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Why the Julián Alvarez saga could strangely be a good omen for Atleti
Atlético de Madrid talisman Julián Alvarez has made his feelings abundantly clear: he wishes to leave the Metropolitano. After Argentina’s victory over Austria at the World Cup in July, the Albiceleste striker said he hoped to “fulfill my dream” of joining Atleti’s Spanish rivals, Barcelona. Since then, Los Rojiblancos have dug their heels in, refusing […]
Diego Simeone says Julián Alvarez’s next step is ‘pure learning’
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone spoke to the media ahead of Saturday night’s meeting with Athletic Club at San Mamés in Bilbao, but much of the conversation centered on transfer speculation and Julián Alvarez. “I want to be very clear,” the coach began. “For me, life is full of opportunities, and this is possibly an […]
Athletic Club – Atlético de Madrid: Preview and team news
Atlético Madrid head for Bilbao this weekend to face Athletic Club in the fourth round of La Liga. Diego Simeone’s men will be hoping to secure successive away wins following last weekend’s impressive 3-1 victory over Sevilla. Los Colcheneros have won six of their last 10 meetings against Los Leones. The most recent meeting took […]
Atlético’s deadline day push for Nicolás Tagliafico falls through
Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday pulled out of negotiations with Olympique Lyonnais to sign veteran left-back Nicolás Tagliafico before the summer transfer window shut. Atlético’s interest in Argentina international Tagliafico first came to us via David Medina and Isaac Suárez in Marca. Atlético were seeking a backup for Alejandro Grimaldo after long negotiations for Racing […]
Josema Giménez joins Deportivo A Coruña in deadline deal
Atlético de Madrid and Deportivo de A Coruña reached an agreement Tuesday over a loan move for veteran defender Josema Giménez. Giménez’s departure had been a priority for months inside the club, but the 31-year-old center-back had dismissed inquiries from Mexican sides earlier in the summer and remained at Atlético to begin the 2026/27 season. […]
Why Atlético are acquiring Jonathan David to complete Diego Simeone’s attack
A little more than three hours before the summer transfer window slammed shut in Spain, Atlético de Madrid on Tuesday announced an agreement with Juventus on a loan move for Canada striker Jonathan David. First reported Monday by Marca’s Diego Pico and later corroborated by Relevo’s Marcos Durán as well as the football influencer Fabrizio […]
Sevilla FC 1 – 3 Atlético de Madrid: Takeaways
Atlético Madrid traveled to Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium on Saturday night to take on Sevilla in their first away match of the season, and boy was it a fun trip. Following another week of the agonizing Julián Álvarez transfer saga, Diego Simeone’s players looked like they had some frustration to take out. Sevilla were the […]
Diego Simeone demands more from Sevilla match-winner Álex Baena
Fresh from a thumping 3-1 win over his former club Sevilla, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone met with the media to speak highly of the team’s performance. The star man with two goals was Álex Baena, who played as a false nine. Reflecting on his performance, Simeone said, “there’s no need to say much, the […]
Sevilla FC 1-3 Atlético de Madrid: Player Ratings
Atlético de Madrid took home the full three points in an away match against Sevilla off the back of an impressive first-half performance. Atlético opened the scoring within the first five minutes through Kang-in Lee, who took on a Sevilla defender on the right wing before finding Álex Baena open in the box. Baena hit […]
How will Atlético Madrid line up against Sevilla?
Coming off a back-and-forth 2-2 draw against Villarreal, Diego Simeone’s Atlético de Madrid side will travel to Sevilla this Saturday in hopes of securing their second win of the young season. Sevilla have won both of their opening matches in La Liga: a last-second 2-1 victory against Rayo Vallecano and then a surprising 3-1 victory […]
Diego Simeone talks Julián, Sørloth, Romero ahead of Sevilla
Atlético de Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to dwell on transfer speculation surrounding Julián Alvarez, with his focus on Saturday’s trip to face Sevilla. “Well, I understand that all, or most, of your questions are going to revolve around what’s happening with Julián,” Simeone said to kick off the presser. “I think the club was […]
Bodø rematch, Bayern battle, Liverpool redux highlight Atleti’s UCL draw
Thursday afternoon’s UEFA Champions League draw at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco revealed the eight opponents Atlético Madrid will face in the league phase of the 2026/27 competition. Atlético entered the draw as a Pot 1 side thanks to their strong UEFA club coefficient ranking, placing them among Europe’s highest-seeded clubs. In a process that […]
Marca: Alvarez opens door to Arsenal move after missed Atleti training session
Marca’s David Medina has reported Wednesday that Julián Alvarez at last has realized that his “dream” of joining FC Barcelona this summer has been dashed — and for the first time, the Argentina striker is considering a move to English champions Arsenal. “On Monday, after what happened at the Metropolitano (against Villarreal), Julián realized, perhaps for […]
Birmingham or Madrid? Atlético and Aston Villa battle for Nicolas Jackson
From Thomas Partey to Ademola Lookman, Atlético Madrid have enjoyed the services of quite a few West African footballers in recent years. And the latest player to emerge from the Bulge of Africa and make a name for himself at the Metropolitano could very well be Nicolas Jackson. After growing up in Gambia and Senegal, […]
Sorry Julián shows he won’t ‘get on with it’ — but one way or another, Atlético will
Atlético de Madrid will survive Julián Alvarez’s theatrics, a perfected system of non-confrontational, passive-aggressive sulking as he — still! — seeks fruitlessly to join FC Barcelona. But unless Julián gets his act together and decides to be a footballer again, his career will not survive the damage that has been done to it this summer. […]
Atlético de Madrid 2-2 Villarreal: Takeaways
On a scorching afternoon in Madrid, Atlético de Madrid finally got their first weekend home kickoff of the season, with over 60,000 fans packed into the Metropolitano to welcome the Rojiblancos and properly usher in the new campaign against fellow Champions League side Villarreal. Two penalties, a red card, and a very complicated homecoming later, […]
Diego Simeone demands two things to achieve ‘important titles’ after Villarreal draw
After a challenging fixture against Villarreal dominated by controversial refereeing and a hostile reaction to Julián Álvarez, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone called for unity — and attackers — in his post-match press conference. “I think I was pretty clear: we need to stick together,” Simeone insisted, reflecting on last season as he added that, […]
Atlético de Madrid 2-2 Villarreal CF: Player Ratings
Atlético de Madrid on Sunday salvaged a point against Villarreal in what is the sixth draw from the past 11 meetings between these two sides. Atlético had their fair share of chances in the first half, but were just missing that final piece of quality to convert a chance. Similarly, Villarreal had their own chances […]
Atlético de Madrid – Villarreal CF: Preview, predicted lineup
Atlético de Madrid face a stern early-season test on Sunday evening when Villarreal touch down at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. Whereas Villarreal kicked off 2026/27 with an entertaining draw at Racing Santander, Atlético grabbed two late goals to defeat newly-promoted Málaga on Wednesday. With another victory on Sunday, Atleti would open the year with consecutive […]
Diego Simeone insists ‘no uncertainty’ on Julián Alvarez ahead of Villarreal call-up
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone previewed his team’s second La Liga game of the season against Villarreal on Sunday evening, with much of the talk surrounding star striker Julián Alvarez, who could play for the first time after demanding a transfer that has not materialised. “First of all, I want to finish the thought I […]
Atlético de Madrid 2-0 Málaga CF: Takeaways
In an odd scheduling quirk — influenced by The Weeknd’s concerts coming to the Metropolitano next week — Atlético de Madrid drew a strange scheduling slot to open the 2026/27 season. A midweek in opener in LaLiga is not exactly the ideal way to kick things off, but Atlético made the most of it: a […]
Simeone says Atlético are still open for business following Málaga victory
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised his squad after it opened the season with a 2-0 win over Málaga to kick off the 2026/27 campaign in LaLiga. Speaking from the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Wednesday night, Simeone also was asked about the transfer market, and he responded “we’re always open to options. After 15 years, […]
Atlético de Madrid 2-0 Málaga CF: Player Ratings
Atlético Madrid’s season opener against newly-promoted Málaga started slowly, as neither team truly troubled the other from goal. Atleti found itself frustrated with Málaga’s low block and, with a neutralized attack, struggled to change gears. The game saw many of Atleti’s teenage prospects feature as the stars work to regain their fitness after the World […]
Split on UCL chances, big hopes for Baena, Romero: Into the Calderón predicts Atlético’s 2026/27 season
For our season preview this year, we decided on something different at Into the Calderón. (This was Ryan’s idea. If you don’t like it, it’s his fault! Blame him!) We asked our staff writers to predict the outcome of 12 distinct scenarios, like where Atlético would finish this season in LaLiga, whether the Colchoneros would […]
CONFIRMADO: Matteo Ruggeri joins Aston Villa after one year at Atlético
Aston Villa have completed the signing of Atlético de Madrid left-back Matteo Ruggeri, the clubs confirmed on Wednesday. Two weeks after Villa and Atlético reached an agreement for Ruggeri — and four weeks after Ruggeri’s agent declared that the player would be “going nowhere” — the Italian defender has signed a five-year contract with the […]
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