Atletico Madrid in true ‘Atletico’ fashion pulled off a memorable victory in the Champions League at Old Trafford last night. On the back of a 1-1 first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano, the Colchoneros scored in the 40th minute and held on for a 1-0 victory against Manchester United. The win itself was classic Diego ...
The final round of UCL RO16 2nd legs kicked off on Tuesday with the blockbuster tie. Familiar foes Cristiano Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid faced off once again, as the Spanish side visited Old Trafford to take on Manchester United. The 1-1 draw played out in Madrid meant that it was all left to be played ...
Formerly of Atletico Madrid, Newcastle fullback Kieran Trippier enjoyed a truly memorable time in Spain. The highlight of his stint was undoubtedly the Colchoneros’ La Liga triumph last season, as they lifted the trophy for the first time in 8 years. Trippier, who is currently out of action due to a metatarsal injury, recently featured ...
There have been numerous instances in the past when footballers have opted for varied controversial celebrations after having scored a goal. In 2013, Greek midfielder Giorgos Katidis pulled out a n*zi salute after scoring a goal for AEK Athens. A year later, Edinson Cavani pulled out a ‘sniper’ celebration after scoring for PSG for which ...
Diego Simeone and his Atletico Madrid squad would be looking to turn around a disappointing season so far during their UCL Round of 16 clash with Manchester United. The ‘RojiBlancos’ have been already been knocked out of the Copa del Rey and are miles away from successfully defending their La Liga crown as they currently ...
In modern football, retro remakes and special edition kits have become a common sight. Multiple variations of a club’s traditional colours are almost a given, and fans often expect a special edition to come out sooner or later. A much rarer sight, however, is watching a shirt sponsor feature variations, something which perhaps hasn’t been ...
Atlético Madrid edged past third-tier Rayo Majadahonda with ease in a Copy del Rey clash at Wanda Metropolitano to reach the last 16. Taking no chances, Diego Simeone fielded a strong squad that scored 5 goals from five different players on the night. Aside from the goals galore, home supporters were treated to an entertaining ...
On another palpable Champions League night at Anfield, Liverpool, yet again, proved their mettle against an underperforming Atletico Madrid side as the hosts cruised to a 2-0 victory on Wednesday; securing qualification for the next stage of the competition. Goals from Sadio Mane and Diogo Jota proved enough as a sensational performance by Trent Alexander-Arnold ...
The weekend clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Betis went down as a rather one-sided contest, with the home side’s bedazzling performance at the Wanda Metropolitano. While Yannick Carrasco drew first blood at the 26th minute, an unfortunate own-goal by Pezzella at the hour mark gave Atletico a two-goal cushion. Joao Felix put the cherry ...
Infuriated by Griezmann’s red card and the VAR overturn, Simeone stormed off the pitch.
Diego Simeone showed just how much he loves an effective defensive play as he celebrated Kieran Trippier’s injury-time clearance like a goal against Valladolid. With the Colchoneros just seconds away from winning the La Liga title, Valladolid’s Jota dribbled his way out of the back in swagger and then passed the ball to his teammate ...
Luis Suarez had his work cut out when he picked a loose ball just inside Valladolid’s half in the second half at the José Zorrilla Stadium. With Atletico Madrid’s title hopes in the balance, the Uruguayan forward shifted the ball onto his weaker left foot, ran the length and buried it beyond Jordi Masip in ...
Luis Suarez drove low and towards the bottom left corner of Sergio Herrera’s goal in the 88th minute as Atletico Madrid accomplished a late comeback win to go back at the top of the points table. There’s just one game remaining in La Liga and it’s Atletico’s title to lose, courtesy of the effort from ...
Marcos Llorente just ate up the yards as the Atletico Madrid midfielder set the new La Liga speed record for the 20/21 season with an arduous run against Athletic Bilbao. What makes his run even more special is the fact that it happened in the 91st minute, while trying to break down an Athletic counter-attacking ...
A new photo doing the rounds online among Chelsea fans shows Antonio Rudiger gave Luis Suarez as good as he got during the 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid at the National Arena on Tuesday. Chelsea secured a crucial away win in the first leg of their round of 16 tie with a phenomenal bicycle kick ...
Filipe Luís, the former Atlético Madrid and Chelsea left-back got candid in an interview with Pete Jenson of Daily Mail and shared his tactics for stopping Messi among other things like his short-lived move to Chelsea and the upcoming match between two of his former clubs in the round of 16 tie of UEFA Champions ...
Fernando Torres grabbed the headlines this week as the former Liverpool and Chelsea star got promoted to a coaching role at Atletico Madrid’s B side. The Spaniard made an appearance on his official Instagram account recently, and it is hard to ignore the physical transformation he has gone through since retiring from playing football. At ...
