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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone was quizzed on Sunday by the media before he takes him to La Cartuja for a Monday night showdown with Real Betis. Simeone responded bluntly when he was questioned about how every bad result brings speculation about Julián Alvarez’s future, “I’m not involved in the contract, but the club knows […]
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Editor’s note: This week, Ryan McCain joined Into the Calderón as our newest staff writer. We thought it would be a cool idea for Ryan to introduce himself to you and talk about his journey as an American Atlético fan (there aren’t that many of us)! We hope you enjoy his debut article below. Hello! […]
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Here’s some good news in light of Atlético Madrid’s crushing 4-0 loss at Arsenal on Tuesday: Julián Alvarez is in absolutely no rush to leave the club amid social media speculation that he has turned down a contract renewal offer in search of a project that would practically guarantee him title wins. This is according […]
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Julián Alvarez’s stellar performance for Atlético Madrid in their 5-2 victory over Real Madrid in September highlighted his importance to the team. The 25-year-old scored twice as Atlético put their local rivals in the shade. The striker’s display inevitably triggered renewed talk about what the future holds for him. Paris Saint-Germain has been touted as […]
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I am not surprised that Atlético de Madrid lost at Arsenal on Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League. I’m not even surprised that the defeat came by multiple goals. No, the manner of Atlético’s 4-0 defeat at Arsenal just leaves me feeling jaded. Despite a positive start from a tactical point of view, Atleti […]
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On a night of impressive results and goals all across the Champions League, Atlético Madrid found themselves on the wrong end of a devastating 4-0 score line. The trip to London was tipped to be a cagey affair against a resolute Arsenal side, but that lasted all of about an hour before the Premier League […]
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After being on the wrong end of a 4-0 spanking at the Emirates Stadium, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised Arsenal and questioned his own team in the post-game press conference. The coach was trying to be optimistic, but he said his team lacked the decisiveness and composure to take anything from its first visit […]
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A 14-minute Atlético Madrid capitulation resulted in a 4-0 battering at the Emirates Stadium from Arsenal in matchday three of the UEFA Champions League’s league phase. After a cagey first half that saw Julián Alvarez spurn an open goal, the Gunners opened the floodgates with a header from Gabriel Magalhães on 57 minutes. That proved […]
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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone addressed the media on Monday night from the Emirates Stadium ahead of Tuesday’s Champions League clash with Arsenal. When asked whether he thinks his team is underrated entering this tie, Simeone responded “opinions are generated about everything in life, everyone has their own opinion and their own path … we […]
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Atlético de Madrid’s increasingly farcical search for a maiden away win in 2025/26 takes the team now to North London, where Premier League leaders Arsenal await in one of the most-intriguing matchups over this Champions League round. Atlético returned from the international break with a slim (but deserved) 1-0 home win over Osasuna on Saturday, […]
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Atlético de Madrid on Saturday night put in something of a vintage display against Osasuna, shrugging off early controversy around a disallowed Álex Baena goal to win 1-0 after Thiago Almada — another new arrival — tapped in Giuliano Simeone’s cross in the 69th minute. Jan Oblak’s spectacular late save on Ante Budimir helped the […]
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Atlético Madrid returned from the international break to host Osasuna, with the opportunity to ease themselves into a tricky month of fixtures to come. As we all know though, ease is a word that is rarely associated with Atleti. It was a fairly straightforward game on paper. The visitors were winless away from home so […]
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A 1-0 victory over Osasuna made it five home wins in a row for Atlético Madrid, but coach Diego Simeone gave the credit to one man in particular in his post-match press conference on Saturday night. Speaking in praise of his goalkeeper Jan Oblak, who made a superb save late on, the coach said “he’s […]
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It was far from pretty, but Atlético Madrid ground out a 1-0 victory over a rigid CA Osasuna on Saturday night, which takes their winning run at home to five matches. In front of a late night crowd at Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano, a post-international break Atlético looked to have found an early way through […]
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Before Manchester City faced Everton in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, Man City manager Pep Guardiola revealed how he was able to help Julián Alvarez ascend into the elite — and how much he misses La Araña now that he is the star attraction at Atlético de Madrid. “The Treble, you know the players […]
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Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone on Saturday will hope to lead his team to a fifth consecutive home win, when the Colchoneros host Osasuna at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano. It marks Atlético’s return from a busy international break, over which the Rojiblancos defeated Inter Milan in a friendly in Libya, while the team’s internationals participated […]
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Atlético Madrid host Osasuna in the 9 p.m. kickoff on Saturday night, as Los Rojiblancos begin a stretch of six games in 20 days with a squad that is returning to full fitness. Though Johnny Cardoso is still battling an ankle injury, Atlético (3-4-1, 13 points) will welcome back Thiago Almada and Josema Giménez for […]
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Atlético Madrid had a healthy 12 players away on international duty during the October break. Four featured for Spain, four turned out for Argentina and another four dotted around the other European World Cup qualifiers. Here’s a quick round-up from Into the Calderón on how they each got on. Atleti presence in La Roja For […]
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On the back of this month’s international break, Into the Calderón brings you up to date with everything you need to know around Atlético Madrid. From new appointments in the board room to academy products shining at World Cups, we’ve got you covered in this month’s edition of Club News. Cardoso hokey pokey First he […]
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Atlético Madrid should have its full complement of players by the time Saturday night’s showdown with Osasuna rolls around — or, at the latest, by next Tuesday, when Atlético travel to London to take on Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League. One of the reasons why Atlético have more draws (4) than wins (3) in […]
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