Atletico Madrid edge past Alaves but woeful Fernando Torres earns 4/10

Torres’ woeful form continued as he approaches the end of his time at Atletico, though they still won.

Atletico Madrid won their first La Liga game in their last three as they battled to a 1-0 victory away to Alaves on Sunday afternoon. Under the pouring rain in the Basque country, a ramshackle Atleti team with one eye on Thursday’s Europa League semifinal second leg struggled to click at first but dominated after the break and fully deserved their three points.

Fernando Torres missed a penalty before substitute Kevin Gameiro buried another shortly after as Torres’ shot was handled in the box….

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Will Spain produce an Andres Iniesta, Fernando Torres or Xabi Prieto again?

Fernando Torres has announced he will be leaving his boyhood club Atletico Madrid at the end of the season.

The guys respond to your tweets about the Premier League manager of the year, Andres Iniesta and whether they’d take Mohamed Salah or Neymar.

You may brand me a pessimist if you wish but with Fernando Torres and Xabi Prieto announcing that these will be their last weeks with the clubs that they love, and Andres Iniesta likely to follow suit, then even though it’s barely spring I fear a Spanish winter coming on.

These are three all-time greats, not only of their clubs but of La Liga, and of modern European football. Without them, Spain’s Primera Division wouldn’t have become as successful, attractive, well-known, marketable or beautiful…

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Atletico Madrid’s Angel Correa head and shoulders above the rest vs. Levante

ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti delves into the Europa League semifinal matchups as Arsenal take on Atletico Madrid and Marseille square off with Red Bull Salzburg.
Atletico Madrid ensured Champions League football will be back at the Wanda Metropolitano next season as they swept aside Levante 3-0 at home on Sunday afternoon.

After a dismal display in Lisbon in midweek it was back to business for Atleti, who never really looked troubled by their visitors and duly took a deserved lead through Angel Correa’s first-half strike.

Antoine Griezmann was then harshly judged to have dived as he appeared to be wiped out as he rounded the goalkeeper, but then produced…

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Fernando Torres confirms he will leave Atletico Madrid in summer

Watch the full match goals as Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann scored within five minutes of each other as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended the match with a point apiece.

Watch the full match highlights as Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann scored within five minutes of each other as Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ended the match with a point apiece.

Cristiano Ronaldo extends his scoring streak to 10 straight matches, but Antoine Griezmann answers minutes later to give Atletico a point in the Madrid derby.

Cristiano Ronaldo extends his scoring streak to 10 straight matches, but Antoine Griezmann answers minutes later to give Atletico a point in the Madrid derby.
Atletico Madrid striker Fernando Torres will leave the club at the end of the season when his contract expires, the player has confirmed.
The 34-year-old has made just three league starts this season, scoring two goals in 20 league appearances for second-placed Atletico, after signing a one-year extension 12 months ago.
“This is going to be my last season at the club,” Torres told a news conference. “It hasn’t been an easy decision and it has been tough to make, but I feel obliged to tell the fans. 
“You…

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Atletico Madrid thrash Lokomotiv, ease into Europa League quarterfinal

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Fernando Torres scored twice as Europa League favourites Atletico Madrid hammered Lokomotiv Moscow 5-1 in Russia to advance to the quarterfinal stage.

Atleti already held a 3-0 advantage from the first leg and Angel Correa’s rifled finish in the 16th minute gave them an early away goal, too.

The hosts swiftly struck back, with a brilliant long-range effort from Maciej Rybus, but Diego Simeone’s side would score four times after the break to progress 8-1 on aggregate.

Fernando Torres was on the mark as Atletico completed a comfortable win.

Saul Niguez restored the…

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Fernando Torres, Antoine Griezmann pick Lokomotiv Moscow apart in second half

Atletico Madrid had another field day with Lokomotiv Moscow, strolling to an 8-1 aggregate victory to punch their ticket to the UEL quarterfinals.
Atletico Madrid sailed into the quarterfinals of the Europa League as they hammered Lokomotiv Moscow 5-1 (8-1 on aggregate) in the Russian capital on Thursday evening.

Nobody in Europe’s second competition will want to draw Atletico, who on a week when a number of sides put in meek displays in the Champions League, look like they should be playing on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, rather than Thursdays. On this form, they would have every chance of winning it.

A first-half strike from Angel Correa…

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Diego Simeone-Fernando Torres row has been resolved – Diego Godin

Amid talk that Fernando Torres and Yannick Carrasco could leave Atletico, Diego Simeone feels the CSL’s transfer window unsettles players of European clubs.
Atletico Madrid defender Diego Godin has said the public disagreement between coach Diego Simeone and forward Fernando Torres “has been resolved.”
Simeone last week said he would not be fighting to keep Torres after the forward’s contract ends in June, with the player’s representatives making it clear they were unhappy with the situation.
Speaking on “El Larguero” radio show, Godin said that nobody at the club would have wanted to have to choose between its “two biggest idols” but the problem…

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How will Simeone, Atletico handle Fernando Torres’ farewell?

Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid cruised to the Europa League round of 16 as they defeated Copenhagen 5-1 on aggregate.

“No.”

It was just one word, but it cut deep. It said everything and changed everything too.

At Cerro del Espino, Atletico Madrid’s training ground to the northwest of the capital, Diego Simeone was asked about Fernando Torres. The question, framed around the efforts that Atletico’s manager was making to keep Antoine Griezmann, got off to a false start. Simeone interrupted, suspicious of where his interrogator was going with this, but when it was eventually asked, it was direct:

“I would like…

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Diego Simeone remains uncertain over Fernando Torres’ Atletico future

Fernando Torres may face a decision on his future at Atletico Madrid this summer.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone replied with a simple no when asked if he would battle to keep Fernando Torres at the club beyond the summer.
Torres is out of contract in June and has scored just two goals in 16 appearances in La Liga so far this season. The veteran has also seen his starting time further limited since January, when Diego Costa became available to join Antoine Griezmann, Kevin Gameiro and Angel Correa as options in attack.
At a news conference ahead of the second leg of Atletico’s…

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