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Preview of Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid
Atletico suffered a humiliating 0-4 defeat to PSG in their opening match of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. It was a heavy blow to coach Diego Simeone's ambitions, which he had announced before the tournament began. Mr. Simeone avoided all questions about the team's poor performance, only mentioning that PSG was obviously stronger with abundant financial resources.
Atletico have never faced an American club before. This time, they face Seattle Sounders, one of three US representatives at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup. Seattle Sounders also lost their opening match to Brazilian representative Botafogo.
Simeone's men must quickly recover as the opportunity to advance from the group stage is still open to them. Seattle Sounders and Botafogo are easy opponents for Atletico. Atletico's biggest problem is their low morale and poor preparation for the FIFA Club World Cup.
Another stumble against Seattle Sounders will put Atletico in danger before the final match.
Form, head-to-head record Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid
Atletico superstars like Griezmann, Julian Alvarez, De Paul showed signs of fatigue after a hard-working season. Having to play in different time zones made Simeone's students' legs even more tired. After the PSG match, the red half of Madrid suffered another loss when Clement Lenglet received a red card.
Atletico will be able to deal with Seattle Sounders if they play at their best. Seattle Sounders' current squad is worth just over 50 million euros, 10 times less than Atletico's. In the Seattle Sounders' squad, midfielder Obeb Vargas, currently valued at 6 million euros, is the brightest name. The rest of Seattle Sounders are mostly lesser-known South American players.
Seattle Sounders vs Atletico Madrid squad information
Before the FIFA Club World Cup, the Seattle Sounders squad suffered a heavy loss when their mainstay centre-back Stuart Hawkins was injured, Kim Kee-hee was chosen to replace the Sounders and did not play very well. Against Atletico, the home team welcomed the return of Jordan Morris.
On Atletico's side, with Lenglet suspended, coach Simeone can replace him with Jose Gimenez. After a disappointing match, Atletico needs to refresh their attack. Gallagher and Koke are ready to replace De Paul or Barrios.
Seattle Sounders: Frei; A. Roldan, Kim, Ragen, Tolo; Vargas, C. Roldan; Vargas; Ferreira, Rusnak, Kent; Musovski.
Atletico: Oblak; Molina, Le Normand, Gimenez, Galan; Simeone, De Paul, Gallagher, Koke; Griezmann, Alvarez.
Score prediction: Seattle Sounders 0-2 Atletico.
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