The name of Atlético de Madrid is very influential in world football, and the club was founded in 1903 as a branch club of Athletic Bilbao. However, since breaking away from the Basque Lions in 1921, it has gradually grown into the third largest team in the history of Spanish football with reasonable management and the unremitting efforts of generations of members.

In the 1939-40 season, Atletico, nicknamed the Sheets Army because of their traditional red and white stripes, won the La Liga title for the first time and successfully defended the title the following year. Ten years later, they replicated the feat by winning the league for the second year in a row, officially establishing themselves in the Iberian Peninsula football scene.

So far this season, Atletico Madrid has won a total of 10 La Liga titles (behind Real Madrid and Barcelona), 10 Copa del Rey titles (behind Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bilbao) and two Spanish Super Cup trophies.

In Europe, the club's results are also outstanding, with 1 International Cup, 1 Cup Winners' Cup, 2 UEFA Super Cups and 2 Europa League titles, plus three Champions League runners-up, and only in the whole of Europe, there are only traditional giants such as Huang Sajen.

At least half of these European accolades were achieved in 2011 after Diego Simeone became the team's head coach, and it can be said that this Sheets team has been deeply imprinted by the Argentine iron coach, and they are also one of the most significant teams in the current five major leagues, that is, super execution and iron style.

In the league, Atletico Madrid's form this year has basically maintained the level of last year, and took advantage of the slump of the city's rivals in the early stage to become the only opponent who threatens Barcelona to set an early championship record. With the final round of La Liga remaining, they are one point ahead of Real Madrid and occupy the second place in the standings. While the second and third seem to be making no difference, being able to keep their arch-rivals under them is enough for all of Atletico's members to celebrate with their supporters.

As for what happened in Europe, the situation of the Sheets this season is reminiscent of a famous saying from the Celestial Empire, which is that if you lose your horse, you will not know if you are blessed.

Although they were placed in a recognized group of death in the Champions League group stage, in the eyes of the outside world, compared with Chelsea, who have been in great ups and downs, and Roma, who are not outstanding in strength, Atletico Madrid, who have played steadily in European competitions for many years, are the first favorites to advance to the knockout stage. But no one expected that they had always been known as the most stable team in Europe, but they would have planted a heel in the group fish belly Azerbaijani team Qarabak, and the two draws directly announced that the runners-up of the previous year could only play in the Europa League.

From the perspective of tactical style, Atletico Madrid, which has a top defensive level and superstars on the offensive end, is more restrained by attacking teams such as Liverpool and Barcelona. Of course, this is just Li Mudi's personal conjecture.

However, after being kicked into the second level of European competition, Atletico's form immediately rebounded significantly, although the opponents Copenhagen and Dynamo Kyiv encountered in the first two rounds of the knockout round were relatively weak, but they were able to achieve two big home and away doubles in a row, which also showed the ability of the Sheets Army to be superior.

In the quarterfinals, the Spanish team encountered a worthy opponent, but Sporting still failed to force the strongest Atletico Madrid, even though they once pulled the aggregate score to 1-2 in the second leg at home, but judging from the specific details of the game, Atletico Madrid, who had just finished a Madrid derby, still occupied the advantage on the field in the case of a significant physical disadvantage, and there was a lot of luck in losing.

And then the semi-final with Arsenal completely confirmed the identity of the top favorite of the Sheets Army in this competition. In the unfavorable situation of being sent off less than 10 minutes into the opening leg of the Emirates Stadium and then the manager being driven into the stands, they finally won a 1-1 draw with their tenacious fighting spirit and impressive super tactical execution, which made the Gunners who had 20 shots on goal in the field only shake their heads and sigh helplessly.

Back at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in the second leg, Simeone was still unable to take command on the spot, but in the face of Arsenal, Atletico still firmly controlled the pace of the game and finally won by a small goal. At the same time as reaching the final, it also ended the European journey of the Gunners era.

These two duels are like a two-way chess game, and the professor is unable to convert this advantage into a victory when the opponent concedes a rook, and is strategically targeted, as if every move is a choice made under pressure from the opponent. Although the final score difference is not large, in the eyes of insiders, the difference between the two players seems to be worlds apart. It's no wonder that the British media didn't care about the imminent departure of the decorated veteran coach after the game, and promoted another wave of ideas that he was indeed outdated.

Now, even the professor, who has been in football for more than 30 years and can fight evenly with Lord Fruel, can't cope with a strong opponent, standing in the way of the Torino team in the club's first ever continental championship trophy, everyone wants to know what kind of approach Li Mudi will come up with to deal with opponents who are at their best in terms of competitive form and morale.

However, neither the Italian nor the Spanish media could find the opportunity to speak to the Torino boss before the game, as the Torino boss did not return home after the league game with SPAL on Monday night, but stayed in an apartment in the club's compound. On Wednesday morning, the entire squad travelled to the airport and arrived in Lyon by plane, protected by a large number of security personnel, leaving no chance to get close to the Torino coach, much to the disappointment of many who were following the final.

In fact, it's not that Li Mudi wants to play a big name, but until the day before the game is about to start, he has not determined what kind of offensive tactics he should choose to attack the strongest defense line in Europe in his eyes.

This is extremely rare, as the manager's indecision can seriously affect the confidence of the players, not to mention the effectiveness of tactical drills. However, the Torino manager, who has been doing all kinds of research and thinking in his free time since the Europa League final opponent was decided, and after the Coppa Italia final, he still felt that his side had less than a 40% chance of winning, which made him very frustrated.

He had previously reviewed the footage of all of Atletico's defeats this season, and discussed tactical options against Arsene Wenger and his friend Zizou on the phone several times, but the conclusions were not ideal.

Prior to this final, the Bed Legion had played a total of 57 competitive games in the 2017-18 season, losing just nine of them. With the exception of a 2-0 defeat to Espanyol in the league ten days ago and a 2-1 defeat at the feet of Sevilla in the Copa del Rey after this year's winter break, the rest of the defeats have come on the road, which seems to prove that they have a certain dependence on their home stadium. But from a practical point of view, even in the away defeat to Barcelona two months ago, Atletico Madrid did not leave too many opportunities for Messi and other superstars, and if it were not for the help of luck, 0-0 would have been a more reasonable result, which is enough to prove that their defensive ability is indeed extraordinary.

Perhaps only a 3-0 defeat at bottom-placed Real Sociedad in mid-April was Simeone's biggest defeat of the year. But in that game, the home team's William Jose, Juanmi, Januzaj and Canales, who were once seen as future stars, burst out en masse, which was too fortuitous to be used as a regular reference.

In terms of Atletico's performance against the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Roma, Li felt that unless the opponent's defensive line made a major mistake, it would be difficult for his team's regular attacking style to put too much pressure on the steel defence of Oblak, Fosarico, Godin, Jimenez and Lucas Hernandez. What's more, on the bench opposite there are Montenegro international Stefan Savage, Felipe Luiz, Juan Forlan two veterans, in terms of defensive lineup alone, this Atletico Madrid team can be said to be the best in the entire world of football.

Coupled with the protection provided by midfielders such as Gabi, Saul, and Koke, who have both offense and defense, unless there are top strikers like Lewandowski and Salah or even the superstars of Messi and Ronaldo, it is difficult for the offensive line of the general team to take advantage of Atletico Madrid's super defensive team.

Of course, that's not to say they can't be breached, with just 34 goals conceded in 57 games, an average of less than 0.6 goals per game, which is a horrific rate, but overall, Atletico's defence is not unassailable. They also make mistakes when they are under high pressure, but few teams have the strength to push them to the brink.

Torino is a team with strong attacking ability, scoring 122 goals in 56 games this season, which is also in the top 10 in the five major leagues, and if you take into account the strength of the opponent, its gold content is still very impressive.

But against a strong opponent with a goal conceded rate of less than 0.8, the Red Bulls didn't show much of a stellar performance. They have scored just nine goals in 10 games against Juventus, Napoli, Roma and Inter, far below average. In other words, the regular offensive tactics that Torino have mastered now are relatively easy for teams with super defensive ability to find a way to crack.

And if it is only possible to suffer setbacks on the offensive end, it is just that the defense line of this side may not be able to block Atletico Madrid's forward line, which is the main reason why Li Mudi is so worried that he wants to pull his hair.

Griezmann, a super attacker who can be recognized by Barcelona as a stand-in for Neymar, the core of the French national team in recent years, and the world's top stars with excellent technology, speed and shooting skills, is enough for defenders such as Ranocchia to drink a pot. The Sheets repossessed their former striker Diego Costa from Chelsea during the winter break, and although the Spanish centre-forward has always been criticised for his style of play on the pitch and has become almost synonymous with dirty, he is still in the prime of his playing career and still has the quality to be among the top killers.

Since returning to Madrid, Costa has quickly regained his form from a six-year absence in England, scoring seven goals and five assists in 21 games, and has done almost everything a good idea of an attacking arrow with a number of team-mates working together for the first time.

And his center forward with comprehensive skills, super tough playing style, and endless small movements is exactly the type of defenders in the Torino team who are more scared. Li Muddy doesn't know if Ranocchia, who has the attributes of a glass man, can hold on to the finish of the match against Costa, and Diego Llorente and Canneman, two defenders who have been eyeing first-class strikers in Serie A such as Higuain and Icardi, may not be able to get advantage in front of the extremely cunning Atletico Madrid center forward, after all, the two have little experience in Europe's top competitions, and it is very likely that they will accidentally fall into the trap of the other party.

In addition, local winger Bitolo, Argentine Angel Correa, French veteran Gameiro and former golden boy Torres, who joined from Sevilla, are all attackers to be reckoned with.

To sum up, you will find that the strength of the three lines of this team is so strong, if in the game, the player who has the perspective of God can definitely use the original team to create a dynasty. However, the reality is that Atletico have failed to win a major title in the last three seasons, and there is only one competition left to break through this season, the Europa League, which is not much better off than Torino.

From this point of view, Li Mudi can't help but secretly guess that the result of finishing third in the group in the Champions League and being kicked in the Europa League seems to be a planned act, because only in this way will the Sheets have a chance to fight for the European title, after all, the competition in the Champions League is too fierce, and their chances of success in the end are not very good.

Although this year's Europa League is claimed to be the strongest overall strength in the past decade, it is naturally incomparable to the Champions League, and Atletico Madrid's journey to the end is much smoother. However, if it is as expected by the Torino manager, then the team's previously proud image of not fearing any strong opponent seems to be in danger of collapsing.

So whether they chose on their own initiative, or really failed to qualify for the knockout round of the Champions League anyway because of a mistake, it proves that this team is not as invulnerable as it seems on the surface. Limdoudi's job is to identify Atletico's weaknesses as soon as possible and make effective use of them, so that Torino's chances of winning in the final can be further improved.

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