Despite reportedly having agreed terms with Getafe’s Miguel Ángel Moyà late last week, Atlético revealed on Tuesday that, instead, another seasoned goalkeeper will be serving as backup to starter Thibaut Courtois. Former Deportivo man Dani Aranzubia, who passed his Rojiblanco medical Tuesday morning, agreed to a one-year contract with Atleti, the club’s official website announced. The Spaniard
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The red and white aftermath: Match Day 34
Atlético were held to a scoreless draw against Deportivo in a useless game that nonetheless offered the capital club a very useful point. It’s interesting how expectations can change so quickly. Had fourth place been secured by Atleti in previous campaigns, as was the case to virtually no fanfare Saturday night, celebrations alongside Neptuno would
La Liga: Deportivo 0 – 0 Atlético
Atlético Madrid’s impressive defensive streak continued against Deportivo la Coruña, as Courtois & co. collected their sixth consecutive clean sheet on the road. At the Riazor the teams played to a goalless draw, but in the added time of the game, both teams could have claimed the win if it wasn’t for two mishaps by
Match preview: Deportivo vs. Atlético
Atlético Madrid will be looking to pick themselves up following last week’s derby defeat, starting with a tough trip to Deportivo La Coruña on Saturday night. The Galician strugglers have been at the bottom end of the table all season, but have found real form lately in their battle to avoid the drop. Kick-off in
The red and white aftermath: Match Day 15
Atlético kept their perfect home record intact by taking out all their anger from their impotent derby performance of a week ago on a very poor Deportivo, absolutely destroying a side that had already arrived in Madrid in tatters. 6-0 was the final scoreline on Sunday–the type usually displayed on the scoreboards at the Bernabéu
La Liga: Atlético 6 – 0 Deportivo
With 8 from 8 at the Vicente Calderón and the highest scoring record at home Atlético Madrid just keep on breaking records. On Sunday night the Colchoneros comfortably beat Deportivo la Coruña in round 15 of the Liga BBVA to continue in the footsteps of Barcelona. A goal from Diego Costa opened the scoring, but
Match preview: Atlético vs. Deportivo
Atlético welcome Deportivo de La Coruña to the Vicente Calderón on Sunday (19:00 CET) on the back of consecutive defeats in La Liga and the Europa League, though they remain in second place in the domestic competition and have qualified to the next round of the UEFA tournament. So what’s all the fuss about? After
Atlético lose the Teresa Herrera in final test of summer
Missed penalties by Adrián and Diego Godín in the shoot-out following full time cost Atlético a bid for their seventh Trofeo Teresa Herrera. The annual summer event hosted by last season’s Segunda División champions Deportivo de la Coruña was a back-and-forth affair that finished 2-2 in regulation time. Deportivo got off to a fast start
Simeone’s 22-man squad for Deportivo friendly
Atlético boss Diego Simeone unveiled his squad list for Saturday’s friendly against recently promoted-side Deportivo de La Coruña. The 67th edition of the Depor-hosted Trofeo Teresa Herrera kicks off at the Riazor Stadium at 21:00 CET. The clash will be Atleti’s final preparation game ahead of the start of La Liga action in Levante on
La Liga: Deportivo 0 – 1 Atlético
Deportivo are famous for their goalless draws, and for a long time Atlético’s visit to the Riazor seemed as if it would end 0-0. That was until Agüero netted a late goal preventing a complete shut-out in Coruña.It wasn’t a very pleasant game for the spectators, but Atleti did what needed to be done and brought home three points, leapfrogging Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao in the Liga table at least for the night.