Best EA FC 25 custom tactics for Atletico de Madrid

FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are two of the top clubs in EA FC 25. While playing with them in Kick Off or Manager Career Mode can be a lot of fun, challenging them with rival Atletico de Madrid (or simply Atletico Madrid) can be a very intersting experience as well. In fact, new additions like Argentine striker Julian Alvarez and English midfielder Conor Gallagher have made the Spanish side a little more exciting.

So, if you wish to compete with Atletico de Madrid in EA FC 25, here are the best custom tactics, formation and starting 11 to use.

Note - This article is subjective and only reflects the writer's opinions.

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EA FC 25 guide: Best custom tactics to use with Atletico de Madrid

Besides the new signings, Atletico Madrid's squad features players like Antoine Griezmann, Rodrigo De Paul and Marcos Llorente. However, these players must be used in an ideal setup with suitable FC IQ Player Roles to get the best results, which we will be taking a closer look at in the two sections ahead.

EA FC 25 Atletico de Madrid: Best formation and starting 11

Use this formation and starting 11 with Atletico de Madrid (Image via EA Sports)

The 5-3-2 Holding formation should fit Atletico de Madrid the best as it allows for a solid defense with ample attacking prowess up front with two Strikers. In this case, Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann lead the charge with Rodrigo de Paul and Conor Gallagher as Center Midfielders and Koke behind them as the Center Defensive Midfielder.

The back-five consists of Reinildo, Jose Maria Gimenez, Robin Le Normand, Axel Witsel and Marcos Llorente with Jan Oblak, one of the best Goalkeepers in EA FC 25, in goal.

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EA FC 25 Atletico de Madrid: Best custom tactics

Assign these Player Roles to the suggested Atletico Madrid starting 11 (Image via EA Sports)

Balanced Build-Up Style and Defensive Approach are ideal for Atletico de Madrid. Assign Julian Alvarez the Poacher Player Role and set his Focus to Attack. Antoine Griezmann should be given the False 9++ role with Focus on Build-Up. Rodrigo De Paul takes on Playmaker+ role with Roaming Focus, and Conor Gallagher plays in a Box-to-Box+ role with Balanced Focus.

The Center Defensive Midfielder, Koke, has been given the Deep-Lying Playmaker+ role with Focus as Defend.

In the backline, Reinildo plays Attacking Wingback with Focus on Attack, Jose Maria Gimenez plays Ball-Playing Defender+ with Build-Up, Robin Le Normand plays Defender+ with Defend, Axel Witsel with Stopper+ with a Balanced Focus, and Marcos Llorente plays Falseback with Defend Focus. Finally, Jan Oblak should be assigned the Goalkeeper++ Player Role and his Focus set to Defend.

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