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Griezmann perfect, Costa back to his best as Atletico trounce Sevilla

Diego Costa and Antoine Griezmann were directly involved in all of Atletico Madrid’s goals in a 5-2 win at Sevilla.

Inspired performances from hat-trick hero Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa helped Atletico Madrid to a stunning 5-2 victory and condemn Sevilla to only their second home defeat in 16 months.

While in the end it was comfortable, Atleti were initially under the cosh and things may have been different had Jan Oblak not pulled off a brilliant early stop.

Costa then opened the scoring, while Griezmann netted the pick of his three on the stroke of half-time from outside the box. Koke also got in…

Diego Costa thinks referees ‘obsessed’ with him after booking vs. Athletic

Diego Costa was displeased with a first-half booking in Atletico Madrid’s victory against Athletic Bilbao.
Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa said he feels referees are “obsessed” with him after he was booked for angrily questioning an offside call during his side’s 2-0 La Liga win over Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.
Costa was shown a yellow by referee Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez just before half-time at the Wanda Metropolitano, with the game still scoreless, after making a gesture at the linesman that implied he was crazy when he had been flagged offside.
The 29-year-old had previously been angered by officials…

Chelsea miss Diego Costa’s ‘character’ – Alan Pardew

Antonio Conte disagrees with the fact the media put pressure on managers after a few bad results but stated he is still committed to Chelsea.

Having missed the last five games for Chelsea, Antonio Conte is still unsure when Alvaro Morat…

Antonio Conte’s problems at Chelsea hark back to Jose Mourinho departure

After Chelsea’s 3-0 defeat at home against Bournemouth, the ESPN FC panel delve into Antonio Conte’s ‘disastrous’ post-match interview.

Antonio Conte says Chelsea need to be concerned about their top 4 credentials and says the team must be up for the struggle in the rest of the season.

Antonio Conte tips his cap to Bournemouth, but refuses to pinpoint what went wrong in Chelsea’s shock defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea’s chastening defeat to Bournemouth led to immediate questions about beleaguered Blues boss Antonio Conte’s future at Stamford Bridge: Does the Italian manager still have control of the dressing room, and has his relationship with his employers irretrievably broken down?
Such questions highlight the scale of the problems facing Conte, who faces a steepening uphill battle to salvage not only Chelsea’s season but his job as well — though whether he aspires to the latter is another topic for…

What went right and wrong for Atletico Madrid during the transfer window

Atletico Madrid got the scoring punch it needed by adding Diego Costa.

For Atletico Madrid, this transfer window was a welcome one, given it was the first transfer window for a good while in which they were actually permitted to register new players.
Usually having to fight off interest in their star players, this time around it was all about the star arrivals with Vitolo and Diego Costa joining the squad. Here, ESPN FC delves into Atleti’s window.
What went right?
Easy: A team that was badly in need of another goalscorer now has one. Diego Costa has hit the ground…

Ogden: Conte missing Costa’s goal threat

ESPN’s Mark Ogden believes Chelsea have been linked to several strikers such as Andy Carroll as Antonio Conte continues to find a suitable replacement for Diego Costa.

Diego Costa to miss at least 10 days for Atletico Madrid

Diego Costa will spend the next week and a half on the sideline.
Atletico Madrid will need to overcome the absence of Diego Costa in the decisive Copa del Rey match against Sevilla on Tuesday.
Atletico have to score at least two goals to reverse a 2-1 loss at home, and Costa will not play after injuring his hamstring on Saturday in La Liga.
“Regardless of Costa playing or not, the team has to win,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “The team is more important than any player. We will play with the players that we have available, trying to win the game, which…

Atletico Madrid and La Liga have missed the fiery, furious Diego Costa

Atletico Madrid’s Diego Simeone believes the hard times in charge of Atleti are now behind him.

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They tore the shirt from his back, a gaping hole exposing his torso, which was tighter now than ever before, but he kept on. Not without complaint, of course, but he did. Besides, it was better this way, his kind of thing: there’s not much he enjoys more than a bit of a rumble and even the moaning comes with a glint in the eye. Life’s boring without a battle, so he battled and bumped and crashed into people, scowl on the outside probably smiling on the inside.

He beat them too, mostly. Mostly…

Diego Costa in form but his goal not enough as Atletico fall to Sevilla

Diego Costa’s goal in the 73rd minute opened the scoring, but Atletico Madrid could not make the tally hold up.
Diego Costa scored, but was helpless to prevent Atletico Madrid from slumping to a disappointing 2-1 defeat in their Copa del Rey quarterfinal first leg at home to Sevilla on Wednesday night.

The striker was on it from the off, going close on a couple of occasions early on — it is just a shame that his teammates were not as up for it as he was. An even first period saw chances shared, however, when Costa fired in after the break it appeared that Los Rojiblancos would keep up their winning habit.
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Battle with Atletico Madrid’s Diego Costa stayed on the pitch – Cala

Atletico’s Diego Simeone accepts the referee’s decision to issue Diego Costa a second yellow for celebrating with fans after his goal against Getafe.

Diego Simeone says he has plenty of attacking options at Atletico, but has always hoped to play Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa together.
Getafe defender Cala had no hard feelings after Saturday’s personal battle with returning Atletico Madrid centre-forward Diego Costa — a game which saw the ex-Chelsea player score on his La Liga return but then immediately shown a second yellow card for celebrating with the fans.
Costa’s first booking on Saturday came for catching marker Djene in the face with a raised arm, and the Brazil-born Spain international was lucky to escape punishment after a similar tangle with Getafe’s other centre-back…

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