Atletico Madrid, the runners-up for the past two seasons, have the most excitingprospects of the new campaign, with long time Atletico coach Diego Simeone overseeing the biggest squad overhaul of his eight-year reign.
The departure of Griezmann to Barca has been offset by the capture of the third-most expensive player in history, Portuguese starlet Joao Felix; the 126m-euro signing from Benfica concluded a sensational pre-season by scoring a classy score/goal against Juventus last weekend.
Felix's signing has sparked suggestions and rumors that Diego Simeone will open up into a more expansive style, moving away from his defence-first strategy and allowing his expensive purchase full licence to link up with Diego Costa, Alvaro Morata, Thomas Lemar and Rodrigo Moreno, a new arrival from Valencia.