not very optimistic.

Although Gao Bo said that they were going to qualify from the group, after the results of this draw, the face of the general manager of Atletico Madrid could be seen that it was too difficult for Atletico Madrid to break through in such a group of death.

"Experience! What Atletico Madrid lacks most is experience!! In their main line-up, only Luka Modric and Reyes have experience in the Champions League, of course, Lucio has a lot of experience in the Champions League this season, but it seems that Gao Bo intends to use Lucio as a substitute. Overall, Atletico Madrid is a very young team, from top to bottom, including their manager Gao Bo, they are actually very young and have no experience in the Champions League, in fact, the last time Atletico Madrid played in the Champions League was more than a decade ago, in the distant 96/97 .....season.

"Being together with Bayern Munich, Manchester City, and Napoli can really be said to be a bad year for Atletico Madrid......"

The Spanish media is a voice of decay about Atletico Madrid's Champions League journey this season, and some media kindly suggest that Atletico Madrid just give up the Champions League and play the league wholeheartedly.

Maybe Atletico Madrid can really defend the league title this season..... As for the Champions League, that's something that only the real supergiants dare to think about.

As for Atletico Madrid..... They are now immersed in La Liga for a few more years, as long as their squad is not hollowed out by other big clubs, after they grow up, no matter how good their luck is in the Champions League, there is definitely hope for success in the Champions League.

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When he returned to Madrid, he didn't pay attention to what the Spanish media would say.

Actually, he could have guessed.

The Champions League is not easy to play, that's everyone's consensus.

Especially when playing in the Champions League, the away team, the labor team travels, and there are leagues in the middle of the week and weekends, which is a test of the team's fitness and will.

Of course..... There is also the so-called experience.

Gao Bo has also not led the team to play in the Champions League, this is his first season in the Champions League.

It reminded him of the year before when he led Luton Town to the Europa League, when he had no experience at all.

However, the attention of the Champions League is obviously different, and the expectations of the players are also different.

Atletico Madrid's first Champions League match was on September 15 against Bayern Munich at their home stadium!!

The first game was such a tough opponent, which inevitably made it difficult for many media to be optimistic about Atletico Madrid.

The three games before the start of the season are at home to Osasuna in the second round of the league, away to Valencia in the third round of the league and at home to Bayern Munich in the first round of the Champions League group stage.

Someone has to ask, what about the first round of the league?

Spain always has something strange to do with the schedule, because the negotiations between the Spanish Players' Association and the professional leagues did not go well during the collective negotiations.

The professional leagues have a different view on the union's demand for a guaranteed minimum wage, and the unions will go on strike in the first round of the league to force the professional leagues to agree to the union's demands.

Due to the delay in reaching an agreement between the two sides, the first round of La Liga matches had to be postponed indefinitely.

However, after the first round of La Liga did not get a response from the players, the professional leagues panicked a little, and they finally made some concessions to allow the second round of the league to be held as scheduled.

As a result, the first round of the league was postponed to the middle of the season, and the actual first game of La Liga this season was played from the second round.....

Atletico Madrid was supposed to play Real Sociedad away in the first round of the league, but this game was scheduled after the winter break, and the specific time will depend on the schedule of La Liga and the Champions League.

And now facing the first three opponents after the start of the season, Osasuna is okay, and Atletico Madrid, who is playing at home, will not have a problem winning Osasuna.

The next matches were back-to-back games against Valencia and Bayern Munich.

Valencia are definitely a powerhouse in La Liga, and no matter which team they are, it will not be easy to face Valencia at the Mestalla Stadium.

And in the first round of the Champions League group stage, facing Bayern Munich at home, this is also a big test for the team!

This is Atletico Madrid's first Champions League game in more than a decade, and it is quite unlucky to meet an opponent like Bayern Munich, and this game is sure to be a tough one!

At the beginning of the season, there were a series of intensive encounters with strong opponents, which of course also made Atletico Madrid fans a little worried.

If you don't perform well away at Valencia and at home to Bayern Munich, and you start the season poorly, you may have an impact on the whole season.

What's next..... It depends on the quality of the manager.

With such a test at the beginning of the league, the manager needs to get the players out of shape as soon as possible, avoid slow heat, and most importantly, avoid losing back-to-back against strong teams, otherwise it will be a very serious blow to the team's confidence!

After returning to Madrid from Monaco, Gao Bo made these three matches a phased task for the team.

The game against Osasuna could have been a little easier, with the focus on Valencia and Bayern Munich.

The team needs to get off to a good start in the new season.