Hey man, first of all, when you use ‘Madrid’ you better say ‘Atlético’ if you are referring to Atlético de Madrid as understood by the context. At least for me as a Spaniard, we never refer to Atlético de Madrid that way, we either say the full name or ‘Atlético’. Madrid' is used for Real Madrid.
As for the match, it was not so surprising. Leganés' game consists of defending and counterattacking, not in vain they are a team from the bottom half of the table, their forte is not scoring goals. With defence, and a bit of luck playing on the counter attack they got 3 vital points for them, which they took away from Atletico and which as you rightly say they will regret not getting. Now Madrid (Real Madrid) have an easy game at home tomorrow against Las Palmas in which they can take the lead and put psychological pressure on Simeone's team.
Hey, Thanks for pointing that out. From now on, I will make sure to use Atlético Madrid properly. I only did that to avoid the repetition.
Now regarding their match, I completely agree about your analysis of Leganés strategy. Their counterattacking style combined with a solid defensive approach is exactly how teams lower in the table manage to grab surprising wins and points. As you said, it's not about dominating but making the most of small chances and they executed it well against Atlético Madrid.
Atlético Madrid should have seen this coming after Real Madrid's experience with Leganés. They didn’t learn the lesson from it so it’s not a surprise to see them fall into the same trap, especially when every point matters so much in this competitive league. The unpredictability is what makes the Spanish league thrilling for me, it’s a league where even teams near the bottom have the skill to upset the big ones.
As for tomorrow’s match, it does seem like Real Madrid has a great opportunity against Las Palmas to take the lead and take off the pressure. I think there’s some psychological pressure on coaches right now as I read earlier about what happened between Ancelotti and Simeon.
During his own pre-match exchange with the media this afternoon, it therefore came as little surprise when Simeone’s claims were put to the aforementioned Carlo Ancelotti.
And Real’s headmaster was firm in his response, explaining:
“Simeone’s words? These are things that are said for the gallery. Everyone in football is aware of what Real Madrid represents in its 125 years of history. I suppose they are thorns that hurt.
Source:
https://getfootballnewsspain.com/carlo-ancelotti-hits-back-at-diego-simeone-over-real-madrid-comments/?utm_source=Flashscore.com&utm_medium=newsfeed