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Thirteen years later: Our journeys since Atleti’s last Copa del Rey final
On this Saturday, April 18, Atlético de Madrid will play in the Copa del Rey final, ending a 4,720-day drought since they last did so. Many Atléticos will have fond memories of that night, 13 years ago, when João Miranda’s header broke a 14-year winless curse against Real Madrid and gave Atleti their first domestic […]
Copa del Rey final squad: Barrios returns, Giménez and Hancko travel
Atlético de Madrid head coach Diego Simeone is taking every first-team player with him to Estadio de La Cartuja in Seville, where Atlético will face Real Sociedad in Saturday’s Copa del Rey final. While all players are traveling for Saturday’s final, Josema Giménez (muscle injury) will not feature at La Cartuja, though there is a […]
Atlético get another shot at Arsenal in UCL semifinals
Atlético de Madrid will have to go through Premier League leaders Arsenal in order to reach the UEFA Champions League final for the first time in 10 years. After Atlético eliminated FC Barcelona despite a 2-1 home loss on Tuesday, Arsenal played out a goalless draw against Sporting Clube de Portugal in north London to […]
Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona (3-2 agg.): Takeaways
Atlético de Madrid are through to the UEFA Champions League semifinals after a dramatic 2-1 loss to FC Barcelona on Tuesday night. It marks the first time in Diego Simeone’s tenure when Atlético have lost a home match in the Champions League knockout stage. But it ends a nine-year drought for Simeone’s men as they […]
Emotional Diego Simeone reflects on fourth Champions League semifinal in 14 years after beating Barça
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone was a man of many emotions after the final whistle gave his side a 3-2 aggregate win over Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal on Tuesday night at the Metropolitano. “Phew, it’s been 14 years, and honestly, seeing the team still competing really moves me,” a jubilant Simeone reflected […]
Atlético Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona (3-2): Player Ratings
Atlético Madrid are through to a historic semi-final in the UEFA Champions League — their first since 2017 — after overcoming FC Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate. Barça raced into a two-goal lead, nullifying the Atleti advantage from the first leg, with goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferrán Torres, but an Ademola Lookman finish before half-time […]
Atlético de Madrid – FC Barcelona: Champions League quarterfinal second leg LIVE THREAD
Atlético de Madrid are 90 minutes from returning to the UEFA Champions League semifinals for the first time in nine years. After securing a 2-0 win at Camp Nou last Wednesday, Atlético are back at the Metropolitano, where Diego Simeone’s side never has lost a knockout game in the Champions League. In fact, Atleti have […]
Koke: Atlético will treat Barcelona second leg like a final
Atlético Madrid put forward captain Koke to speak to the media ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona, and the midfielder addressed the game, his future and his coach Diego Simeone. “Thanks to him, the club has grown so much,” Koke said. “Us players have followed an incredible vision to the […]
Diego Simeone “confident” ahead of Atlético’s second leg against Barcelona
Ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to acknowledge any kind of home advantage at the Metropolitano as he previewed the game just like any other. “The match, whatever we imagine, is only in our heads for now until the game starts, and obviously, everything we’ve […]
Atlético de Madrid – FC Barcelona: Champions League quarterfinal second leg preview, prediction
Coming off a retro-themed LALIGA loss against Sevilla, Atlético de Madrid quickly turn their attention back to a familiar opponent, FC Barcelona. Atleti’s upcoming match against the Catalan club will mark their third meeting in 10 days and their sixth encounter of the season. The final clash of the season — the return leg of […]
Sevilla FC 2-1 Atlético Madrid: Key takeaways
An extremely youthful Atlético Madrid were defeated 2-1 by a Sevilla side desperate for a win on Saturday night. A team made up of second, third and fourth string players struggled to make any inroads in the Andalucian capital, but little will be made of this loss which comes between the two UEFA Champions League […]
Diego Simeone praises “competitive” youngsters amid narrow Sevilla loss
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the press after his much-changed side lost 2-1 to Sevilla, with a side made up mostly of youngsters and reserves. When directly asked if the result was due to Atlético focusing only on Tuesday’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona, Simeone was blunt: “No, no. Atlético didn’t […]
Sevilla 2-1 Atlético Madrid: Player Ratings
Coming off a huge first-leg win against Barcelona in midweek, Atlético Madrid entered this match against Sevilla with an infusion of youth, as Diego Simeone handed debuts to three young talents. In a back-and-forth match against relegation candidates, this young side competed but was unable to leave the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán with any points. Here […]
Sevilla FC – Atlético de Madrid: Match Preview
Coming off a marvelous mid-week result in the Champions League against FC Barcelona, Atlético Madrid will travel to the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán to battle historic rivals Sevilla on Saturday at 9 PM local time. Atlético (17-6-7, 57 points) still sit fourth in LALIGA, one point behind Villarreal for third and 12 points ahead of Real […]
Diego Simeone focuses on Sevilla amid Barcelona refereeing complaints
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media on Friday ahead of Saturday’s return to La Liga action against Sevilla at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, a game sandwiched in between two crucial Champions League clashes with FC Barcelona. Among the topics raised was the Blaugrana’s complaint to UEFA about the refereeing of the […]
Dear Matteo Ruggeri…
Dear Matteo, I need to write this before I talk myself out of it. I judged you. Fairly early, with considerable conviction, and — as I am now forced to accept — without anything close to the evidence required to justify that conviction. I wrote you off. I told people. Some even nodded along, which […]
FC Barcelona 0-2 Atlético de Madrid: Takeaways
Many different storylines dominated the days that led up to kickoff from Nou Camp Nou on Wednesday night. Barcelona’s unwavering tampering with Julián Alvarez’s future as an Atlético de Madrid player was only one of the many issues that fans discussed in the build-up to this all-Spanish quarterfinal. But Julián made sure to change that […]
Diego Simeone praises Atlético’s cutting edge to beat Barcelona
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke after he secured his first-ever win at Camp Nou as Atleti beat Barcelona 2-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final. When asked about his team winning by two goals with only three shots on target, he replied that “I could tell you a thousand stories […]
FC Barcelona 0-2 Atlético Madrid: Player Ratings
Atlético Madrid took a significant 2-0 lead from their UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg away to FC Barcelona on Wednesday night. A Pau Cubarsí red card just before half time made way for an excellent Julián Alvarez free-kick, before Alexander Sørloth doubled the advantage in the second period. Here are Into the Calderón’s player […]
FC Barcelona – Atlético de Madrid: Champions League quarterfinals LIVE THREAD
The all-Spanish quarterfinal between FC Barcelona and Atlético de Madrid is fast approaching. Diego Simeone’s Atlético will meet Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League for the third time, and all three occasions have taken place in the competition’s round of eight. Atleti eliminated Barça in the two previous knockout meetings, in 2014 and 2016, despite […]
Antoine Griezmann: “I admire Diego Simeone, I love him”
Atlético Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann was the player selected to face the media ahead of the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against his former club Barcelona, and he spoke openly when asked to respond to Diego Simeone’s words about his player. “To open my heart, I need to be with my children and my wife, and […]
Simeone opens up on Griezmann: ‘I consider you a friend, and I love you very much’
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone faced the media in Barcelona on Tuesday evening ahead of the team’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday. The coach was asked if the departing Antoine Griezmann is one of the best players he’s ever had. He took the opportunity to speak for nearly two minutes about Griezmann, […]
FC Barcelona – Atlético de Madrid: Champions League quarterfinal first leg preview, prediction
It’s a familiar foe in a different competition, as Atlético de Madrid face FC Barcelona for the second time in five days. The first chapter of this clash, a heated and dramatic encounter in LALIGA, went Barcelona’s way. Now, with a place in the UEFA Champions League semifinals at stake, expect an even more intense […]
Atlético de Madrid 1-2 FC Barcelona: Takeaways
Atlético de Madrid lost Sunday’s battle with FC Barcelona in LaLiga, but the 2-1 defeat at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano might serve as vital preparation for the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie that awaits these two teams. Atlético went ahead through Giuliano Simeone’s sharp strike in the 39th minute, but Marcus Rashford responded with a […]
Diego Simeone points to refereeing mistake after Barcelona defeat
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone addressed the media after the team’s 2-1 home defeat to Barcelona on Saturday night, with much of the talk about the decisions from referee Mateo Busquets Ferrer. Speaking about the red card to Gerard Martín, which was changed after a VAR intervention, Simeone said “no, I haven’t been wronged, they’ve […]
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