Spanish La Liga giants Atletico Madrid are in danger of securing a place in the round of 16 as far as this season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) group stage campaign is concerned afterthe defeat to Club Brugge on Tuesday. The 2-0 defeat at the hands of Club Bruggeleft Atletico Madrid with a win and two defeats in Group B.
Immediate past Spanish La Liga champions Atletico Madrid will start their latest league campaign in the top flight at the home of city rivals Getafe. The target for Atletico Madrid is to wrestle the title from city rivals Real Madrid who are also the reigning European champions. It must be pointed out that Atletico Madrid are third favourites for the La Liga title this season behind Barcelona and Real Madrid.
A recent report from Estadio Deportivo has offered an in-depth update on the future of Giovani Lo Celso. The playmaker has returned to north London this summer after his relatively successful loan spell at Villarreal. Spurs, though, are not too keen on retaining his services and are willing to move him on for a fee of €30 million.
French World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann will stay at Atletico Madrid ahead of the new season according to club president Enrique Cerezo. As reported by Spanish newspaper Marca, Cerezo said Griezmann is one of top three to four players on the European football stage and that the Frenchman would be staying in Madrid following his two-year loan move from Spanish La Liga rivals Barcelona last summer.
According to reports from various sources, Spanish La Liga outfit Atletico Madrid are reportedly on the hunt to find a replacement for their manager Diego Simeone. This comes as a really huge surprise because the club are not one to be linked to changing managers. It is also the first time in over ten years that they will be found in the news that they are looking for a successor for their long-serving manager. Simeone is hardly under pressure at Atletico Madrid as their manager but it is starting to look like even he is not immune to being sacked. The news reports come as a result if the fact that the Rojiblancos are currently in a poor run of form and that is why the pressure has started mounting on him.
Newcastle United are on the verge of making their first post-takeover signing with Atletico Madrid defender Kieran Trippier. The Magpies are set to be closing in on a move for the England international who was seriously linked with a move to Manchester United at the start of the season.
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The Spanish La Liga season may not be as interesting to watch now that Lionel Messi has left to join French Ligue 1 heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain, but it could still be competitive as the two Madrid teams; Real and Atletico are looking all set to rival Barcelona to theeague title. Atletico Madrid are the current holders of the Spanish League title and of course, they will try to win it again as they look to take advantage of the fact that Messi is no longer at Barcelona, while also trying to feast on the fact that Real Madrid will need a little more time to gel as a team under their new manager Carlo Ancelotti who returned to the club to take charge following the departure of Zinedine Zidane.
Spanish La Liga giants Atlético Madrid have continued to show that they mean business this summer after completing yet another signing of the transfer window. The Spanish La Liga title holders look like they are ready to defend their league crown next season and also want to fight for other major trophies next season as they have continued to show just how active they are to run transfer deals during the summer transfer market. After already signing Rodrigo de Paul this summer from the Italian Serie A, they have now completed the signing of Brazilian player Marcos Paulo from Brazilian Serie A side Fluminense.
Atlético Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak has continued to be a strong transfer candidate for English Premier League giants Manchester United and the Red Devils have recently approached the Spanish La Liga Champions about the possibility of signing their number one shot-stopper in the summer. United manager Olé Gunnar Solksjær has continued to be skeptical about his current options in goal, David De Gea and Dean Henderson as they have fallen short of his expectations based on their performances this season.
