Winter at Marbella del Seattle, Atletico de Madrid rivals

Escape from the intense winters in the northwest of the United States. Seattle Soundersthis Thursday Atletico de Madrid At the Club World Cup, he made Marbella a preseason shelter in his last three campaigns.

“We’ve had the Spanish preseason in Marbella for the past three years. It’s a beautiful, truly beautiful part of the world,” the Seattle coach said. Brian Schmetzerat the previous party.

As the MLS season begins at the end of February or early March, Seattle will perform the preseason at the Malbella Football Center Complex right after the New Year.

So it matches Scandinavian league equipment. Like the Swedes, follow a calendar similar to the MLS calendar, or a calendar that brings the winter season, such as Danes, Hungarian, or Serbs.

“In addition, Seattle had special incentives to travel to Spain. See Atletico de Madrid actionfuture rivals in Group B at the FIFA Club World Cup. There are also Paris Saint-Germain and Botafogo.

“We saw them (in Atletico de Madrid) we were in Spain this year and saw them play at their live stadium and it was impressive.”Schmetzer said.

Today they will face them from 3pm. Local time at Seattle Lumenfield (Friday at 22:00 GMT, 00.00) I have a sounder at home.

Filming with European rivals

In addition to watching Atletico de Madrid play at Metropolitan Stadium this winter, Sounder He played four preseason friendlys for Marbella, balancing two wins and two draws.

The victory arrived against the Hungarians Puskás Akadémia (2-0) And for the Danes Alborg (5-3). A draw against Swedish club Ifk Norrköping (3-3) and Hammarby (2-2). All first part teams.

A year ago, in the winter of 2024, there was a duel between five people. Two people (1-1 and 2-1 win) against Serbia’s TSC, one person IfknorröpinG (3-0 victory) and two other two defeated Denmark’s Odens BK (0-3 and 1-2).

Travel habits Marbella It began heading for Seattle at the 2022 Club World Cup in Morocco in February 2022 to escape the relentlessly relaxed winters in the northwest of the United States.

Seattle was categorized as its Club World Cup after conquering the CONCACAF Champions Cup in 2022. This is the biggest achievement in its history, becoming the only US team to raise its trophy in the past quarter century.

On Marvela’s “stage” he countered him. Wolfsberger AC Austria (0-0) and Hammerby (defeating 2-3). The club’s World Cup, filled by Real Madrid, fell in the first change in a 1-0 defeat to Egypt’s Al Ali. Marbella had no luck at that Club World Cup, but Seattle transformed Malaga city into a winter hub.