The great escapes: football’s best late-season runs to avoid relegation Plus: low-percentage point champions, the fewest fouls conceded in a game and Atlético Madrid’s bear The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023
José Bordalás answers Getafe call in La Liga’s greatest relegation dogfight Football is a fight for club’s legendary manager so who better to install the ‘balls, blood and mentality’ they need to survive? The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023
European roundup: Rayo Vallecano stun Barça as Inter make Coppa Italia final La Liga leaders Barcelona suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at Rayo Vallacano, while Internazionale reached the Coppa Italia final with a 2-1 aggregate win over Juventus The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2023
Real Madrid's 3 players returning to Chelsea - and their contrasting spells since leaving Chelsea take on Real Madrid in the Champions League with Antonio Rudiger, Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois all returning to Stamford Bridge to face their former club Daily Mirror · Apr 18, 2023
Sevilla dragged back into La Liga’s Sarlacc pit after Atlético annihilation Having dragged themselves away from danger, a chaotic 6-1 loss to Atlético sucked Jorge Sampaoli’s side back in The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2023
Vinícius Júnior is essentially being hunted and hounded for sport The racist abuse aimed at the Real Madrid striker is becoming routine and there seems to be little appetite to drive change The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023
Barcelona crumble ‘with no soul’ to anger Xavi and ‘give Real Madrid life’ Real’s failure to beat 10-man Atlético gave the leaders the chance to go 10 points clear – but Almería spoiled the party The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2023
Kieran Trippier: ‘If you want to be successful you have to be cute. We’ll do everything we can to win’ The defender tells Louise Taylor that gamesmanship is a vital part of Newcastle’s armoury as they seek to end the long wait for silverware in the Carabao Cup final The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2023
Atlético’s Correa scores from bench as VAR awards goal after he is taken off Ángel Correa achieved the rare feat of being awarded a goal while on the substitutes’ bench as Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 with Getafe The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023
Iñaki Williams’ 251-game run is over. But some things stay the same The player who had been on the pitch for every league game since 2017 watched his team lose 1-0 to Iago Aspas and Celta The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2023
‘It’s the start of a new era’: Ancelotti plots bright future for Real Madrid The 14-time European champions are on the comeback trail again after humbling by Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2023
Vinícius Júnior enjoys last laugh for Real Madrid after depressing derby buildup The Copa del Rey quarter-final between Real Madrid and Atlético was marred by pre-match racism targeted at Vinícius Júnior, but the Brazilian scored to seal a 3-1 win in extra-time The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2023
Chelsea Signs Atletico Madrid Forward Joao Felix on Loan The 23-year-old Portuguese international heads to London on loan for the remainder of the season. Sports Illustrated · Jan 11, 2023
Chelsea poised to sign João Félix on loan from Atlético Madrid for rest of season Chelsea have agreed to pay about €10m to borrow the Portugal forward João Félix for the rest of the season and no buy option is expected to be included The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2023 Villarreal find their level after Setién ‘shock’ to see off Real Madrid It was Andorra v Oviedo again, but this time Quique Setién wasn’t watching. He was busy and had better things to do
The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2022 La Liga packs up for World Cup and some need a break more than others There was joy for stars who avoided injury, frustration for in-form teams and relief for strugglers as league went on hiatus
Sports Illustrated · Nov 2, 2022 The Reasons for La Liga’s Diminished Champions League Performance Reigning champion Real Madrid is onto the knockout stage, but that’s it for Spain. Is its dwindling presence in Europe a one-off, or indicative of something greater?
The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2022 Diego Simeone made to suffer as Atlético endure ‘cruellest week’ Having exited the Champions League in dramatic fashion, Simeone’s side are reeling after another setback against Cádiz
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 29, 2022 Spain’s Morata Substituted for Hurt Foot in Atlético Game Atlético Madrid and Spain striker Álvaro Morata has had to be substituted after hurting his right leg in Saturday’s Spanish league match at Cádiz with the World Cup less than a month away. Atlético’s initial description of his injury was a “contusion.” Morata could not continue after defender Mamadou Mbaye…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2022 VAR furore at Tottenham and Atlético a sign of what football has lost In obsessing over the minutiae of refereeing, the game has sacrificed its spontaneity, narrative coherence and sense of fun
Sports Illustrated · Oct 26, 2022 Atlético Madrid Knocked Out of UCL After Bizarre Stoppage-Time Drama The Spanish club saw its hopes for advancing come to an end in gut-wrenching fashion.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2022 La Liga acts on racist abuse of Vinícius amid call for Atlético fans to be banned La Liga will deliver a report to the Spanish FA and the state’s anti-violence commission, denouncing the racist abuse directed at Vinícius Júnior by Atlético Madrid fans
Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 19, 2022 Madrid Keeps on Dancing, Beats Atlético to Stay Perfect Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior didn’t hesitate after Real Madrid opened the scoring at the Metropolitano stadium. The Brazilian duo went toward one of the corner flags and began doing their samba-like dance moves near the Atlético Madrid fans. With its young Brazilians not backing away from their dancing, Madrid beat…
The Hindu · Sep 19, 2022 La Liga 2022/23 | Real Madrid keeps on dancing, beats Atlético to stay perfect Rodrygo and Vinícius Júnior scored as Real Madrid beat city rival Atlético Madrid 2-1 in the Spanish La Liga to extend the team’s perfect start to the season
The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2022 Griezmann still stuck being Atlético’s super-sub as Real Madrid visit looms Forward’s controversial role unlikely to change while Carlo Ancelotti will be without Karim Benzema for Madrid derby