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Hours before Wednesday’s friendly between Atlético and Millonarios kicked off in Bogotá, a Rojiblanco contingent composed of natives Radamel Falcao and Luis Amaranto Perea, Atleti coach Diego Simeone, captain Antonio López, club president Enrique Cerezo and general director Miguel Ángel Gil Marín were welcomed to the Casa de Nariño presidential palace by Colombian President Juan…
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Atlético have won their first of three friendlies in Colombia. In Bogota, at the El Campín stadium, Millonarios were beaten 2-1. Next up are games at América (Cali) on the 19th and Atlético Huila (Neiva) on the 22nd. Wednesday’s game was all about Radamel Falcao, the Colombian superstar who played for Millonarios as a kid….
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On their second day in the Colombian capital of Bogotá ahead of Wednesday’s friendly against local outfit Millonarios, Atlético were in very close proximity to the assassination attempt on former Colombia interior minister Fernando Londoño. The bomb attack resulted in the death of two of the ex-government official’s bodyguards and left 39 others wounded, according…
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Just hours after landing in Colombia Álvaro Domínguez, Juanfran and Adrián López woke up to some wonderful news. They got to travel all the way back over the Atlantic for another 14 hour flight. The trio were called up by Spain coach Vicente del Bosque for friendlies against Serbia and South Korea on 26 and…
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Atlético landed safely on Colombian soil Monday evening local time and were greeted by the press and residents of the capital city of Bogotá, where the club will play the first of a series of three friendlies in the country on Wednesday evening against local side Millonarios. Just a few hours after the Europa League…
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Though Atlético finished the season strongly, going unbeaten in their final nine games in all competitions including Sunday’s 1-0 victory over Villarreal and Thursday’s Europa League title-hoisting triumph over Athletic Bilbao, the mood in Rojiblanco land was tepid at best, as most of us felt we should have been celebrating our return to the Champions…
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Atlético Madrid have concluded the 2011/12 La Liga season with a 1-0 win away at Villarreal. A late goal sent the home team down to the Segunda División, while it leaves Atleti in 5th place. The Rojiblancos had hoped to beat Málaga to a Champions League spot, but our rivals didn’t slip up and claimed…
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After our midweek heroics and ensuing festivities, one would almost forget Atlético has one more game to play this season. The Rojiblancos take on Villarreal in a game that decides in which competitions the two team will be playing next year. Atlético must win to have a chance of qualifying for the next edition of…
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Atlético’s two-goal hero of the Europa League has paid homage to the support he received from the other 10 men on the pitch during the 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. Radamel Falcao’s incredible strike on just six minutes set the tone of the match for Atlético who hardly looked challenged from there on. Speaking to…
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Atlético Madrid won the UEFA Europa League for the second time in three years this evening with a fantastic 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao. On the back of 11 successive wins in the competition, Diego Simeone’s team went into the final as slight favourites, but had a tough task on their hands against the team…
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Surely, at the start of the season, there were times when Juanfran was beating himself up over having left Osasuna a year and a half ago to join Atleti. The winger had gone from being a crucial member of the Rojillo side, to ending up as a bench warmer at Atlético. After some early opportunities…
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