Tag: Atletico Madrid

Rayo stun Barca, Atletico Madrid win in La Liga

La Liga leaders FC Barcelona suffered a 2-1 defeat away to Rayo Vallecano after another lackluster display from Xavi Hernandez's team.

April 27, 2023

Atletico assure top-four finish, Sevilla still have work to do in LaLiga

Sevilla dropped to fourth after a 0-0 draw at home to Mallorca, leaving Sevilla (who visit Atletico on Sunday) with work to do to ensure a top-four finish, while Mallorca remains in the bottom three and in deep relegation trouble.

May 12, 2022

Atletico win Madrid derby to move closer to next season’s Champions League

Real Madrid made seven changes to the team that defeated Manchester City on Wednesday night, and it showed, particularly in a disjointed first-half performance.

May 9, 2022

La Liga: Madrid derby means more to Atletico than Real

Last Saturday saw Carlo Ancelotti's men crowned La Liga champions with four games left to play, while Wednesday saw them produce yet another miracle comeback in the Champions League with two goals in the last two minutes to book their place in the tournament final.

May 8, 2022

Real Madrid move closer to title with win in Pamplona; Granada hold Atletico to draw

Madrid were given two penalties in the second half after fouls on Rodrygo, but Herrera saved both of them, although Lucas Vazquez assured the three points deep into injury time, Xinhua reports.

April 21, 2022

Four things we learn from La Liga matchday 18

The 18th round of matches in La Liga saw the title race effectively reduced to two sides as Real Betis and Atletico Madrid lost their respective games

December 21, 2021

Atletico Madrid extend lead at top of La Liga

The visitors were in charge, but Atletico drew level with the last action of the half when Marcos Llorente headed home Thomas Lemar's cross with the minute of injury time the referee had added on already completed.

March 11, 2021

Real Madrid beat Granada 2-0 to join table topper Atletico Madrid in terms of points

After a goalless first half, Casemiro opened the scoring on behalf of Real Madrid with a 57th-minute header from Marco Asensio's cross.

December 24, 2020

Luis Suarez becomes latest footballer to test COVID-19 positive

Other than Luis Suarez, Goalkeeper Rodrigo Munoz and a team official were also diagnosed with the virus ahead of Uruguay's clash with Brazil.

November 17, 2020

Luis Suarez leaves as Barcelona reach agreement with Atletico Madrid

During his six years tenure at Barcelona, Luis Suarez had been a part of the famous MSN attacking trio with Lionel Messi and Neymar.

September 24, 2020

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone tests positive for COVID-19

Atletico Madrid are not playing this weekend in the new season of La Liga, having given a late start to the season due to their involvement in the Champions League in the previous season.

September 13, 2020

Champions League: RB Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to book historic semifinal berth

Adams proved an unlikely hero for Leipzig, coming off the bench to snatch victory in Lisbon after his fired effort took a cruel deflection of Stefan Savic and flew in.

August 14, 2020

RB Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semis

However, everything changed in the second half when the German team returned with renewed energy and with a clear mission to go in search of the decisive goal.

August 14, 2020

La Liga: Alvaro Morata scores brace as Atletico Madrid register emphatic 3-0 win over Mallorca

Atletico Madrid have been exceptional since the resumption of La Liga after the COVID-19 hiatus. In the last six league matches, they have won five.

July 4, 2020

Ashamed but happy with the team: Barcelona manager after 2-2 draw against Atletico Madird in La Liga

With 70 points from 33 matches, the Quique Setien-managed team failed to topple Real Madrid who are sitting at the top with 71 points from 32 matches.

July 1, 2020

La Liga: Barcelona held by Atletico Madrid, fail to overtake Real Madrid

With this draw against Atletico Madrid, Barcelona failed to pip Real Madrid to reclaim their top spot on the La Liga table.

July 1, 2020

Atletico Madrid Diego Simeone happy to get three points against Real Valladolid

Diego Simeone also shared his experience of playing at an empty Wanda Metropolitano and said that even though the fans were not there, "their soul was".

June 21, 2020