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March 11, 2026 10:12 AM

Ruthless Atletico punish Tottenham errors in 5-2 Champions League rout

Atletico Madrid tore Tottenham Hotspur apart in a stunning first-half blitz on Tuesday, powering to a 5-2 victory in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie and leaving the Premier League side with a mountain to climb in London. The visitors' 22-year-old goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky endured a night to forget on his first appearance since October and only his third of the season. Two costly errors from the Czech helped Atletico race into a commanding lead and he was substituted in the ...

February 25, 2026 9:38 AM

Sorloth hat-trick sends Atletico into Champions League last 16

Atletico Madrid striker Alexander Sorloth scored a hat-trick as the Spanish side saw off Belgium’s Club Brugge on Tuesday to win the second leg of their Champions League playoff 4-1 and advance to the last 16 with a 7-4 aggregate triumph. Johnny Cardoso scored the other goal for the home side while Joel Ordonez netted for Brugge in the 36th minute. Atletico opened the scoring after Brugge’s Hugo Vetlesen had two good chances blocked in the early stages as the Belgians came out t...

January 14, 2026 9:48 AM

Athletic clinch thriller; Atletico, Real Sociedad also win in Copa del Rey

Athletic Club qualified for the quarterfinals of Spain’s Copa del Rey, but not before suffering for 120 minutes away to second-division side Cultural Leonesa. Athletic played for an hour with 10 men against a side that pushed the 2024 Cup winners to the limit, before finally succumbing to an Unai Gomez penalty in extra time. The home side started brighter of the two and was rewarded when Ivan Calero opened the scoring with a smart finish to cap a counter-attack. Athletic needed time to reac...

January 9, 2026 9:55 AM

Courtois keeps Atletico at bay to power Real Madrid into Spanish Super Cup final

Federico Valverde and Rodrygo scored, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a series of fine saves as Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 to book a place in Sunday’s Spanish Super Cup final against FC Barcelona. Atletico dominated large phases of the game and registered more than twice as many shots as Real, but could beat Courtois only once, through Alexander Sorloth’s second-half header. The match was just two minutes old when Jude Bellingham went down under pressure around 10 metr...

January 5, 2026 10:08 AM

Atletico and Real Sociedad share spoils after lively 1-1 draw

Atletico Madrid were held to an entertaining 1–1 draw at Real Sociedad in LaLiga on Sunday, with Goncalo Guedes cancelling out Alexander Sorloth’s opener for the visitors in a five-minute spell after the break at Anoeta Stadium. The result saw Atletico lose further ground in the title race and left them fourth on 38 points, level with third-placed Villarreal, who have two games in hand, but 11 points adrift of leaders Barcelona. Real Sociedad climbed to 15th on 18 points, two clear of the...