Sevilla are off to a decent start, sitting fourth after an opening-day win, but the real test comes now. They went to San Mamés and built a deep, compact block to frustrate Athletic, and it nearly worked. That tells you everything about their current identity: pragmatic, organised, happy to let the opponent have the ball. But here's the thing — that approach works against teams who want to dominate possession. Atletico Madrid are not that team. They will happily let Sevilla have the ball and hit them on the break. Sevilla's recent form is solid but unspectacular, and they have not faced a side with this much firepower yet.

Atletico, meanwhile, are flying. They opened the season with a win over Málaga at the Metropolitano, and the front two of Julián Álvarez and Ademola Lookman looks terrifying. Lookman offers the tactical flexibility to drift wide, while Álvarez is a knife through any back line. Simeone's men are battle-hardened, physical, and they smell blood on the road. They drew plenty of games last season, but this squad has more goals in it now. The momentum is with the visitors, and they know a win at the Sánchez-Pizjuán would send a statement to the rest of La Liga.