Cádiz came into this tie having not lost a single point on the road this season, pushing them into the top half and even the European places. Meanwhile, Atlético Madrid had their own ambitions as they knew that a win would leave them top of La Liga overnight, ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid who have both struggled early on this season.
João Félix was the star of the show again for Los Colchoneros, opening the scoring with a header from a Marcos Llorente cross after just eight minutes. Llorente then turned to goalscorer to double the lead, while Luis Suárez would have a goal reviewed by VAR and allowed after initially being ruled out, with Félix scoring a second in injury time of the second half to seal a 4-0 win.
This tactical analysis will consider the tactics of both Atlético Madrid and Cádiz in an analysis of how they performed at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano. It will use the analysis to determine how Diego Simeones side beat Álvaro Cerveras team in the La Liga fixture.
Line-ups
Simeone opted to bring in Mario Hermoso at left-back, ahead of Renan Lodi, while Koke also took up his usual spot in midfield, with Ángel Correa dropping to the bench. Correa would play a vital role from the bench later on, while Geoffrey Kondogbia also came off the bench to make his debut.
Cádiz made just one change to the side who beat Eibar last time out, bringing in former Atleti midfielder Augusto Fernández into central midfield. He replaced captain José Mari, who was taken off against Eibar with an injury and is not yet ready to return.
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