Arsenal reached the Champions League final for the second time in their history with a battling 1-0 home win over Atletico Madrid sealing a 2-1 aggregate victory in the semifinal on Tuesday. Captain Bukayo Saka’s tap-in just before the interval proved decisive for Arsenal to edge a cagey second-leg contest in which the hosts kept […]
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Vinicius double helps Real Madrid edge Atletico thriller
Vinicius Junior struck twice as Real Madrid shaded Atletico Madrid 3-2 in a thrilling derby clash on Sunday to stay on leaders Barcelona’s tail at the top of La Liga. After the Catalan giants edged Rayo Vallecano 1-0 earlier on, Madrid ensured the gap to the champions stayed at four points by beating Diego Simeone’s […]
Lemar leaves it late to give Atletico win at Eibar
EIBAR: Atletico Madrid’s record signing Thomas Lemar came off the bench to score late on and snatch a 1-0 win at Eibar on Saturday, provisionally taking Atletico six points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. The France winger raced towards the far post to meet a pass from midfielder Koke and slam the ball into the […]
Keeper Oblak extends Atletico Madrid deal until 2023
MADRID: Atletico Madrid’s Slovenia goalkeeper Jan Oblak has signed a four-year contract extension to keep him in the Spanish capital until June 2023, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Oblak, who arrived from Benfica in 2014, has made 203 appearances in all competitions for Atletico, keeping an impressive 115 clean sheets. “I’m […]
Dembele, Griezmann give Barcelona and Atletico narrow wins in La Liga
Ousmane Dembele’s second-half strike was the difference as reigning La Liga champions Barcelona ground out a 1-0 win away to newly-promoted Valladolid on Saturday to maintain their perfect start to the campaign. It was not a classic Barcelona performance by any means at the Estadio Jose Zorrilla, and they escaped at the death as a […]
Rodrigo strikes as Atletico held by Valencia in La Liga opener
Atletico Madrid failed to get their La Liga title bid off to a winning start, as Rodrigo earned Valencia a 1-1 draw at the Mestalla Stadium on Monday. Angel Correa gave Diego Simeone’s visitors a 26th-minute lead, but Rodrigo struck in the second half for the home team and last season’s runners-up Atletico failed to […]
Atletico fixture like a final, says Barcelona coach
BARCELONA: FC Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde on Saturday termed the La Liga fixture between his side and Atletico Madrid as a ‘final’. Barcelona enjoyed an 11-point daylight between themselves and Atletico going into February, but three draws in last five fixtures have reduced the point gap to five. Speaking to a pre-match press conference, Valverde […]