Álvaro Domínguez, a former Atlético footballer for 10 years, is an authorized voice to speak about German football. And the thing is, the rojibllanco youth squad spent five seasons in the Bundesliga with Mönchengladbach. Although he hung up his boots prematurely in 2017, he continues to watch many games as a player representative today.
The excenntral, who made the leap to the first team in 2008 with Resino, will be very attentive to the Champions League game: “I watch all the Atlético matches and when they face a German team, for even more reason. It will be a physical and intense match. I think they are similar teams in terms of understanding football. Atlético should be careful because Leipzig is a pylon hammer. It has not appeared suddenly, but has been a job of many years. Soon he will be fighting Bayern in the league. “
The Spaniard also knows both coaches very well. He coincided with the Argentine in 2011-12, while the German was a rival when he directed Hoffenheim: “Everyone knows that Simeone is a winning coach and makes the players believe in him. Julian Nagelsmann is going to have a great future. Their teams like to run against each other a lot. They don't stop working and it's a very dangerous squad with clear ideas. “
One of the keys to Leipzig is its youth. An asset that Domíguez already knows: “They have always bet on young players like Upamecano, Konaté, Mukiele … Now they don't have Werner and Atlético benefits from that. I think Atlético has the experience of having competed at the highest level in other campaigns in their favor.”