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Atl\u00e9tico\u00a0Madrid head coach Diego Simeone has early this week moved to make clear his appreciation for the current level of La Liga rivals Barcelona<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n This of course comes with the Blaugrana fresh off nothing short of an explosive opening to the new campaign.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Hansi Flick\u2019s troops have taken to the pitch on eight occasions between La Liga and the Champions League this term, with a perfect record of eight wins to their name.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Not only that, but the reigning Spanish champions are tearing opposing backlines apart with ease, with 36 goals scored.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Such exploits have seen Barca widely labelled European football\u2019s most in-form team at present, already emerging as one of the very frontrunners to go all the way on the continent this season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n And as alluded to above, one individual who has been left in awe by the recent endeavours of Flick\u2019s side is Diego Simeone. Speaking during an exchange with ESPN, as cited by journalist Fabrizio Romano<\/a><\/strong>, on Monday, Atl\u00e9tico\u00a0boss Simeone revealed his take that:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cIt seems Barcelona is playing a different sport from the one we\u2019re playing. They didn\u2019t have a number 9 striker, then Raphinha showed up and scored 12 goals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n