Mendizorrotza Stadium
Stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, SpainWikipedia
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Oct 16, 2026
Jeremy BerenHOST
Atletico were reigning champions at that time.
Jeremy BerenHOST
We played at Mendizorroza last weekend, and [laughs] now we have to play at Cornellà this weekend.
Jeremy BerenHOST
It is wild that the asymmetric calendar in the first nine weeks of this season has had Atletico go to Sevilla, go to Athletic, to Real Sociedad, to Alavés, and now to Espanyol in the f- just in the first two months of fixtures.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Granted, it's a good thing to get these games out of the way early and not have to go to Cornellà in April or something.
Nick PaganoGUEST
But I think that it's this, like, resilience and a bit more assuredness that we haven't seen from Atleti in, like, years that I think is, uh, you know, being able to finish off the teams that we've always gone, like, "Why are we dropping points against them?"
Jeremy BerenHOST
Go- going to Mendizorroza and winning there is, to me that was really significant be- because-
Nick PaganoGUEST
Yeah
Jeremy BerenHOST
... we never win there.
Emmanuel LavogezHOST
Uh, Atleti are winning games, we are scoring goals, and, uh, we are starting to keep clean sheets, so I'm, uh, I'm okay, Kev.
Emmanuel LavogezHOST
And, uh, Kev, uh, I think on this episode, we will be focusing on, um, Atleti's winning over the weekend and, uh, against Alavés at the Mendizorroza, a ground Atleti had not won, um, in since, uh, the 20, 2021 season.
Emmanuel LavogezHOST
And then also Atleti's first win in the Champions League against United, a team Atleti, Atleti has never lost to in the Champions League.
Emmanuel LavogezHOST
Uh, just to mention, uh, before the game started, Koke's mom died and, uh, we at the podcast, uh, are offering our condolences to him.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Now, after a three-week break, Simeone started both players again in the 2-1 win over Alavés on Saturday.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Atleti's first win at Mendizorroza, this cursed stadium.
Jeremy BerenHOST
First time they'd won there in five years, okay? Since January [chuckles] more than five years, January of 2021 when Luis Suárez scored a 90th-minute winner.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Atleti had 68% of the ball, ended up beating the 10 men of Alavés through a late Cuti Romero goal, but Grimaldo had a hand in both of the goals.
Phil KitromilidesHOST
... of where, where we're at with this Barca side once they come through or not, uh, these, uh, uh, tests that they have in the next, uh, 10 days or so.
Phil KitromilidesHOST
Um, At- Atletico Madrid just about getting over the line at Mendizorroza.
Phil KitromilidesHOST
Um, they were made to work hard by, uh, Alaves.
Phil KitromilidesHOST
This is a fixture that they generally tend to, um, struggle in.
Graham HunterHOST
This was more evidence.
Graham HunterHOST
They hadn't won at Mendizorroza for five years.
Graham HunterHOST
Even with home advantage, even with a two-breast striker starting together up front, Alaves found it impossible to get any foothold in this game.
Graham HunterHOST
They didn't play out well enough.
Jeremy BerenHOST
I'm not saying anything about anything, especially because the rest of La Liga just seems content to let Barca rail them for 38 rounds.
Jeremy BerenHOST
But the last time Atleti went to Mendizorroza and won, won the league, like four months later.
Jeremy BerenHOST
God bless.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Gracias, Cuti, for, uh, helping us get this bread, helping us get this dub.
7 MINS LATER
Jeremy BerenHOST
Um, but the team is showing a lot of encouraging signs, just obviously picking up away wins.
Jeremy BerenHOST
We, we've already been to San Mamés, lost, but we, we've already been there.
Jeremy BerenHOST
We've already been to Mendizorroza.
Jeremy BerenHOST
It's not even, you know, the middle of October yet.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Here's the not so good news.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Atletico are playing Alaves on Saturday afternoon, 4:15 local time kickoff from Mendizorroza.
Jeremy BerenHOST
On the screen here in this first graphic, you will see Atleti's results against Alaves since the 2019-20 season.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Alaves have been in La Liga for every season except one during this stretch, when they were relegated in 2022.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Not great.
Jeremy BerenHOST
This has become one of Atleti's bogey grounds.
Jeremy BerenHOST
It's a house of horrors every time we go to Mendizorroza.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Let's hope that changes on Saturday.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Valladolid away
Ricky MenendezHOST
... not only the, the fact of being Mendizorroza, uh, and being Cornellá, it's a factor of, of, um, one of the things that I fear the most.
Ricky MenendezHOST
A pre-Champions League match.
Jeremy BerenHOST
Mm-hmm.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
They're really strong at home, good fan, good, um, atmosphere at their home grounds.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
Uh, you know, Mendizorroza is always a difficult place to go.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
Um, in terms of the way they play, they're, they're quite direct even though this year they have been a bit more happier to, to have a little bit more of, of, of the ball.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
Kind of changing between a, a four-four-two and a three-five-two in terms of their system.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
Um, Ángel Pérez, who, who plays at times as a right winger or a right wing back, is, is very good down the right side.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
Um, if Atleti don't, uh, deal with him, he'll, he'll definitely cause Atleti problems with his ability to, to get crosses into the box.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
He can go up and down all day on that right side, so it'll be a good test for, for Atleti, especially at Mendizorroza, because I think they're, they're, they're, they're far stronger at home than they are away from home.
Kelvyn BrownHOST
But, you know, they've-- I, I think, um, in terms of what, in terms of what you said the difference from this year to last year, well, apart from the last two games, they've scored at least a goal in all of their other games, so they're scoring more goals.