Atletico Madrid v Liverpool: What's gone wrong with Diego Simeone's team?

When Atletico Madrid splashed out 126m euros (£113m) เกมยิงปลา  last summer to make Joao Felix the third most expensive player in history, it seemed like a serious statement of intent.

And after the Portuguese youngster dazzled during pre-season, scoring once and providing two assists in a remarkable 7-3 thrashing of Real Madrid, it looked as though Atletico were poised to enter a new and exciting era of คลิปลับ  attacking football spearheaded by the world's most gifted teen.

Sadly for the Rojiblancos, the opposite has transpired. After a bright start, Felix has faded dramatically, scoring just four goals in 23 appearances before being ruled out by a hamstring injury at the end of January.

The problems encountered by Felix before his injury are a neat microcosm of the wider issues facing Atletico: how to incorporate creative football within the unimaginative framework of manager Simeone's famous defensive rigidity?

The right balance has not been struck this season, with the team's lack of attacking intent reflected in their paltry total of 25 goals from 24 league games. They have drawn nine of those encounters 0-0 or 1-1.

It's no coincidence that the only Atletico forward who could be regarded as having a good season is the versatile Argentine Angel Correa, whose qualities owe more to tenacity and grit than technical attributes.

In contrast, Felix and French winger Thomas Lemar, who are supposed to provide the unpredictable spark of ingenuity in an otherwise workmanlike team, have often looked totally lost, and the team's lack of goalscoring threat has already effectively ended their league title challenge after falling 13 points behind leaders Real Madrid.