Lionel Messi hit a sensational late goal to give Barcelona a 1-0 win at title rivals Atletico Madrid which saw the champions reclaim top spot in La Liga from Real Madrid on Sunday. Messi curled sweetly into the corner of Jan Oblak‘s goal from the edge of the penalty box…
Barcelona have signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause. The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a five-year deal which includes an 800m euro (£717m) release clause. He signed a new five-year deal in June 2018, but announced…
Spanish World Cup-winning striker Fernando Torres has announced he is to retire from football. Torres, 35, played at Atletico Madrid, Liverpool and Chelsea in his 18-year career and is currently at Sagan Tosu in Japan’s J1 League. In 110 games for Spain, he scored the winner in Euro 2008 and…
Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann has announced he will be leaving at the end of this season after five years. The World Cup winner signed a five-year contract last June but Saturday’s La Liga match against Levante will be his last for the club. Barcelona will pay the buyout clause…
Bayern Munich have signed Atletico Madrid defender Lucas Hernandez on a five-year deal worth a club record 80m euros (£68m). The 23-year-old, who won the 2018 World Cup with France, will join the Bundesliga leaders on 1 July. During his medical at Bayern, doctors discovered Hernandez had damaged a ligament…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a spectacular hat-trick to fire Juventus into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid on Tuesday that saw his side claim a thrilling tie 3-2 on aggregate. The Portuguese superstar scored two headers either side of halftime and a late penalty to clinch…
Alvaro Morata scored his first Atletico Madrid goal as they beat Villarreal. The striker, on loan from Chelsea, met Filipe Luis‘ left-wing cross with a low volley from near the penalty spot. He celebrated by pretending he was speaking to a video official, having been denied goals by VAR against…
