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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 […]
5 months ago | 1 read
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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