2024-09 Diario As
01.09.2024 19:19 / Diario As
“Giuliano, a dream debut with Atlético”
The match in Bilbao was special for Giuliano, Atlético’s forward, who entered in the 84th minute for Griezmann and played as a left-winger. He made good use of his minutes, showing himself to be combative and competitive, which pleased his father.
At 21 years old and with a contract until 2028, Giuliano is living a dream this summer. He first participated in the Olympic Games and now has established himself in Atlético’s first team. On Sunday, he debuted in this new stage in Bilbao and now joins Argentina’s national team.
His goal is to have many minutes under Cholo’s orders, although he knows that the competition at the tip of Atlético’s attack is tremendous. Giuliano had a good season at Alavés, although he missed the first months due to a serious injury. In this market, half of the Primera Division wanted him, but he finally stayed with the red and white team. For Simeone, he is just another player.
01.09.2024 09:45 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid is strong at home again”
Atlético Madrid has once again become a force to be reckoned with at home, making everything easier for the team. After a difficult start in the first half of last season, the team has shown improvement in defense, keeping a clean sheet in three consecutive games.
This is largely due to the addition of Le Normand, who has increased the tension and strength in the defense. The presence of Giménez has also been important, providing tranquility and security to the team. Reinildo has also recovered his best form, allowing the team to have a more solid defense. In short, Atlético Madrid has returned to being the strong and recognizable team it was before, thanks to its solid defense and talent up front.
01.09.2024 04:23 / Diario As
“Correa, the talisman of Atlético de Madrid”
Ángel Correa once again proved to be a key player for Atlético de Madrid, scoring the winning goal against Athletic. The Argentine striker has scored in 56 LaLiga matches, with a record of 47 wins and nine draws.
Correa played his 425th game for Atlético against Athletic, equaling Calleja as the eighth most capped player in the club’s history. Correa has won one La Liga title, one Europa League, and one European Super Cup with the Madrid team and is under contract with Atlético until 2026.
01.09.2024 21:19 / Diario As
“Atleti B rescues a point in the dying seconds”
The rojiblanco reserve team, led by Fernando Torres, managed to draw in the 97th minute against Intercity thanks to a goal from Iker Luque after a missed penalty by Samu Casado.
Despite a difficult start with a goal against in the 12th minute, the mattress makers continued to play their game and had several chances to level the score. Rayane Belaid was the best of the Atleti in the first half, while Adrián Niño stood out in the second half with his attitude and goal-scoring opportunities. The team improved with the changes and managed to score their first point of the season.
02.09.2024 18:56 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid fans fed up with late kick-off times in La Liga”
Atlético de Madrid fans have grown tired of the late kick-off times that La Liga has imposed for the team’s matches at the Metropolitano. Of the last 22 home games, 15 have been at 21:00 or 21:30, making it difficult for children and members who live far away to attend. The Unión Internacional de Peñas has expressed its deep dissatisfaction with the kick-off times imposed by La Liga, especially the Sunday 21:00 games.
02.09.2024 09:26 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid fights against childhood cancer with every goal”
Atlético de Madrid has launched the initiative ‘A Goal for Childhood Cancer’ for the 24-25 season. Each goal scored by the team in LaLiga will be converted into more research against childhood cancer, reinforcing the club’s commitment to a project started in 2021.
The objective is to fund a research grant in the pediatric oncology unit of the Hospital de La Paz in Madrid. The initiative invites members, fans, and supporters to join the project with donations. Dr.
Antonio Pérez Martínez, head of the Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Service at Hospital La Paz, leads a promising line of research to develop a CART for a rare leukemia. Adelardo Rodríguez, president of the Atlético de Madrid Foundation, has stated that ‘A Goal for Childhood Cancer’ is one of the foundation’s key initiatives and that it is time to score a decisive goal with the team’s support.
02.09.2024 09:11 / Diario As
“Barrios, the new star of Atlético de Madrid”
Pablo Barrios, a product of the Atlético de Madrid youth academy, is performing at a high level at the start of the 2024-25 season. At 21 years old and with a contract until 2028, the midfielder has played every league game and earned a starting spot under Simeone.
Barrios has started three games and formed a double pivot with Koke, the team captain. Simeone has taken advantage of Barrios’ participation in the Olympic Games to give him continuity in the Atlético squad and he has shown a level of aggression and determination that he did not have before.
Barrios has accumulated 315 minutes and one assist this season. The potential future member of the Spanish national team has been one of the positive news stories at the start of the season.
02.09.2024 17:49 / Diario As
“Julián Álvarez adapts to Atlético Madrid and prepares for World Cup qualifiers with Argentina”
The star signing of the summer, Julián Álvarez, is already in Argentina to wear the albiceleste jersey and play two World Cup qualifying matches against Chile and Colombia. The red and white player is adapting to Simeone’s style and the team, and is ready to take a step forward in Argentina’s attack alongside Lautaro Martínez. Argentina is the sole leader with 16 points in six games, and Álvarez is ready to continue improving and achieve qualification.
03.09.2024 14:25 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid returns to the Champions League with Menayo as a reference”
Atlético Madrid returns to the Women’s Champions League after several seasons of absence. Carmen Menayo, the only player who played in the last edition of the tournament in the 2020-21 season, will not be able to be present in the return of the rojiblanco team due to an injury.
However, the Extremaduran defender is calm and confident that her team will qualify for the group stage. Atlético Madrid will face Rosenborg in the Round 1 of the preliminary round on Wednesday, August 13. Menayo and Cardona trust that their teammates will give their best to achieve the goal. The rojiblanco team has had an incredible preseason and is ready to fight for all the titles it deserves.
03.09.2024 20:03 / Diario As
“Iker Luque, the red and white heart that never stops believing”
Atlético de Madrid B got their first point of the season in an agonizing way thanks to a penalty in the final minutes. The one in charge of taking it was Iker Luque, a player who has risen to the reserve team with less prominence than others, but who has been rewarded for his effort with minutes in the first two games of the season.
Born in 2005, he has been defending the red and white shirt since he was nine years old and his goal to open the scoring for Atleti B this season is a reward for his hard work. In his second appearance with the reserve team, he scored a goal in the Primera RFEF and celebrated with his hand on his heart, on the shield. On his shield, that of his Atlético.
03.09.2024 20:41 / Diario As
“Victor Martín aims for a dominant and entertaining Atlético in the Champions League”
Victor Martín, coach of Atlético de Madrid Femenino, has expressed his desire for the team to be dominant and entertaining in the Champions League. The team has worked hard during the preseason and has incorporated new players who have been successful in their incorporations and renewals.
Martín has highlighted that the team adapts to the situations of the match and that its objective is to establish itself in the competition. The most important match of his career will be the next one in the Champions League, but he has assured that he takes each match as if it were the most important. The team faces the match with great enthusiasm and has worked hard during the preseason to be up to the competition.
03.09.2024 09:11 / Diario As
“Juan Musso, the stimulus Oblak needed”
Argentine goalkeeper Juan Musso made his debut with Atlético de Madrid in Bilbao, keeping a clean sheet and showing confidence in the area. Musso, who arrived at the red and white club a few days ago, put on the gloves to be the starting goalkeeper after Oblak’s absence due to illness.
The former Atalanta player has opened what could be considered a debate in the last nine years, in which Atlético has been indisputably Oblak and ten more. Musso has arrived on loan, but with the possibility of continuing, especially if he plays a certain number of games. The Argentine presented himself as a red and white goalkeeper at San Mamés with very good sensations and Simeone was delighted with what the debutant offered.
03.09.2024 02:09 / Diario As
“Simeone loses 12 players in international break”
Atlético de Madrid faces the first international break of the year, with 12 first-team players called up by their respective countries. The players who remain in Madrid under Simeone’s orders are Witsel, Giménez, Azpilicueta, Lenglet, Galán, Koke, Llorente, Lemar, Lino, Correa and Riquelme.
The great desire is that everyone returns healthy and that the streak of not having any injuries since the start of the season continues, as has not happened for a long time. The team is going through a great physical moment thanks in part to the absence of injuries.
04.09.2024 18:00 / Diario As
“Monserrate and Spina, Atletico’s bet for the Champions League”
Jano Monserrate and Gero Spina, two young players from Atletico Madrid’s youth academy, have been included in the Champions League squad. Both players, aged 18 and 19 respectively, have been key members of the club’s Juvenil A team and have made a good impression on the first team.
Monserrate has been a regular starter for the reserve team and has trained with the first team, while Spina has had a prominent role in pre-season matches. These two players are Atletico’s bet for the future and will look to continue their development in the third tier of Spanish football.
04.09.2024 09:32 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid faces a marathon of matches after the break”
The season has started at full speed for Atlético Madrid, with four league matches in twelve days. However, everything stopped for the international break. Upon return, the team will face a frenetic calendar, with up to seven matches in three weeks, including the Champions League debut against Leipzig at home and the Madrid derby against Real Madrid.
Simeone’s team has a long squad and reliable replacements in every position, but will not have easy opponents to rotate. The first post-break match will be on September 15 against Valencia at home.
04.09.2024 19:26 / Diario As
“Atletico Madrid launches the ‘Champions League Group Stage Ticket’ for its fans”
Atletico Madrid has launched the ‘Champions League Group Stage Ticket’ for its fans who do not have the full season ticket. This ticket allows fans to attend the group stage matches of the Champions League at the Cívitas Metropolitano.
The red-and-white team will face Leipzig, Lille, Slovan Bratislava and Leverkusen. The ticket costs 81 euros in the upper tier and 128 euros in the lower tier. The prices for the matches are also affordable, starting from 15 euros. The ticket will be available until September 15.
04.09.2024 11:49 / Diario As
“Gallagher, the pitbull who conquers Atlético”
Conor Gallagher, 24, has won the hearts of Atlético de Madrid fans in just one month. His commitment and aggression on the field, as well as his closeness and respect off it, have delighted supporters of the team.
The English midfielder has left details of proximity and respect both on and off the field, which has captivated the excited fan base with the new project. Gallagher has shown that he is not afraid of adverse scenarios and has given brushstrokes of that aggression in the pressure that contagious.
Off the field, he has left winks of a close and respectful player with the environment, to the extent possible due to the difficulties of language and being a newcomer. The last episode that has captivated the fans is to dress his nephew, a baby of a few months, with the red and white team’s uniform. Gallagher, making Atlético in his family and in his country.
04.09.2024 15:51 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid out of Champions League in dramatic penalty shootout”
Atlético Madrid dominated Rosenborg in the Champions League Round 1 playoff, but couldn’t extend their 1-0 lead scored by Fiamma in the first half and conceded the equalizer in the 91st minute. After Tomter’s 1-2, Lauren took the game to a penalty shootout.
Otermín, Tatiana, and Medina, the decisive one, missed their shots. The red and whites are out of the Champions League after their much-anticipated return. The red and white team has aerial potential this season, as demonstrated by Lauren and Xènia in the early set pieces.
With Ana Vitória in midfield, Fiamma took care of the connection with the attack. The players of Víctor Martín deserved the goal, as they had bottled up their opponents and had a second chance after a spectacular run by Gio from almost the halfway line to the opponent’s area.
However, with 90 minutes played, a free kick near the right corner flag set off alarms in defense: Sorum passed it short, Dahl placed it perfectly with her left foot, and Holum scored in front of Gaby García and her 1.80 meters. Extra time.
The grass was starting to feel like lava for the Atlético players, who had gone from dominating and enjoying chances for the win to playing an unexpected extra time.
Gaby García could have made up for her mistake in the 1-1 with a header from Ajibade’s cross in the 98th minute, but Rulye responded with a great save and Xènia dove headfirst to head a set piece from Otermín shortly after.
The players of Víctor Martín didn’t want any surprises, but they had been feeling the scare for a while and Tomter left them paralyzed in the first half of extra time by taking advantage of a bad rebound from Lola on Sorum’s shot.
They were feeling the heat of the hell that would be falling at the first hurdle against Rosenborg. And Lauren, a reliable central defender and header, appeared to collect a lost ball in the area and take the game to a penalty shootout. Otermín missed, Sorum didn’t.
Jensen scored, Lola saved Marcussen’s. Gaby García scored and so did Dahl. Rulyte stopped Tatiana Pinto’s and Harviken scored his. Medina took the fifth… And missed. That’s how the Champions League dream of Atlético ended. As exciting as it was short.
04.09.2024 09:06 / Diario As
“José María Giménez, the fundamental pillar of Atlético de Madrid”
José María Giménez is a key player for Atlético de Madrid. With a 62.2% win rate in games played, he is the player with the best win percentage in the team. In the four games of the 2024-25 season, Atlético has not conceded goals in the 225 minutes that Giménez has been on the field.
The Uruguayan player is a fundamental piece in the team’s defense, with precision in passing and contundency in interceptions and entries. Cholo Simeone is taking care of Giménez, avoiding exposing him to a workload of games and allowing him to have continuity in the game. Giménez is the first pillar of the team and his presence on the field is indisputable.
05.09.2024 18:09 / Diario As
“Riquelme, the academy player who becomes the perfect footballer at Atlético de Madrid”
Riquelme is one of the academy players most loved by Atlético de Madrid fans. After two successful loans, he has managed to stay in the first team and is becoming the perfect footballer. Despite offers from other teams, his heart always wins for Atlético.
This season has started with a lot of participation in Cholo’s plans, being a starter on two occasions and participating in 47% of the minutes played. Although his natural position is Griezmann’s, he has greatly improved in defensive tasks, contributing to the fact that the rojiblanco team has not conceded a goal in three and a half games. His challenge is to take a step further this season, being more influential and with more minutes, without losing his aura.
05.09.2024 09:11 / Diario As
“Javi Galán seeks his chance at Atlético de Madrid”
Javi Galán is one of three Atlético de Madrid players who have yet to play a single minute in an official match this season. The Spanish full-back, who joined the club in 2023 and was loaned to Real Sociedad in January, returned this summer and his future was uncertain.
However, it was confirmed that he would stay with the team, despite the fierce competition for his position. Now, with the international break, Galán has the chance to stand out and give Cholo a reason to count on him in a season with a packed schedule.
05.09.2024 02:37 / Diario As
“Alejandro Iturbe, the pride of Atlético de Madrid’s Academy”
Alejandro Iturbe, Atlético de Madrid’s goalkeeper, has defended the rojiblanco shield for 16 years. At 21, he is the only Olympic gold medalist in Primera RFEF and exudes Atlético passion in every word.
Iturbe has received offers from Second and First Division, but has decided to stay at home, where he feels happy. The club’s project is ambitious and has the support of Fernando Torres, his childhood idol. Iturbe highlights the importance of Atlético’s Academy, where great work is being done and there is a lot of talent coming through. The team’s goal is to be ambitious and look upwards, with promotion as the objective.
06.09.2024 08:42 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid renews with a younger and more goal-scoring squad”
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After a busy transfer market, Atlético Madrid has managed to rejuvenate its squad by four years
06.09.2024 20:57 / Diario As
“Nahuel Molina finds his oasis in the Albiceleste”
Nahuel Molina, who used to be a regular starter for Atlético, has seen a decrease in his playing time this season. The full-back has only played 37 minutes against Villarreal and 45 against Espanyol. However, in the Argentine national team, he has played the entire match against Chile.
This has been a relief for him, as he has lost confidence and playing time at Atlético. The end of last season left doubts about his performance and the competition for the position is clearly won by Marcos Llorente.
Coach Diego Simeone has asked Nahuel to improve and show his quality as a world champion. Nahuel, who has been a starter only once this season, feels more secure in the Argentine national team, where he has had a high percentage of passing accuracy and has offered good crosses. On Tuesday, he will have a new opportunity in Colombia before returning to Madrid.
06.09.2024 11:16 / Diario As
“Robin Le Normand, the new rock in Atlético de Madrid’s defense”
Robin Le Normand, the French defender naturalized Spanish, is a safe bet for Atlético de Madrid. With his performance at Real Sociedad, Simeone has found a complete center back who wins duels, dominates the aerial game, is solvent and serious, and adds to the ball exit.
Along with Giménez, Le Normand has formed a pair of guardians with guarantees that has brought back the old solidity to the red and white team. Atlético paid 34.5 million fixed plus five in variables for a footballer who has played everything with Cholo and who transmits security on the field.
06.09.2024 04:33 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid leads La Liga in kilometers run and endurance”
Atlético de Madrid of the 2024/25 season is a team renewed in many aspects, especially physically. The red and white team is the one that has run the most kilometers per game on average so far in the competition, followed by Girona, Alavés and Espanyol.
Last season it was the eighth. At an individual level, Koke continues to be the player who averages the most kilometers in the league, the only one with more than twelve per game along with Pablo Fornals. The increase in team endurance is also reflected in the duels won.
In San Mamés, the last league match before the break, Atlético registered the record of duels won (62%) in any of its visits to “large fields” of La Liga throughout the Simeone era. In addition, with Luis Piñedo at this point in the season no player has been injured yet. The physical improvement, the health of its players and the return of defensive solidity are positive news for Simeone’s team.
07.09.2024 12:42 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid at a disadvantage in the derby”
The first derby of the season between Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid is approaching with controversy. The white team will have two more days of rest than Atlético, which has generated indignation among the red and white fans.
In addition, Atlético has been subscribed to play at 21:00 or 21:30 hours in these first days, which has tired the fans. The question is whether this is fair and how the fans endure this. Atlético de Madrid will face Real Madrid with a disadvantage, which has generated criticism towards the League.
07.09.2024 14:16 / Diario As
“Simeone asks for more from Lino on the left wing”
Atlético de Madrid is looking for more goals from the wings in the 2024-25 season, and Samuel Lino is one of the players that Cholo Simeone is asking for a little more in the final meters.
Lino has been a starter in the last 12 games of Atlético, including the first four of this campaign, and has accumulated 273 minutes, the same as Koke and only surpassed by Le Normand, Llorente, Barrios and Griezmann. The Brazilian has met the challenge of his coach, but wants more.
Simeone knows that Lino has a good shot, disengagement, dribbling and arrival, and one of the cards that the Cholo manages is to bring the Brazilian closer to the area. During the break, both Lino and Riquelme work in Madrid to give the left wing a punch, a vein that Simeone wants to exploit.
07.09.2024 09:20 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid gets rid of its problems”
Atlético de Madrid has managed to get rid of two of its main problems in this summer’s transfer market. João Félix, who did not want to continue in the club and was not to Simeone’s liking, has been sold to Chelsea for more than 50 million euros, a figure far from the 127 million invested in his signing.
Saúl, another player with a high salary and a decreasing role, has been loaned to Sevilla, where he is expected to rediscover his best form. These departures, along with those of Hermoso, Morata, Memphis and Savic, have allowed the club to reduce its wage bill and begin a new cycle with greater peace of mind.
07.09.2024 12:39 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid faces a tight and unbalanced schedule”
Atlético de Madrid continues to play most of its games at night. LaLiga has announced the schedules for matchdays 6, 7 and 8, and the red-and-white team will play all of them at 21:00. Fans had already complained about this, and now they face a tight and unbalanced schedule.
On matchday 8, Atlético de Madrid will play the derby against Real Madrid at the Metropolitano, but will arrive with two days less rest than their rival. Real Madrid will play their matchday 7 game on Tuesday, while Atlético de Madrid will play on Thursday. In addition, Atlético de Madrid will have to face seven games in just three weeks, including Champions League matches. The mattress fans are outraged by this situation.
07.09.2024 17:49 / Diario As
“Atlético B struggles to find their way in the early stages of the championship”
Atlético de Madrid B is not having a good start to the championship, with only one point out of nine possible and without having been ahead on the scoreboard in the first three games. Fernando Torres’ team has problems in defense, with errors that are costing them points, and lacks accuracy in attack.
In the last game against Antequera, the rojiblanco reserve team could not count on four key players due to international commitments and suffered an early goal that cost them the game. Despite the efforts of Javi Serrano and Víctor Mollejo, who returned to the team after several years of loans, Atlético B could not change the course of the game and suffered a home defeat.
08.09.2024 08:39 / Diario As
“Julián Alvarez
Julián Alvarez’s goal against Chile has generated excitement at Atlético. The Argentine forward has had good chances in his first four games, but has yet to score. However, the confidence in him is total. Other Atlético forwards scored quickly, like Diego Costa, Luis Suárez and Sorloth.
Others took a little longer, like Griezmann, who needed six games to score his first goal. In any case, the precedents indicate that it does not matter when the first goal arrives, but how many come after. Julián Alvarez’s next opportunity will be against Valencia.
08.09.2024 10:52 / Diario As
“Serrano and Mollejo, Torres’ ‘reinforcements’ for Atleti B”
Atlético de Madrid B have had a difficult start to the season, with just one point in the first three games and only one goal scored. Fernando Torres has turned to two players with experience in La Liga and the Segunda Division to try to turn things around: Javi Serrano and Víctor Mollejo.
Serrano, a midfielder with physicality, returns to the reserve team after loan spells at Mirandés and Ibiza. Mollejo, a player with a lot of character and fight, has played for several teams in the Segunda Division and for Getafe and Mallorca in La Liga.
Both have contracts until 2026 and have decided to stay with the Atlético B team to help Torres. The coach has highlighted the importance of these two ‘heavyweights’ to bring experience and maturity to the team.
08.09.2024 10:51 / Diario As
“Atlético’s Social Commission denounces LaLiga’s favoritism towards Javier Tebas’ club”
The Social Commission of Atlético de Madrid has issued a statement expressing its rejection of the criteria followed by LaLiga to set the schedules of the matches.
According to the Commission, the League is showing favoritism towards the club of which Javier Tebas is a fan, which results in an adulteration of the competition and a disregard for the fans of the rest of the teams.
The last episode of this situation occurred in the next derby match, in which the big doped team was given a 48-hour rest advantage over Atlético, without any justification.
In addition, most of Atlético’s matches are being scheduled for Sunday nights, which makes it difficult for children and fans who have to travel from outside of Madrid to attend. The Commission hopes that LaLiga will reconsider its protocols and demands greater respect for Atlético de Madrid.
08.09.2024 22:06 / Diario As
“Juan Musso, the new option in the Atletico Madrid goal”
Juan Musso has had a busy few days. He signed with Atletico Madrid, made his debut against Athletic and went to Argentina to play with his national team. However, he had to leave the concentration due to back discomfort suffered in his debut as a rojiblanco.
Musso will return to Madrid for precaution. In his second call-up, he already debuted as a starter in San Mamés and had a great performance. On Sunday, Atletico receives Valencia with a question in the air, who will be the guardian of the Metropolitano?
09.09.2024 15:26 / Diario As
“Atlético de Madrid has more rest days than Real Madrid in recent years”
In recent years, Atlético de Madrid has had more rest days than Real Madrid in derbies. Last season, Simeone’s team had 6 more rest days in derbies. Two seasons ago, Atlético de Madrid also had 4 more rest days than Real Madrid in derbies.
This season, Atlético de Madrid arrives with one more rest day at the second derby of the season. The last derby in which Real Madrid arrived with more rest was in the final of the Spanish Super Cup in January 2020.
09.09.2024 23:07 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid announces new captains”
Atlético Madrid has announced its new captains for the 2024-25 season. Merle Barth, who debuted as a rojiblanca player last Saturday against Rangers after two years of injuries, and Ainhoa Moraza, who is entering her third season with the team, join Lola Gallardo and Carmen Menayo as captains.
Menayo’s long-term injury will mean that Moraza will be in charge of wearing the armband when Lola is not on the field. Leicy Santos and Van Dongen, who accompanied Lola and Menayo in the quartet last season, have left the club, so two new captains had to be found.
Meanwhile, the men’s team has also had to modify its quartet due to Savic’s departure. Koke, Oblak and Giménez remain as the top three, while Correa and Griezmann are the candidates for the fourth option for the armband.
09.09.2024 02:46 / Diario As
“Atlético Madrid and the eternal debate over the derby schedule”
Tomás Roncero, a well-known sports journalist, has addressed the controversy over the schedule of the derbies between Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid. According to Roncero, Atlético fans have complained that Real Madrid has more days of rest before the derbies.
Although in some cases it may be true, Roncero has pointed out that in recent years, Atlético has been the team that has had more days of rest in most of the derbies.
For example, in the Copa derby in which Real Madrid was eliminated after extra time at the Metropolitano, Atlético arrived with 8 days of rest, while Real Madrid arrived with only four. In the league derby at the Bernabéu, the whites had three days of rest and the red and whites had four.
In the previous season, 2022-23, Atlético had five days of rest in the derby at the Cívitas and four in the cup duel. In the league derby at the Bernabéu, Atlético had six days of rest and Real Madrid only four.
In the 2021-22 season, Atlético arrived with 8 days of rest at the Metropolitano derby. Roncero has pointed out that, although Atlético complains about the lack of days of rest, in reality it has been the team that has had more days of rest in most of the derbies. Therefore, Roncero has urged Atlético fans to stop crying and start playing.
09.09.2024 05:59 / Diario As
“The Cívitas Metropolitano will be full despite the controversy”
On October 29 at 21:00 hours, the Cívitas Metropolitano will host the first big match of the season with the visit of Real Madrid. Despite the controversy over the LaLiga schedules, Atlético’s fans are preparing to support their team.
The stadium has a capacity of 70,000 spectators and will be packed. Currently, only VIP tickets are available at a price not exactly cheap: from 450 euros. Regarding the normal capacity, everything is sold out.
Atlético’s fan clubs will attend the match, but fewer than on other occasions due to the schedule set by Tebas. Real Madrid has received the usual 400 tickets from Atlético located in the visiting area and costing 90 euros.
09.09.2024 06:00 / Diario As
“Ángel Correa, the guardian angel of Atlético de Madrid”
Ángel Correa, nicknamed ‘Angelito’ in the locker room, has once again shown his value to Atlético de Madrid. Despite considering leaving on several occasions, Correa has decided to stay and continue contributing to the team.
His numbers speak for themselves: he has scored in 47 Primera División matches and has never lost. He was also key in the conquest of the 20-21 Liga. Last season, an offer from Saudi Arabia made Correa seriously consider leaving, but he ultimately decided to stay with Atlético.
Since then, he has scored seven goals and has shown that no one contributes like him. In these days without international matches, Correa has continued to show his worth, scoring three goals in a match against CUC Villalba. When La Liga returns, Correa will once again demonstrate that he only needs a centimeter of grass to make a difference.
09.09.2024 17:57 / Diario As
“Barrios injured
Pablo Barrios, Atlético de Madrid player, suffers a muscle injury in his left leg that will keep him out of the team for at least three weeks. The midfielder, who was one of the standouts in the early stages of the competition, will miss between five and seven games of the marathon that starts this Sunday.
Barrios was left out of the first game of the Under-21s because his sensations were not good. On Monday, he underwent medical tests that confirmed that what initially seemed like an overload was a more serious muscle injury that forced him to stop.
In the next three weeks, Atlético have seven games: Valencia (day 15), Leipzig (19), Rayo (22), Celta (26), Real Madrid (29), Benfica (October 2) and Real Sociedad (5 or 6). The midfielder will miss many of them and may be able to play in one of the last two.
He has almost no chance of making the derby, as everything will be done to ensure his return, but it will not be forced. Koke, De Paul and Gallagher will take care of the midfield in the coming weeks, plus what Lemar, Llorente, Lino…
10.09.2024 08:05 / Diario As
“Simeone faces a puzzle in midfield”
The muscular injury of Barrios is a tough blow for Atlético de Madrid, as the player had started the season in great form. Simeone now faces a problem in midfield, as the club was unable to sign a midfielder at the last minute of the transfer market.
Koke will have to take on more responsibilities and the coaching staff hopes that he does not suffer any injury. The squad is reduced in midfield, as Saúl and Vermeeren left in the summer and Llorente has established himself as the undisputed right-back.
At first glance, the accounts are reduced to Koke, De Paul and Gallagher for two positions, three if one of them plays ahead. Simeone has some alternatives, such as using Lino or Witsel in midfield, or resorting to Academy players like Javi Serrano. The Cholo will have to solve this puzzle before a marathon of seven games in three weeks.
10.09.2024 12:00 / Diario As
“Cerezo dreams of another Champions League final against Madrid”
Enrique Cerezo, president of Atlético de Madrid, expressed his desire to play another Champions League final against Real Madrid. He did so during an interview on Telecinco’s ‘Babylon Show’ program, accompanied by Marcos Llorente and Koke, captain of the team.
Cerezo highlighted that the Champions League is the ‘pending subject’ of the club, which has lost three finals in its history. He also mentioned that the competition format has changed for the 2024-25 season, without groups and with more matches. Atlético will have to face Leipzig, Leverkusen, Lille and Slovan Brastislava at home, and PSG, Benfica, Salzburg and Sparta Prague away. The goal is to qualify among the top eight to avoid the round of 16 playoff.
11.09.2024 00:56 / Diario As
“Diego López, from the U-21 team to Atlético’s forward line”
With Hugo Duro injured and Dani Gómez with discomfort, Rubén Baraja is looking for solutions in the squad for the next Sunday’s match at Cívitas Metropolitano. Diego López, who returns today to Paterna after his participation in the U-21 European Championship, has many possibilities of playing in Atlético’s forward line.
The Asturian could accompany Dani Gómez in Baraja’s classic 4-4-2, or be the only forward if the coach reinforces the midfield. In any case, it seems evident that Diego López will play in the most advanced part of Baraja’s scheme.
