Olivier Giroud’s bicycle kick gives Chelsea an advantage lead as they beat Atletico Madrid. Giroud’s superb moment of improvisation not only delivered the win and a vital away goal but also continued new manager Thomas Tuchel‘s unbeaten start at Chelsea and put them in pole position to reach the quarter-finals. Olivier Giroud’s spectacular overhead kick […]
RB Leipzig knocks Atletico Madrid out of Champions League. After a poor first half, Dani Olmo headed the German side ahead but Atleti substitute Joao Felix levelled the tie from the penalty spot after he had been fouled in the box. RB Leipzig overcame a typically cautious Atletico Madrid to reach their first Champions League […]
Atletico Madrid knocks Liverpool out of Champions League. Jurgen Klopp’s side – seeking to win the trophy for the seventh time – thought they had overturned Atletico’s 1-0 advantage from the first leg when Roberto Firmino’s first goal at Anfield this season at the start of the added 30 minutes gave them the lead in […]
Atletico Madrid beat Liverpool 1 – 0. The Reds were given a dose of their own medicine as Atletico harried and hassled throughout, limiting them to just two clear chances and no shots on target. Liverpool’s defence of their Champions League title hangs in the balance after Saul Niguez’s early strike gave Atletico Madrid an […]
Angel Correa scored late on as Atletico Madrid beat Barcelona 3-2 in an incident-packed game to reach the Spanish Super Cup final. Koke’s clinical strike put Atletico ahead early in the second half. Lionel Messi equalised and then Antoine Griezmann headed Barcelona into the lead in Saudi Arabia. Alvaro Morata converted a penalty to make […]
Paulo Dybala’s free-kick inflict pain as Juventus beat Atletico Madrid. Juventus, whose qualification for the last 16 had already been confirmed, went ahead when Dybala’s powerfully struck free-kick from a tight angle went into the roof of the net. Substitute Federico Bernardeschi also hit the post for the Serie A leaders. A spectacular free-kick from Paulo […]
Diego Costa scored four goals before being sent off as Real Madrid were embarrassed 7-3 by rivals Atletico Madrid in the final match of their United States tour in New Jersey on Friday. Real fielded a strong side once again, with new signings Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic starting up front and Gareth Bale again […]
Atletico Madrid has signed Portugal forward Joao Felix for 126m euros (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in history. Benfica has confirmed Atletico will pay the fee in instalments, after bidding 6m euros more than the 19-year-old’s 120m euro release clause. Only Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Philippe Coutinho and Ousmane Dembele have moved […]
Barcelona moved 11 points clear at the top of La Liga after two late goals ended the stubborn resistance of Atletico Madrid, who had Diego Costa sent off in the first half. Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored superb goals to leave Barca huge favourites to win a fifth title in seven years. Former Chelsea […]
Juventus and Atletico Madrid will battle it out for a quarterfinal spot in the Champions League when they meet in Turin on Tuesday in the round of 16-second leg. Atleti leads the tie 2-0 after that fantastic first leg at the Wanda Metropolitano where Jose Maria Gimenez and Diego Godin both scored in the second […]