Girona vs Atlético de Madrid | OneFootball

The last of the season

The 2024/25 season comes to an end. After an unforgettable and intense season due to the debut in the Champions League and the difficulty of competing in a league as demanding as LaLiga, Míchel's men arrive at the last match with their homework done and next season they will compete for the fourth consecutive season at the highest level. It will be the club's sixth among the best, but first it is time to close the current one in the best way, and the team wants to get three prestigious points against Atlético de Madrid, which has secured the third position and has been fighting for the leadership for many stretches of the season. The Madrid side had an excellent first half of the season, with thirteen wins, five draws and only one defeat, but in the second half they have been more irregular and the title has eluded them. Their main weakness during this 2025 has been their away games, winning only two out of nine, with three draws and four defeats. Away from the Metropolitano, in fact, they have not won since the beginning of April, when they won at Sevilla with a goal in stoppage time.

Atlético de Madrid's own names

With 'Cholo' Simeone as coach for another season, Atlético is a team with a very clear identity. Although they are a versatile team with players who dominate different registers, they are strong defensively (they are the second lowest scorers behind Athletic), dominate the physical aspect and have a lot of talent in the offensive section. In addition, some of their best weapons are their set pieces and transitions. Julián Álvarez, with 29 goals in all competitions, has become the team's top scorer, although he is also capable of helping out outside the box. He is followed by a much more referential striker, Sorloth, who has 21, and another of the Metropolitano's big stars, Antoine Griezmann, has 16. Gallagher or De Paul provide the physical power in a midfield that also counts on the talent of Koke or the arrival of Pablo Barrios and Marcos Llorente, and Lino is a dagger on the wing. The veteran Giménez leads a defense that also has outstanding players such as Le Normando or Lenglet, and Oblak is Atlético de Madrid's wall under the goalposts.

The precedents

The precedents clearly favor Atletico Madrid, who have won five and drawn the same, with only one victory for the Red and Whites. It was last season, in a crazy duel in Montilivi that was decided with a great goal by Iván Martín in stoppage time (4-3). In Montilivi, however, the equality has been maximum, with one win per side and up to three draws. Precisely one of them was in the debut match in the First Division in 2017, with a double from a Stuani who was just scoring his first goals with the entity on the day of his official debut. This season 'Cholo's' team won 3-0 in the first round in the match corresponding to the second matchday.