Atlético 1×1: Correa is a leader and Kondogbia asks for a step

Atlético began their defense of the title by maintaining the line of three centrals and two lanes that has given such good performance since Simeone placed it. Although this time there were two less common who occupied the sides: Llorente and Saúl. The first on the right, as Trippier is still gaining fitness and the second on the left. Carrasco was Correa's companion up front, with Kondogbia exercising at a high level at the pivot to free Koke and Lemar. The '10' is still lit, with a double worth three points. Hermoso left expelled after a tangana and Suárez, Trippier and Lodi had their first minutes.

Oblak: He was not completely forceful in an aerial ball that he slapped and fell to Aspas, whose shot hit Llorente's stomach and later in the hand of the ‘14’. The referee decreed a controversial penalty after going to the VAR and Aspas beat him from eleven meters. In the preseason he had conceded in all the games, so we have to put the lock back on the goal.

Savic: He returned to the eleven already recovered from the muscle injury that prevented him from participating in the pre-season friendlies. Always attentive, a constant help for Llorente on the right and closing Giménez's back when Celta looked for his attack on the left. A lot of work to set your back to the blue forwards. Aerial fortress in the last minutes.

Gimenez: He closed the central line, with responsibility in the ball exit and when stopping Mina and Aspas. His speed allows Atlético to climb lines and leave the Uruguayan closing, and if he did not reach a ball, such as Mina's for Aspas after a loss of Hermoso, Savic's help always arrived. It became great in the last moments and became a wall again before the celestial attempts.

Handsome: Last year was the one of his explosion and he is already a fixed outlined to the left in the line of three centrals. He recovered the ball and started the play looking inside for Lemar in the action that led to the first goal of the game. In a dangerous loss the counterattack began that generated a shot action by Celta that easily stopped Oblak. Then she was about to score with a header, but Aspas took her over the line. Good presence with the ball. He committed an unnecessary foul going out on the wing and saw a direct red in the last moments of the game for a collision with Mallo.

Llorente: He started the league as a right lane with Trippier still far from peak form. The doubt was between his position and that of Carrasco, but finally it was the Belgian who came out accompanying Correa upstairs. Despite his poor preseason, physically he is still well above average, faster and stronger both to run in attack and especially to close his back in defense. The referee decreed a penalty when the ball had hit him in the stomach in the first instance. With the entrance of Trippier it happened to the center of the field. It was not the most comfortable game for Llorente.

Saul: Finally LaLiga starts as a rojiblanco and he had to move to the left lane, although he does not like to leave the middle. That is where he has been playing all preseason and Simeone seems that, as long as he continues in the team, he sees him better in that position, with less responsibility with the ball and a great physical display. Fantastic action in the second rojiblanco goal, starting from behind, combining with Koke and looking into space for Correa, who defined marvelously. He had constantly interspersed his position with Lemar to also enter through the middle, where he ended up playing with the changes. The '8' comes out reinforced.

Kondogbia: He won the game in the center of the field to De Paul and claimed that he wants to have many minutes this course. Very active in the recovery and in the exit of the ball, providing presence, covering a lot of field and showing himself from the pivot as the anchor of the team. Very fast to recover the balls divided in the center. Indefatigable, he was a bra in the middle and left with a job very well done.

Koke: The presence of Kondogbia freed him at the pivot and with Llorente as the lane, Simeone wanted him to open up a lot on the wing to make room inside for '14'. He still has to continue taking his best physical condition and it shows, but he does not stop running and trying to help his teammates in defense, throw off the pressure in the rival field and uncheck the back to give a start. Always important, his substitution was noticed, but at the moment he is not for 90 minutes.

Lemar: An injury took him out of the eleven at the end of last season, but he has returned with the stripes he had earned by performance. And with that daring he generated the first goal, facing, concentrating rivals and looking for the right moment for Correa to score a goal. He saw an early yellow for a foul on Aspas, a card that Brais did not receive when he was the one who hit the Frenchman. He interspersed his position with Saúl, falling a lot to the left wing.

Carrasco: If in preseason he had been the right lane, Simeone changed his position with Llorente's and placed him in the lead accompanying Correa. Atlético looked for him with long balls to stretch the team and make the Vigo defense uncomfortable, although at certain times it was noticeable that he has not yet reached his peak of speed. He is one of the internationals who first joined the preseason, which helped him to play 96 minutes, with an action to define in hand-to-hand at the last moment after a great move by Suárez, but the goalkeeper stopped.

Belt: Start the course as it finished, totally decisive. He made a great goal, receiving from Lemar, putting his eye and the ball in the squad with a great hit. And, when Celta had tied the duel, he crossed his shot perfectly after a good assist from Saúl to make the second. A lot of movement, with freedom to fall to the wings and omnipresent when asking for the ball. At this level, the Argentine has to be headline and fundamental in the Cholo scheme. He left replaced after a stellar participation. He had only played 20 minutes of preseason, so Simeone sought a break for his compatriot.

First minutes for Suárez, Trippier and Lodi

Suarez: It had half an hour to premiere this season after failing to have participation during the summer. He looked for the goal with a very long free kick. He has to gain physical shape, he was uncomfortable with the closed team, but he was able to force a foul to give air to the team and leave a splendid assist for Carrasco in a play where.

Trippier: Like Suárez and Lodi, he had not participated in all the friendlies, so he entered for the last minutes in the right lane, freeing Llorente from so much defensive work. Strong in the passing game in defense in the last moments.

From Paul: He made his debut in an official match with Atlético, entering to reinforce the center of the field, placing himself ahead of Kondogbia outlined on the left, where it was a bit more difficult for him to position himself. With the departure of Llorente he was able to get closer to the right, where he feels more comfortable.

I gave it: The last one left to participate this summer, he entered in the 83rd minute to take the left lane.