Atletico Madrid take on the visitors Real Sociedad in the round 35 match of Spanish LaLiga. The match will be played on Saturday, April 10th at Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid.
Atlético have essentially wrapped up their season. Los Colchoneros had high hopes for 2024/25. They invested heavily in refreshing their squad after a disappointing previous season where they finished behind even Girona — though they did at least hold onto a top-four place. Up until spring, much was going according to plan, and a treble still seemed within reach. But Diego Simeone lost all the key battles: to Real Madrid in the Champions League (on penalties), to Barcelona in the Copa del Rey semi-finals, and then fell behind both in La Liga due to a string of poor domestic results. In the end, Atlético secured third place in the league — not a bad outcome, but hardly justifying the scale of their spending. Their lacklustre 0-0 draw with Alavés in the previous round highlighted the lack of intensity or ambition at this stage.
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Real Sociedad have long been guided by Imanol Alguacil. Under his leadership, the team lifted the Copa del Rey after a long drought and climbed to fourth in La Liga in 2023. That earned them a long-awaited return to the Champions League, where they topped their group and reached the knockout stages. However, the domestic campaign was less consistent, and they slipped to sixth — a drop that was largely blamed on the extra European commitments. This season has been definitively underwhelming. Although they reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals and gave Real Madrid a fight in extra time, they ultimately fell short. The same story repeated in Europe — a solid home draw against Manchester United was undone by a 1-4 defeat in Manchester. The club has already confirmed Alguacil will step down in the summer, and their current best-case scenario is snatching 8th place. Their goalless draw in the Basque derby with Athletic showed how little momentum remains.
Atlético had won three consecutive official meetings before their 1-1 draw in San Sebastián earlier this season. The hosts are heavy favourites on paper but lack sharpness and motivation. The same applies to the visitors — this has all the signs of a low-scoring affair, so back under 2.5 total goals.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 scored goals.
