Oct 17, 2026
Fortuño kept Atlético out for 88 minutes, and Baena’s winner from the bench put them second in La Liga
Espanyol’s goalkeeper had an outstanding afternoon in Cornellà, and it still was not enough to stop Simeone’s side winning again.
Diego Simeone
43 articles tagged with "Diego Simeone"
Oct 14, 2026
Manchester United have not won since 10 September, and Lisandro Martínez blamed the board after a 2-0 defeat in Madrid
Pablo Barrios scored inside a minute and Ademola Lookman added a second after Leny Yoro’s red card, and Martínez then called out the club’s hierarchy...
Oct 13, 2026
Manchester United have never beaten Atlético Madrid, and they go to the Metropolitano without a win since September
Atlético have won four straight since losing at Anfield, while Michael Carrick’s United arrive in Madrid for Champions League matchday two with severa...
Sep 21, 2026
Atletico had not had a shot on target, and then Huijsen was sent off in the 52nd minute
Atletico Madrid did not register a shot on target in the first half of the Madrid derby and still won it 2-1, after Dean Huijsen’s red card handed the...
Sep 18, 2026
Mourinho’s last Madrid derby was in 2013, and Atletico’s stadium did not exist yet
Real Madrid sit second and Atletico fourth going into Sunday’s derby at the Metropolitano, a ground Jose Mourinho has never coached a game in, with th...
Sep 17, 2026
Julian Alvarez has missed two games, and Atletico have scored seven without him
Atletico beat Osasuna 4-0 on Wednesday without their first-choice striker, and the loan signing filling in has now scored in both of his league games...
Sep 14, 2026
Atlético Madrid were goalless for 83 minutes at Anoeta, and then scored three
Real Sociedad and Atlético produced a match with almost nothing in it for 83 minutes. A handball, a penalty and two late goals later, Atlético had a 3...
Sep 10, 2026
Mac Allister said Liverpool would not offer him a new contract, and a day later he beat Atletico from 20 yards
Liverpool came from behind to win their Champions League opener 2-1 at Anfield. Marcos Llorente scored against them for the fifth time, all five at th...
Sep 8, 2026
Marcos Llorente has scored four goals at Anfield, and Atletico lost both games
Liverpool open the Champions League league phase against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, with Andoni Iraola still on one win and Diego Simeone’s side co...
Sep 6, 2026
Atletico had 62 per cent of the ball at San Mames, and lost 3-0
Atletico Madrid’s first defeat of the season drops them to seventh, and the summer signing they expected to hand a debut to woke up on the morning of...
Aug 30, 2026
Alvarez was not in the squad, and Atletico were three up at Sevilla by half-time
Alex Baena scored twice on his first start of the season and Ademola Lookman added the other as Atletico Madrid won 3-1 at Sevilla, three days before...
Aug 29, 2026
Atletico have given Alvarez until Sunday, and a deadline is the wrong tool for this
Julian Alvarez has not trained for three days and will not travel to Sevilla. Atletico’s chief executive says he is confused and struggling, and the c...
Aug 24, 2026
Atletico’s own fans booed Alvarez, and then the club decided he should not go near them
Diego Simeone said the club, not the player, chose to keep Julian Alvarez away from the stands after Sunday’s 2-2 draw. Eight days from the deadline,...
Aug 20, 2026
Lee Kang-in’s first Atletico goal broke Malaga, 70 minutes into their return to La Liga
Malaga’s first top-flight match since 2018 was goalless until the 70th minute, when Atletico’s summer signing from PSG scored on his debut. Alex Baena...
Aug 19, 2026
Malaga are back in La Liga after eight years, and they open at Atletico Madrid
Eight years after finishing bottom of the table, Malaga return to the Spanish top flight. They begin at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano, against an Atlet...
Aug 13, 2026
Atletico agree £34.2m for Romero, and Spurs got more for a teenager who never played
Tottenham have agreed to sell their captain to Atletico Madrid, and the fee is lower than the one they banked in July for a defender who never played...
Aug 7, 2026
Inter agreed £34m for Romero six days ago, and Atletico are now moving in
A fee was agreed a week ago. The personal terms were not, and that is all the room Diego Simeone needed.
Aug 3, 2026
Atletico join the queue for Grealish, who has not kicked a ball since January
Simeone’s side are the newest name linked with the Manchester City winger, alongside Everton, Villa, Saudi and MLS interest. His foot is still the onl...
Jul 25, 2026
Atletico Madrid sign Kang-in Lee from PSG for 40 million euros
The 25-year-old South Korea international has signed until 2031 and inherits the number 7 at the Metropolitano, three years after leaving Mallorca for...
Jul 12, 2026
Atlético Madrid sign Sporting captain Morten Hjulmand for €40m
Diego Simeone lands his long-sought defensive midfielder, with the Denmark international joining from Sporting on a deal to 2031 for well below his €8...
Jun 30, 2026
Atlético reject Real Madrid’s €150m bid for Álvarez and point to his release clause
Real Madrid’s reported €150m move for Julián Álvarez has been knocked back by Atlético, who insist only his €500m release clause can take him to eithe...
May 13, 2026
PSG put Kang-in Lee, Gonçalo Ramos and 150 million on the table for Julián Álvarez
Paris Saint-Germain’s pursuit of Atlético Madrid striker Julián Álvarez took a concrete shape on Wednesday, with Kang-in Lee and Gonçalo Ramos offered...
May 13, 2026
Lookman and Sørloth carry ten-man Atlético past Osasuna at El Sadar
Ademola Lookman scored from the spot and Alexander Sørloth headed home before Marcos Llorente’s red, with Kike Barja’s stoppage-time goal not enough t...
May 9, 2026
Borja Iglesias chips Oblak as Celta steal three points from the Metropolitano
Borja Iglesias’s lobbed finish in the 62nd minute earned Celta Vigo a 1-0 win at the Metropolitano on Saturday, handing Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madri...