Brendan Rodgers praised his Celtic side for quickly erasing their Champions League pain with a 6-0 thrashing of Aberdeen at Parkhead.The Hoops were chastened by a 6-0 defeat to Atletico Madrid in their Champions League group stage game in Spain on Tuesday night, where they ended up with 10 men following the dismissal of Daizen Maeda and bottom of the table.However, they blitzed an abject Dons si...Full Story »

Celtic put their mauling in Madrid behind them with a symmetrical 6-0 win over abject Aberdeen in their cinch Premiership battle at Parkhead.The Hoops had been crushed 6-0 by Atletico Madrid in their Champions League group stage game in Spain on Tuesday night after going down to 10 men, while the Dons exited the Europa Conference League on Thursday despite an impressive 2-2 draw with PAOK in Gre...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone has extended his contract with the club, as announced on the official website. The Argentine coach has signed a new agreement that will be in effect until June 30, 2027. Simeone has been leading the Madrid-based club since 2011. Under his guidance, the team has won two La Liga titles in 2014 and 2021, the Copa del Rey in 2013, and the Spanish Super ...Full Story »

Daizen Maeda was sent off as Celtic suffered a thumping 6-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid to leave them adrift in their Champions League group.Celtic were already trailing to Antoine Griezmann’s deflected goal when Maeda saw a yellow card upgraded to a red following a VAR review midway through the first half at the Estadio Metropolitano.Alvaro Morata and Griezmann both netted doubles and ...Full Story »

Celtic geared up for their midweek Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid by moving eight points clear at the top of the cinch Premiership with a 3-0 win at 10-man Ross County.The hosts were up against it following an early red card for James Brown, but – inspired by a brilliant display from goalkeeper Ross Laidlaw – they stood firm until David Turnbull made the breakthrough for th...Full Story »

Inter Milan chief Piero Ausilio has revealed how close they were to losing Lautaro Martinez. The Argentina striker joined Inter from Racing Club, but only after a move to Atletico Madrid stalled. Ausilio told Radio Serie A: "It was a special story: in fact, he was already an Atlético de Madrid player. We took a plane to risk our 1% with the risk of making a fool of ourselves, but it was...Full Story »

Manchester United are exploring a cut-price January deal for Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann. That's according to OkDiario's chief pundit Eduardo Inda, when speaking on El Chiringuito. "This is the second best player in the League," began Inda. "It's Antoine Griezmann. Incredibly he has a termination clause of 25 million (euros) and there are Premier clubs that want him. "Manchest...Full Story »

Celtic twice lost a lead as they gained their first Champions League point in a 2-2 home draw with 10-man Atletico Madrid.Kyogo Furuhashi got Celtic off to a flying start with his second goal in two Champions League games and Luis Palma quickly restored Celtic’s lead after Antoine Griezmann scored following his own saved penalty.Celtic were deservedly on course for a first Champions League...Full Story »

Liverpool were sensationally ready to usher out one of their 2022 big money summer signings. The Reds were in the mood to swap centre forward Darwin Nunez for Joao Felix this summer. Per Mundo Deportivo in Spain, Felix had a serious offer from Liverpool to come to the Anfield club permanently. While the Reds could not pay a mega fee to Atletico Madrid, they did offer Nunez as a makeweight i...Full Story »

Antoine Griezmann has admitted that he's following the exploits of the "incredible" Lionel Messi at Inter Miami, with the Atletico Madrid forward saying that he still hopes to end his career playing in MLS. Messi, 36, has scored in every one of his Inter Miami appearances so far with nine goals in six matches, including in a 4-1 win at Philadelphia Union on Tuesday to reach the Leagues Cup fi...Full Story »

Manchester United have made contact with Atletico Madrid regarding Joao Felix. The Portuguese forward had a largely forgetful loan spell during the second half of last season at Chelsea. Felix did score in a Premier League game against United, while scoring for Atletico against them a season prior. Per Spanish publication ABC, United are assessing the 23-year-old as a summer transfer option...Full Story »

The agent of Chelsea star Marc Cucurella has, on Saturday, responded to suggestions that his client could be primed for a summer move back to Spain. Left-back Cucurella, of course, only made the move to Stamford Bridge last summer. Fresh off a stellar debut campaign with Brighton & Hove Albion, the powers that be at Chelsea agreed to fork over a hefty £60 million to bring the Spaniard...Full Story »

Kieran Trippier opened up on playing under Diego Simeone, admitting the Atletico Madrid manager is "different" to work with. Tripper jokes about "different" Simeone Played under him from 2019 to 2022 Atletico have overperformed under Argentine WHAT HAPPENED? Trippier, nowadays a Newcastle mainstay, played under the Argentine boss at Atleti for two-and-a-half seasons between 2019 and 2022...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid are willing to extend Joao Felix's loan at Chelsea into next season. The Portugal striker arrived in January in a deal which did not carry a permanent option. While Chelsea will not qualify for Europe this term, Felix is happy to stay in London. As such a new loan is set to be discussed, with all parties happy with the situation, says The Sun. Atletico do not want to lose th...Full Story »

Chelsea are reportedly very interested in signing Atletico Madrid's Jan Oblak should the La Liga giants decide to sell the goalkeeper in the summer. The 30-year-old has a contract at the Metropolitano until 2024 and if they are undecided about his continuation at the club, this summer would be the time to sell him. The Slovenia international is one of the best goalkeepers in the world but a...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann considered international retirement after being overlooked for the France captaincy. PSG star Kylian Mbappe was named Les Bleus captain this week. AS says Griezmann saw himself at Euro 2024 wearing the armband; Didier Deschamps' decision has come as a huge blow for the forward, to such an extent that he even considered international retirement on the...Full Story »

Argentina and Atletico Madrid midfielder Rodrigo De Paul has encouraged Lionel Messi to join him in the Spanish capital. Messi out of contract at PSG Joao Felix on loan at Chelsea De Paul has encouraged both to join him in Madrid WHAT HAPPENED? Messi's contract is due to expire at the end of the season and there is plenty of speculation over where he will be plying his trade next term. T...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid players are expecting Joao Felix to return from his loan at Chelsea. Felix joined Chelsea on-loan in January from Atletico to the end of the season. Atleti midfielder Koke said: "They were important players within the team. They made the decision to leave. Joao transferred and (Matheus) Cunha transferred. "They are decisions of each one. Totally respectable. Joao is picking ...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid marked manager Diego Simeone's record 613th game as coach with a 6-1 thrashing of Sevilla, who were reduced to 10 men late on, on Saturday. Dutch forward Memphis Depay marked his first start for the club with two goals and substitute Alvaro Morata also bagged a brace in the win that saw Simeone overtake Luis Aragones for the most games as Atletico coach. "It's hard to explain...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid have made an offer to former Spain coach Luis Enrique. El Chiringuito reports Los Colchoneros approached Luis Enrique before the World Cup to see if he would be interested in the job. The offer for Luis Enrique is for three years, and it would only be effective this summer if El Cholo leaves the team. El Chiringuito states that the Madrid team will not fire the legendary man...Full Story »