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In a press conference where the microphones stopped working halfway through, Diego Simeone lamented his Atlético Madrid team’s 1-0 away defeat to Athletic Club on Saturday night. Speaking about the run of away form, Simeone said “I repeat that if you look at almost all teams, except for the top ones, most have problems when […]
Atlético Madrid were beaten for the second game running by an inspired Athletic Club at San Mamés on Saturday night. The loss sees Atlético fall nine points off top spot, staying in fourth place and now four points behind Villarreal (who have a game in hand). An unimpressive Atleti were only able to create a […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media ahead of travelling to Bilbao for Saturday night’s La Liga clash with Athletic Club. Among the topics raised were the number of injuries impacting the Colchoneros. Marcos Llorente, Johnny Cardoso, Josema Giménez and Álex Baena all have been ruled out of Saturday’s match. On the list […]
Atlético de Madrid will look to rebound from Tuesday’s loss in an unforgiving environment, as the Colchoneros travel to the Basque Country to face Athletic Club in a 9 p.m. kickoff on Saturday. Atlético (9-4-2, 31 points) limp into Bilbao after a disappointing mid-week performance against FC Barcelona. It is the second of three consecutive […]
Even during Atlético de Madrid’s recent seven-game winning streak, something seemed amiss with star striker Julián Alvarez. And after Atlético suffered a 3-1 loss at Barcelona on Tuesday night, Diego Simeone decided the time had come to send his top scorer a message about his recent displays. “We always expect more from Julián,” Simeone said […]
Los Colchoneros’ return to the Camp Nou proved to be a letdown. There were no Alexander Sørloth heroics for Atlético this time in Barcelona. Even though Atleti came out flying in the first 20 minutes and were duly rewarded with a fantastic goal from Álex Baena, poor defending allowed the hosts to equalize just six […]
Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday played at Camp Nou for the first time since April 2023 in a rescheduled fixture against FC Barcelona. This round 19 match was moved up a month in advance of these two teams participating in the Supercopa de España in Saudi Arabia next month. After extending its league record by […]
Atlético Madrid welcome in the month of December with a run of three tough games away from home in the space of a week. The first of those: a trip to the newly-refurbished Camp Nou to take on FC Barcelona on Tuesday night. This midweek fixture comes as part of a re-arranged matchday for those […]
Ahead of one of the most demanding fixtures of this LaLiga season, Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media about his side’s upcoming visit to Barcelona on Tuesday night. Asked if this was a good time to play Barcelona, given the form of both teams, Simeone insisted that “the match we’re expecting […]
Following the final whistle of an impressive 2-0 win over Real Oviedo at the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday night, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the press and was full of praise for goalscorer Alexander Sørloth. “My opinion of Alex, whether he plays 15, 60, or 90 minutes, is very important because […]
Atlético Madrid waltzed to victory over a toothless Real Oviedo at the Metropolitano on Saturday night. Many players were rested with a huge game against FC Barcelona coming up in midweek, and two first-half goals from Alexander Sørloth were enough to see off LALIGA’s bottom side. Atleti became the first team in the league’s history […]
Atlético de Madrid reportedly want to sign star defender Marc Guéhi from Crystal Palace when his contract at Selhurst Park ends in June, according to Matteo Moretto on Friday. During an appearance on Radio Marca, Moretto said that Atlético have been in contact with Guéhi’s entourage to register an interest in acquiring the England international, […]
In-form Atlético Madrid welcome in reeling Oviedo to the Metropolitano on Saturday in a 9:00 p.m. local kickoff. Atlético (8-4-1, 28 points) enter this match riding a six-game winning streak across all competitions, and the Rojiblancos are unbeaten in their last twelve outings in LaLiga. Fresh off a dramatic and intense midweek Champions League match, […]
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media ahead of his team’s LaLiga match against Real Oviedo at the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday night. Simeone highlighted a number of topics, including the competition for places — particularly in goal, where Juan Musso has impressed in wins over Getafe and Inter Milan. The […]
In the aftermath of a dramatic 2-1 win over Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the press to praise his team, and in particular match winner José María Giménez. “When it was over, I looked at him and said, ‘What a goal,’” Simeone confessed. “And then, he’s a fighter, he’s a hard […]
Atlético de Madrid on Wednesday night snatched a victory from a jaws of an unhelpful draw, as Josema Giménez scored a last-second header to secure a 2-1 win over Inter Milan at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Julián Alvarez opened the scoring on nine minutes, though a VAR review to confirm it took a while; Giuliano […]
José María Giménez’s stoppage time header has powered Atlético Madrid past Inter Milan. The Cardiac Colchoneros struck again on Wednesday night. A team that looked too exhausted to push on somehow found another gear. Sufrir, sufrir y volver a ganar. Julián Alvarez opened the scoring, and I Nerazzurri punched back early in the second half […]
Atlético Madrid will welcome Inter Milan to the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. Coach Diego Simeone met with the press on Tuesday to talk about the occasion, as his former club returns to the place where they suffered a painful penalty shoot-out defeat to the Colchoneros a year-and-a-half […]
Atlético Madrid return home to what will be a sold-out Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Wednesday night, where last season’s Champions League finalists Inter Milan await in a vital match to begin the second half of the league phase. Atlético sit a disappointing 17th in the table with six points from the opening four rounds, and […]
Koke’s 700th Atlético de Madrid match saw his boyhood club pull out a visually-unappealing 1-0 victory over south Madrid rivals Getafe. Coming off the final international break of 2025, both Atlético Madrid and Getafe seemed inspired to attack, but the match slowly transitioned into a sluggish affair for more than an hour. The first half […]
Atlético Madrid battled their way to a 1-0 victory over Getafe on Sunday evening, with coach Diego Simeone influencing the game heavily via his changes from the bench. Reflecting on the game, Simeone was keen to point to the teamwork that contributed to the slim win. “The truth is that if I have to highlight […]
Atlético Madrid squirmed through a typically-torrid test against Getafe CF at the Coliseum on Sunday night to record back-to-back away wins in LALIGA. A late Domingos Duarte own goal, after a volleyed pullback from Giacomo Raspadori, was enough to give Los Rojiblancos a 1-0 win that keeps them steadily ticking over. Far from convincing, the […]
Atlético Madrid squirmed through a typically-torrid test against Getafe CF at the Coliseum on Sunday night to record back-to-back away wins in LALIGA. A late Domingos Duarte own goal after a volleyed pullback from Giacomo Raspadori was enough to give Los Rojiblancos a 1-0 win that keeps them steadily ticking over. Far from convincing, the […]
Atlético Madrid are making the 20-minute trip southwest on Sunday to face Getafe in Los Colchoneros’ first game back from the latest FIFA break. Atlético (7-4-1, 25 points) are looking to keep up with FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Villarreal CF in the Champions League places while maintaining a league-best 11-match unbeaten run. It may […]
Atlético Madrid return from the international break with some key injury concerns, but do so seeking to maintain the team’s best run of form since January amid a short trip to play Getafe. On managing his squad and players without many minutes, coach Diego Simeone explained “we always try to talk to them” before adding […]