{"id":4929,"date":"2026-09-21T06:29:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:29:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2026-09-21T06:29:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T06:29:23","slug":"atletico-madrid-boss-diego-simeone-names-barcelona-the-best-team-in-la-liga-playing-a-different-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportbulletin.top\/?p=4929","title":{"rendered":"Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone names Barcelona the best team in La Liga: \u2018Playing a different sport\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Diego Simeone has offered a striking assessment of Barcelona<\/a>\u2019s start to the 2026\/27 season, admitting Hansi Flick\u2019s side currently looks as though they are playing a different sport to everyone else.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Barcelona have made a perfect start to their La Liga campaign<\/a>, winning all seven matches and collecting 21 points. Their attacking numbers have been even more eye-catching, with 31 goals scored across those fixtures.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That figure shows the best seven-game start in Barcelona\u2019s history and has made Flick\u2019s team the early benchmark in Spain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Only Sevilla, who scored 40 goals in their opening seven matches in the 1940\/41 campaign, have ever managed a higher total at this stage of La Liga<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Simeone stunned by Barcelona\u2019s attacking level<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Simeone was asked about Barcelona after Atletico Madrid\u2019s 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the season\u2019s first Madrid derby, and his assessment was emphatic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Simeone has nothing but praise for Barcelona. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt looks like Barcelona is playing a different sport from the one we\u2019re playing.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey didn\u2019t have a number 9 striker, then Raphinha<\/a> showed up and scored 12 goals,\u201d<\/strong> he said, as per ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Raphinha\u2019s contribution has been central to Barcelona\u2019s attacking output<\/a>, although the winger\u2019s three-goal performance in Seville was what took the team\u2019s league tally to 31.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Brazilian has operated as a central forward under Flick, giving Barcelona another way to attack without relying on a traditional number nine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Lamine Yamal adds another dimension<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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Simeone also highlighted Lamine Yamal, whose influence has continued to grow alongside Raphinha.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Raphinha has been central to Barcelona\u2019s early season success. (Photo by Fran Santiago\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAnd Yamal, if I\u2019m not mistaken, scored 7. They press you in your own stadium and steal your time, and they don\u2019t fear taking risks and conceding a goal.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That aggressive approach has been a defining feature of Flick\u2019s Barcelona.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Furthermore, the Atletico coach ultimately left little doubt about his view of Barcelona\u2019s current position.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt seems like their way of receiving a goal makes them better. They\u2019re the best right now,\u201d<\/strong> he noted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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That is quite an admission from a manager who has just overseen a derby victory against Real Madrid. Atletico\u2019s win may have strengthened their position, but Simeone\u2019s comments explain the scale of Barcelona\u2019s start.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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