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Beauty is very much in the eye of the beholder whenever Atletico come to play

History tells us that Atletico Madrid’s 1-0 advantage ahead of tonight’s Champions League last-16 second leg at Anfield makes them warm favourites to progress.

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Normalising brilliance: Daniel Storey selects his football team of the decade

It's been a decade of thrilling drama, fantastic games, and great players but who makes our our team of the last 10 years? This lot would take some beating

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Champions League predicitons: Chelsea look the most vulnerable

Liverpool, Tottenham, and Manchester City will fancy their chances of making the Champions League last eight but Bayern Munich can end Lampard’s dream

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Valverde’s well-organised Barca set to wrap up another crown

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Atletico triumph over Real in extra time to claim Super Cup

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Uruguay won’t target Salah, vows Godin

Diego Costa makes scoring return for Atletico

Diego Costa last night made a goalscoring return to Atletico Madrid with a second-half strike in their comfortable 4-0 Copa de Rey win at Lleida.

Thu, 04 Jan, 2018

Real Madrid keep pressure on Barca with win over Granada

Real Madrid kept up the pressure at the top of LaLiga with a clinical 4-0 win at relegated Granada.

Sat, 06 May, 2017

Lionel Messi takes his goal tally above 50 for the season

Lionel Messi made it 51 goals for the season as Barcelona turned up the heat on Real Madrid with a thumping 4-1 home win over Villarreal in LaLiga.

Sat, 06 May, 2017

Ronaldo hat-trick piles on the pain as Real sweep Atletico aside

Real Madrid 3 - Atletico Madrid 0: Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid swept aside city rivals Atletico 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final last night.

Wed, 03 May, 2017

Ronaldo hat-trick all but knocks Atletico out

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid swept aside city rivals Atletico 3-0 at the Bernabeu in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.

Tue, 02 May, 2017

Five things we learned from Barca's win at Atletico

Lionel Messi struck a late winner for the second straight weekend as Barcelona defeated LaLiga title rivals Atletico Madrid 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2017

Nine-man Barcelona hang on

Barcelona 1 Atletico Madrid 1 (Barcelona win 3-2 on agg): Barcelona secured a place in the final of the Copa del Rey after a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou last night, but will have to do without Luis Suarez who was one of three players sent off in a fiery clash.

Wed, 08 Feb, 2017

Luis Suarez among three sent off as Barca progress to Copa del Rey final

Barcelona secured a place in the final of the Copa del Rey after a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp, but will have to do without Luis Suarez who was one of three players sent off in a fiery clash.

Tue, 07 Feb, 2017

Alaves frustrated in goalless draw with Atletico

Alaves failed to make the most of their chances as Atletico Madrid left Mendizorroza with a goalless draw.

Sat, 28 Jan, 2017

Diego Simeone: Atletico Madrid ready to attack in Munich

Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone says he will not rest on his side’s slender advantage tonight, insisting his team will be for the win in Bavaria.

Tue, 03 May, 2016

Pep Guardiola: I’ll be judged at Bayern on whether I win Champions League

Pep Guardiola accepts his three-year spell as Bayern Munich manager will be judged on whether his team can win the Champions League before he leaves this summer.

Wed, 27 Apr, 2016

Gerard Pique: No wake-up call needed for Atletico Madrid

Gerard Pique says Barcelona do not need to use Saturday’s defeat to Real Madrid as a wake-up call ahead of their Champions League clash with Atletico Madrid - a match he expects to be even tougher than the Clasico.

Tue, 05 Apr, 2016

10-man PSV hold on to frustrate Atletico Madrid

PSV Eindhoven 0 Atletico Madrid 0: PSV Eindhoven survived the dismissal of Gaston Pereiro to hold Atletico Madrid to a goalless Champions League draw at the Philips Stadion last night.

Thu, 25 Feb, 2016

Barcelona take giant leap towards title with defeat of Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid may have been the more impressive team for long spells of Saturday afternoon’s top of the La Liga table clash at the Camp Nou, but Barcelona’s 2-1 win means the Catalan side have now taken control of the Spanish title race.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Falcao plays cool as Chelsea move nears

Colombia forward Radamel Falcao expects his future to be resolved soon after indicating a potential loan move to Chelsea can soon be done.

Fri, 19 Jun, 2015

Madrid rivals fail to fire in tense derby

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid drew 0-0 in a tight and tense Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on Tuesday night.

Wed, 15 Apr, 2015

Atletico Madrid up for Champions League challenge against Bayer Leverkusen

Atletico Madrid’s players firmly believe they will hit back from a first-leg deficit and beat Bayer Leverkusen to stay alive in the Champions League tonight.

Tue, 17 Mar, 2015

Calhanoglu’s strike puts Atletico under pressure

Atletico Madrid have a mountain to climb if they are to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after they endured a night to forget at Bayer Leverkusen.

Thu, 26 Feb, 2015

Leverkusen prove themselves top dog in first leg

Atletico Madrid have a mountain to climb if they are to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after they endured a night to forget at Bayer Leverkusen.

Wed, 25 Feb, 2015

And the Ballon D’Or goes to...

This evening’s 2014 Ballon D’Or ceremony in Zurich brings an end to a long build-up period to the award which seems to have started almost as soon as Cristiano Ronaldo won the 2013 prize last January, writes Dermot Corrigan.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015

Simeone dismisses Godin link to United

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has laughed off reports that Manchester United are preparing a €20 million offer for Diego Godin in January.

Fri, 05 Dec, 2014

Enrique hails Messi record

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique says he is honoured to be Lionel Messi’s coach after the Argentinean became the top goalscorer in Primera Division history.

Mon, 24 Nov, 2014

Suarez omitted from Ballon d’Or shortlist for his sins

Luis Suarez’s controversial on-field antics appear to have counted strongly against him when an expert panel drew up a 23-man shortlist for the 2014 Fifa Ballon d’Or award.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2014

Atletico turn on style to crush Malmo

Atletico Madrid produced a storming second half to hammer Malmo 5-0 at the Vicente Calderon in Group A last night.

Thu, 23 Oct, 2014

Godin the Uruguay hero as 10-man Italy crash out

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Wed, 25 Jun, 2014

Suarez to suffer as Fifa bites back

Fifa will investigate the Luis Suarez alleged biting incident with Liverpool’s Uruguay striker likely to face a lengthy ban if found guilty.

Wed, 25 Jun, 2014

FIFA to investigate latest Suarez 'biting' allegation

FIFA has announced it will investigate the Luis Suarez alleged biting incident with Liverpool’s Uruguay striker likely to face a lengthy ban if found guilty.

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

Suarez accused of biting once again as Uruguay send Italy home

Italy 0 Uruguay 1

Tue, 24 Jun, 2014

Suarez savages Three Lions

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Fri, 20 Jun, 2014

Suarez breaks English hearts

England 1 Uruguay 2

Thu, 19 Jun, 2014

Blancos fans in La Decimadreamland

The Real Madrid supporting press in the Spanish capital were unsurprisingly euphoric yesterday morning, as Blancos fans were reassured that it had not all been a dream – the night before their side really had finally secured the long-awaited tenth European Cup by beating city neighbours Atletico Madrid 4-1 after extra-time.

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Object of desire back in arms of first love

Real Madrid 4 Atletico Madrid 1

Mon, 26 May, 2014

Real win 10th Champions League title

Gareth Bale finally helped Real Madrid fulfil the dream of ’La Decima’, securing a memorable 10th Champions League triumph with an extra-time win against neighbours Atletico Madrid.

Sat, 24 May, 2014

Rising star Simeone leaves Tata in his wake

One thing was for sure going into Saturday’s all or nothing La Liga clash between Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at the Camp Nou. The fifth Argentinian coach in history was going to win the trophy.

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Atletico claim first La Liga title since 1996

Barcelona 1 Atletico Madrid 1

Sat, 17 May, 2014

VIDEO: Atletico's star striker 'happy and well' after colliding with a post

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has allayed fears over the severity of the injury suffered by striker Diego Costa in yesterday’s 2-0 derby victory at Getafe, which moved Los Rojiblancos a step closer to the Primera Division title.

Mon, 14 Apr, 2014

Simeone’s warriors up for fight

When Diego Simeone took charge at Atletico Madrid, just over two years ago, the challenge he faced was huge.

Sat, 11 Jan, 2014

Spot on Balotelli earns AC Milan share of spoils

A controversial Mario Balotelli penalty earned AC Milan a 1-1 draw against Ajax.

Wed, 02 Oct, 2013

Tempers flare in Madrid as Atletico stun rivals Real

Real Madrid 1 Atletico Madrid 2 (aet)

Sat, 18 May, 2013

Madrid derby a Real six-pointer

In Barcelona they joke that if Catalonia wins independence at least Real Madrid will be able to win La Liga. Come next Saturday night even that might be beyond Jose Mourinho and his men.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2012

Falcao fires Atletico Madrid to Europa League glory

Atletico Madrid 3 Athletic Bilbao 0

Wed, 09 May, 2012

Ronaldo king of Madrid with derby hat-trick

Cristiano Ronaldo grabbed a hat-trick in a sensational performance as Real Madrid beat city rivals Atletico 4-1 to go four points clear in La Liga last night.

Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

Tabarez was 2011’s real master

ACCORDING to FIFA and the Ballon d’Or voters, the coach of last year was Pep Guardiola.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2012

Ireland's young guns summon brave display against Uruguay

Republic of Ireland 2 Uruguay 3

Tue, 29 Mar, 2011

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