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Real Madrid 3-2 Atlético Madrid: Takeaways
Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid played out another fiery city derby on Sunday at the Bernabéu, where 77,964 fans watched a five-goal thriller that had just about everything: penalties called and not called, a second-half red card and a rally from Real Madrid, as Los Blancos came out on top by a 3-2 scoreline. Ademola […]
Diego Simeone rejects Atlético’s derby defeat being down to refereeing
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to pin his team’s defeat in the derby against Real Madrid on refereeing decisions from José Luis Munuera on Sunday night, despite several controversial calls in a 3-2 loss. “I don’t think that’s the reason we didn’t win,” Simeone responded to the first of many questions on the refereeing. […]
Real Madrid 3 – 2 Atlético de Madrid: Player Ratings
What appeared to be a promising day for Atlético Madrid ended in disappointment, as the Rojiblancos suffered a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid that extends their winless run at the Bernabéu to 11 years. It also sees Atlético drop to fourth place and one point behind Villarreal in LALIGA. The bright spot was certainly Nahuel […]
Real Madrid 3 – 2 Atlético de Madrid: Player Ratings
What appeared to be a promising day for Atlético Madrid ended in disappointment, as the Rojiblancos suffered a 3-2 loss to Real Madrid that extends their winless run at the Bernabéu to 11 years. It also sees Atlético drop to fourth place and one point behind Villarreal in LaLiga. The bright spot was certainly Nahuel […]
Real Madrid – Atlético de Madrid: Preview and predicted lineup
The season’s third Madrid Derby takes place on Sunday night, when Real Madrid host Atlético de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. Atlético (17-6-5, 57 points) have been focused on the cup competitions for several weeks; Diego Simeone has been using the league games to manage his squad and rotate between his A- and B-teams. After […]
Diego Simeone unclear on whether to rotate in Madrid derby
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday night but gave little away in his pre-match press conference. When asked whether Atlético would rotate, Simeone responded bluntly by saying, “to be honest, I don’t know yet. “Honestly, we’re thinking about where to position ourselves, in what situation, […]
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 (5-7) Atlético de Madrid: Takeaways
Atlético de Madrid were made to work for their spot in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals, as Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday played much more like a team that has a higher market value than and nearly the same wage bill as their opponents. Spurs won a frantic match at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, putting plenty of […]
Diego Simeone: “Barcelona are better than us, but they’ll push us to compete”
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone celebrated his team’s reaching the Champions League quarter-final with a 3-2 defeat in London that ensured a 7-5 aggregate win over Tottenham Hotspur. Looking ahead to the next round, Simeone was asked about the challenge of always facing Real Madrid or Barcelona, and said, “that’s just how it is, the […]
Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 (5-7) Atlético Madrid: Player ratings
Atlético Madrid progressed into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League once again, after coming through 7-5 on aggregate against Tottenham Hotspur. It was 3-2 to the North Londoners on the night of the second leg, and Atleti were made to work for their place in the last eight of Europe’s premier competition, but the […]
Tottenham Hotspur – Atlético de Madrid: Champions League round of 16 LIVE THREAD
Atlético de Madrid did what they had to do in the first leg of this Champions League tie: defeat Tottenham Hotspur at home, and do so by multiple goals. Now they have to finish the job at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Spurs have not lost any of their past 24 European fixtures. Atlético have a […]
Simeone, Johnny Cardoso speak about UCL quarterfinal chances ahead of Spurs second leg
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone previewed the UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg against Tottenham by explaining how his side would handle their 5-2 lead from the first leg. Simeone insisted that Atlético “need to play the match where it is,” highlighting that “there’s a three-goal difference and we need to get the result. […]
Tottenham Hotspur – Atlético de Madrid: Preview, predicted lineup
After a win in LaLiga against Getafe on Saturday, Atlético Madrid will travel to London to take on Tottenham in their second leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Rojiblancos are hoping to reach the quarterfinals for the second time in three seasons. This mid-week match comes just before the Madrid derby on […]
Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Getafe CF: Takeaways
It was another completely normal clash between Getafe and Atlético de Madrid on Saturday, which featured: All completely regular, run-of-the-mill occurrences. It was a very disjointed first half for both Atlético and Getafe. Atlético played like a team who rotated in 10 new starters following the mid-week match against Spurs and Getafe played like Getafe […]
Diego Simeone highlights the collective after tough Getafe win
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone cut a satisfied figure following his team’s war of attrition to secure a 1-0 victory over 10-man Getafe at the Metropolitano on Saturday afternoon, the Rojiblancos’ fourth win on the trot in La Liga. Post-match, after he rotated his team almost entirely, Simeone explained “everyone is working very well, there […]
Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Getafe CF: Player Ratings
Amid last-minute injuries and the second leg of a Champions League tie against Spurs on the horizon, Diego Simeone opted to start Saturday’s match against Getafe with an almost entirely new starting XI. The opening half saw a screamer of a goal from right back Nahuel Molina and a controlled performance from the squad. In […]
Diego Simeone explodes in angry rant against media on Julián Álvarez: “He’s giving us a lot”
Friday’s pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s La Liga game against Getafe sparked an angry reaction from Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone, as he was asked about comments from Julián Alvarez regarding his future following the team’s midweek win over Tottenham. When asked again about the striker, Simeone responded with great frustration. “Look, I understand […]
Atlético Madrid – Getafe CF: Preview, predicted lineup
Atlético Madrid flip back into LALIGA mode on Saturday afternoon when they host local rivals Getafe CF at the Estadio Metropolitano. Sandwiched in between the two legs of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie with Tottenham Hotspur, this league match against one of Spain’s most notoriously difficult sides comes at an important moment in […]
Atlético Madrid’s new board: David Villa and Apollo execs arrive
Atlético Madrid announced a new-look board as part of the takeover by Apollo Sports Capital, with the group meeting for the first time in an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on Thursday at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, attended by shareholders representing 98.66% of the share capital. Those present included some familiar faces, such as Enrique Cerezo […]
Apollo Sports Capital completes Atlético takeover; David Villa part of new board
At an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting in the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Thursday, Apollo Sports Capital officially became the majority shareholder of Atlético de Madrid following a “reorganization of the entity’s significant shareholdings.” This has brought an end to 34 years of majority ownership by the Gil family. “It is an honor for Apollo Sports […]
Atlético de Madrid 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Takeaways
Atlético Madrid got on top of Tottenham Hotspur from the opening whistle. The red-and-white press swarmed Tottenham’s back four and immediately placed immense pressure on inexperienced goalkeeper Antonín Kinský, who was making his first appearance since a 2-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Newcastle United last October. Kinský’s first slip led directly to Marcos Llorente’s opener, […]
Diego Simeone praises Atleti for forcing Tottenham mistakes in 5-2 win
Speaking after his side secured a 5-2 first leg win over Tottenham Hotspur, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone insisted that the last 16 tie of the Champions League remains wide open. “I liked the team, we had an impact that was helped by the mistakes we forced them to make, which gave us confidence, encouraged […]
Atlético de Madrid 5-2 Tottenham Hotspur: Player Ratings
In the first leg against Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League round of 16, Atlético Madrid put five past the struggling north London side and appear ticketed for the Champions League quarterfinals. The opening half saw Diego Simeone’s men dominate to the tune of 71 percent possession, and they scored four goals in the first […]
Atlético de Madrid – Tottenham Hotspur: Champions League round of 16 LIVE THREAD
Atlético de Madrid play Tottenham Hotspur tonight in an official match since the 1963 Cup Winners’ Cup final in Rotterdam, which the English side won 5-1. Such a scoreline is unlikely to repeat itself tonight at the Metropolitano, where Atlético have won four of five UEFA Champions League fixtures this season. That said, this game […]
Simeone plays down favourites tag as Atlético prepare for Spurs showdown
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to accept that his side are favourites ahead of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie with Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in his pre-match press conference on Monday. Simeone played down the label and insisted that his team would face this encounter “the same way we approach every […]
Atlético Madrid – Tottenham Hotspur: Preview, predicted lineup
Atlético Madrid return to UEFA Champions League action on Tuesday night as they host Tottenham Hotspur in the first leg of the two sides’ last 16 clash. The Estadio Metropolitano will be the scene of Atleti’s ninth consecutive midweek match, following a densely-packed start to the calendar year that has seen the UCL feature heavily […]
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