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Atletico Madrid Held To Draw By Deportivo Alaves; La Liga Title Hopes All But Over

Atletico Madrid Held To Draw By Deportivo Alaves; La Liga Title Hopes All But Over

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Atletico Madrid players© AFP Atletico Madrid were held to a dull 0-0 draw at relegation-battling Alaves on Saturday in La Liga. Diego Simeone’s side have little to play for in the final weeks of the season, sitting third with Champions League qualification virtually assured and leaders Barcelona nine points ahead of them. Alaves, however, moved provisionally 16th, three points clear of the relegation zone with an important point against their illustrious visitors. Julian Alvarez was sent off in the only moment to get pulses racing in the first half when he connected high on Argentine compatriot Facundo Garces’ leg, but the referee downgraded his red card to yellow after a VAR review. Simeone took off his son Giuliano and Antoine Griezmann as he looked for more energy, bringing on Samuel Lino and regular super-sub Alexander Sorloth. Antonio Sivera saved a Lino long-range effort, Atletico’s first shot on target, with around 20 minutes remaining as what had been a soporific battle burst belatedly into life. Jan Oblak made a superb low stop to thwart …

Atletico Madrid Snatch 93rd-Minute Winner vs Sevilla, Stay Alive In La Liga Title Race

Atletico Madrid Snatch 93rd-Minute Winner vs Sevilla, Stay Alive In La Liga Title Race

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Pablo Barrios snatched Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory at Sevilla on Sunday to provide Diego Simeone’s side a lifeline in the Spanish title race. After leaders Barcelona drew on Saturday and Real Madrid fell to a home defeat, third-placed Atletico had the chance to gain back some ground on their rivals. Lucien Agoume sent Sevilla ahead with a long-range effort and Atletico levelled through a Julian Alvarez penalty in the first half, before Barrios struck in the final stages. Atletico’s draw at Espanyol last weekend left them virtually out of the title race, and despite their last-gasp victory they trail Barcelona by seven points with eight matches remaining. “We needed this, to come to Sevilla is a hard place to go… the team, after the blow of conceding the first goal, pulled together and got the result we wanted,” Atletico midfielder Koke told Movistar. “We deserved the win and this is the line we have to follow… let’s see where we get to.” Sevilla took the lead early on when Atletico cleared a …

Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe Duel Fuelling Tight LaLiga Title Race

Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe Duel Fuelling Tight LaLiga Title Race

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Just three points separate leaders Barcelona from Real Madrid at the top of La Liga in a gripping campaign and three goals also divide their main marksmen. Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski is the division’s top goalscorer with 25 and Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe trails him on 22, adding another facet to the engrossing battle. The Catalans host soaring Real Betis, sixth, on Saturday, shortly after champions Real Madrid welcome relegation-battling Valencia to the Santiago Bernabeu. Last weekend after Mbappe notched twice against Leganes as Madrid scraped a 3-2 win, Lewandowski responded with a brace of his own in Barcelona’s 4-1 rout of Girona. In the final stages his team spurned opportunities to score more goals and Lewandowski highlighted that. “In the last minutes there was more space and more chance of scoring,” noted the 36-year-old Poland international. “If we had a better final ball we could have scored one or two more goals.” Lewandowski has netted nine goals in his last nine league games and has 38 strikes from 43 matches across all competitions. Despite …

Atletico Madrid Suffer Yet Another Jolt In La Liga Title Race, Now 6 Points Behind Barcelona

Atletico Madrid Suffer Yet Another Jolt In La Liga Title Race, Now 6 Points Behind Barcelona

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Atletico Madrid’s slim Spanish title hopes faded further with a disappointing 1-1 draw at Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga. Javi Puado earned the Catalan side a point with a penalty after Cesar Azpilicueta put the visitors ahead, leaving the Rojiblancos six points behind league leaders Barcelona despite having played an extra match. Barcelona host Girona on Sunday in a Catalan derby, while Real Madrid, second and three points ahead of Atletico, welcome Leganes later Saturday. “Two points escaped, two important ones, I don’t know why this is happening to us,” Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak told Movistar. “If we don’t have consistency we can’t fight for the title. “We don’t have it, we’re losing points and I think the teams behind us are catching up.” Simeone admitted his team did not deserve the three points. “It was a flat game in which the draw was fair,” the coach told reporters, although he said he was not throwing in the towel. “I say the leagues are decided in the last five weeks… until then …

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, La Liga Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, La Liga Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Atletico vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, La Liga: When And Where To Watch© AFP Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, La Liga: Atletico Madrid will be hoping to cut the gap at the top of La Liga as they take on fellow title contenders FC Barcelona. Atletico suffered penalty shootout heartbreak in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 game against arch-rivals Real Madrid in midweek, but now need to gear up for another challenging La Liga game. Atletico are just one point behind Barcelona, although the latter have played one game less. Barcelona have won six successive La Liga games, and look like slight favourites for the title. They will once again rely on their attacking trio of Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Robert Lewandowski to fire them to victory. Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona LIVE Streaming, La Liga 2024-25 Live Telecast: Check Where and How to Watch When will the Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, La Liga match take place? The Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona, La Liga match will take place on Monday, March 17 (IST). …

Barcelona’s Hansi Flick Demands ‘Focus’ Ahead Of Crunch Atletico Madrid Clash

Barcelona’s Hansi Flick Demands ‘Focus’ Ahead Of Crunch Atletico Madrid Clash

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Hansi Flick warned his Barcelona stars they need to focus to avoid crumbling against Atletico Madrid on Sunday in La Liga as they have in their previous two meetings this season. Leaders Barcelona are a point ahead of Diego Simeone’s Atletico, third, going into the huge title clash at the Metropolitano stadium in the Spanish capital. Barcelona led against Atletico in the first league match in December but Rodrigo De Paul levelled for the visitors and Alexander Sorloth hit a 96th minute winner which helped them usurp the Catalans at the top of the table. Then in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg Barcelona let in two goals in the first six minutes and two late goals, including another Sorloth stoppage time strike in a wild 4-4 draw. “I think we have had really two great matches and of course we have to be focussed from the beginning to the end of the match,” Flick told reporters Saturday. “I think in the first match, at the end of the match we were …

UEFA To Consider Rule Change After Julian Alvarez Penalty Controversy In UEFA Champions League

UEFA To Consider Rule Change After Julian Alvarez Penalty Controversy In UEFA Champions League

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Representative image.© X (Twitter) UEFA on Thursday said it would consider a potential rule change after Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez‘s penalty was controversially disallowed in their Champions League shootout loss to Real Madrid. Real Madrid won Wednesday’s shootout 4-2 after a 2-2 draw on aggregate to qualify for the quarter-finals, with Atletico coach Diego Simeone casting suspicion on the decision to rule out Alvarez’s spot-kick. The Argentina international was deemed by VAR to have kicked the ball twice, touching it with his standing foot as he slipped before striking to score. “Although minimal, the player made contact with the ball using his standing foot before kicking it,” UEFA said in a statement. “Under the current rule, the VAR had to call the referee signalling that the goal should be disallowed.” However, European football’s governing body said it would hold talks with the sport’s lawmakers regarding the rule on double touches. “UEFA will enter discussions with FIFA and IFAB to determine whether the rule should be reviewed in cases where a double touch …

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid face Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their highly-anticipated Champions League Round Of 16 encounter on Wednesday. Real hold the advantage after a gritty 2-1 win in the first leg that saw Brahim Diaz scoring the all-important winner against Atletico. The focus will once again be on French superstar Kylian Mbappe who did not take part in the training session after he felt some “discomfort”. However, Spanish media reported that he will be fit for the game. Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid LIVE Streaming, UEFA Champions League 2024-25 Live Telecast: Check Where and How to Watch When will the Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, Champions League match take place? The Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, Champions League match will take place on Thursday, March 13 (IST). Where will the Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, Champions League match be held? The Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid, Champions League match will be held at the Metropolitano in Madrid. What time will the Atletico …

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming, Champions League Round Of 16 1st Leg Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming, Champions League Round Of 16 1st Leg Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Real Madrid vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming, Champions League Live Telecast: Real Madrid host their city rivals Atletico Madrid on Wednesday (IST) in the first leg of their Champions Trophy 2024-25 Round of 16 encounter before the reverse fixture at the Metropolitano. Real Madrid will be without the suspended Jude Bellingham for the first leg. On the other hand, their star player Vinicius Junior has not been at his best in recent weeks. The player said his team will face early elimination from the Champions League if they make any mistakes against Atletico Madrid. Real Madrid lost 2-1 against Real Betis on Saturday in La Liga and Vinicius said their weak performance cannot be repeated in Europe. On Monday, Diego Simeone admitted Real Madrid have the more illustrious history but backed his own team to deliver against the record 15-time European champions. Real Madrid beat Simeone’s Atletico in the 2014 and 2016 Champions League finals as well as the 2017 semi-finals, 2015 quarters and on the only other occasion they have met in the …

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming Copa Del Rey Semi-Final First Leg Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming Copa Del Rey Semi-Final First Leg Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

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Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid Live Streaming Copa Del Rey Live Telecast: Barcelona host Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Copa Del Rey semi-final tie at the Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys in Catalonia, Spain. Hansi Flick’s men come into this one on the back of a hard fought 1-0 win over Las Palmas in LaLiga. Barcelona are top of the league, leading Real Madrid only on goal difference.  Barcelona could be without Lamine Yamal who is still nursing an ankle injury, but there has been optimisim that the teenage winger will be good to go. Atletico, on the other hand, have lost just once game in the last four months, thanks to their in-form attacking duo of Julian Alvarez and Antoine Griezmann. Atletico won at Barcelona in their final game of 2024, a match which the Catalans dominated. The host had conceded a late 96th minute goal from Alexander Sorloth. Barcelona vs Atletico Madrid LIVE Streaming details, Copa del Rey semi-finals 2024-25 LIVE Telecast: Check Where and How to Watch? When will the Barcelona vs …