Atlético Madrid came from behind to earn a 1-1 draw with APOEL Nicosia in Cyprus and remain on course for a Europa League place. The Cypriot champions took the lead in only the fifth minute when Nektarios Alexandrou's low cross found Nenad Mirosavljević unmarked to tuck the ball beyond Sergio Asenjo. Atletico equalised just after the hour mark as Apoel keeper Dionisis Chiotis could only...
Dusanna, the cat that purred itself to death! (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Real Madrid suffered a late scare after being reduced to ten men, to claim an exciting victory in the Madrid derby. Sergio Aguero started from the bench, having not recovered completely from his knock. Meanwhile, Raul started on the bench for Real Madrid. Atletico had not beaten their rivals at the Vicente Calderon for ten years, and their nerves were evident from kick-off as Los Merengues poured forward....
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Athletic Bilbao ran out 1-0 winners in a highly entertaining fixture at the San Mames, with Atletico ruing their three shots which hit the woodwork.Both sides named their strongest sides for this match, with Toquero and Fernando Llorente leading the line for Bilbao, while Quique Sanchez Flores restored Sergio Asenjo's place in goal. The pressure on both sets of players was evident in the opening exchanges,...
Real Madrid are just a point behind leaders Barcelona after they prevailed 3-2 in a thrilling derby contest against city rivals Atlético Madrid at the Vicente Calderón. Kaká put the visitors in front after just four minutes when he rifled a shot past Sergio Asenjo 's right hand and into the top corner. Marcelo increased the lead on 25 minutes and Gonzalo Higuaín appeared...
Chelsea v Atletico Madrid Wednesday 21 October 2009, Stamford Bridge UEFA Champions League Football Kick-Off: 19:45 ChelseaChelsea welcome Atletico Madrid to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday hoping for a quick response to Saturday’s 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa. Carlo Ancelotti will be furious with the way his team have defended set pieces recently, as two headed goals from corners were enough...
Atlético Madrid 's miserable start to the new La Liga campaign continued as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by 10-man Racing Santander. The hosts took the lead in the 43rd minute when José Manuel Jurado rifled a left-footed shot into the right side of the goal from a set piece. But Óscar Serrano equalised for Racing on the stroke of half-time when he ran onto Alexandre Geijo's...
Málaga beat Atlético Madrid 3-0 at La Rosaleda thanks to goals from Nabil Baha, Manu and Xavi Torres. Baha put the hosts ahead on 34 minutes with an acrobatic overhead kick before Manu scored from a corner in the 62nd minute. Atlético's misery was made complete in the 89th minute when more non-existent marking allowed Torres to head Selim Benachour's corner into the roof of the...
Atlético Madrid ensured a place in the group phase of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Panathinaikos which gave them a 5-2 aggregate success. The hosts went ahead in the third minute when Loukas Vyntra put through his own net. Panathinaikos' slim hopes virtually ended 20 minutes from the end when Djibril Cissé was sent-off for a second booking. And the result was certain in...
Atlético Madrid moved a step closer to the group stages of the Champions League after an entertaining 3-2 win over Panathinaikos in Athens. Maxi Rodríguez fired the visitors in front on 36 minutes, but Panathinaikos drew level through Dimitris Salpigidis two minutes after the restart. Diego Forlán put Atlético ahead again on 63 minutes and his strike partner Sergio Agüero...
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Liverpool were defeated by Spanish side Atletico Madrid in their final pre-season game. Kun Aguero kicked off the scoring in the 15minute before Diego Forlan extended Atletico's lead just after the half hour mark. Lucas Leiva grabbed a consolation 10 minutes from time for Liverpool. The first half saw Liverpool start brightly as Atletico keeper Sergio Asenjo had to claw a good effort by Dirk Kuyt wide,...
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Russian star Andrey Arshavin emerged off the bench to score twice as Arsenal secured a late 2-1 success over Atletico Madrid in the Emirates Cup. Arshavin looked to have won the game when he guided home with five minutes remaining, although their Spanish counterparts replied immediately though German Pacheco. Just when it looked like being a frustrating day's work for Arsene Wenger's men at the Emirates...
Atlético Madrid have completed the signing of Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid for a fee believed to be in the region of €5 million. The highly-rated goalkeeper, who was linked with the likes of Barcelona and Manchester United in the past, has penned a four-year contract with the Rojiblancos . As part of the deal that sees the 20-year-old move to the Spanish capital, Brazilian striker...
Aston Villa boss Martin O’Neill is trying to grab Spain’s Under-21 goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo out of the clutches of Atletico Madrid. Asenjo, 19, who is with La Liga side Real Valladolid, is expected to become Spain’s senior No.1. He is this week due to discuss terms with Atletico - but O’Neill hopes to hijack the deal with [...] Related posts: Barca Ready To Grab £25m Young...
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