Diego Simeone News

Manchester City rotated the ball with their usual expertise and made it difficult for Atletico to push out from their deep defensive formation, while never over-committing themselves.

Atletico Madrid knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League and moved into the quarter-finals after a 41st-minute header from Brazilian Renan Lodi gave them a 1-0 (2-1 aggregate) win at Old Trafford.

Manchester United are left to focus on a Premier League campaign where they face a real battle to make the top four and earn a place in next year’s Champions League. 

Atletico said that their first team, coaching staff and auxiliary personnel recently underwent COVID-19 tests and Simeone returned with positive results. The 50-year-old head coach had returned to training with his side last Monday ahead of the upcoming 2020-21 season of the La Liga. Atletico Madrid are slated to lock horns with Cadiz in a friendly game on September 16, ahead of their season opening match at home against Granada on September 27.

The Premier League window for incoming transfers closed on August 8, a day before the season began.

Felix displayed a brilliant form and even scored a goal during Atletico Madrid`s 2-1 victory over Juventus on Saturday.

Griezmann, who joined Atletico from Real Sociedad for a reported 30 million euros in 2014, has been the team`s top scorer in each of the five seasons he has been at the club.

France winger Lemar settled an exciting and open game in the 85th minute, racing towards the far post to meet a pass from midfielder Koke and slam the ball into the net from close range.

Costa was shown a straight red card in the 28th minute of the top-of-the-table clash for a verbal outburst at referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who said in his report that the striker had made a derogatory comment about his mother.

Ronaldo blasted home the decisive goal from a penalty with four minutes left to seal a 3-2 overall triumph, having made the breakthrough in the 27th minute.

Chiellini says the Turin side, trailing 2-0 from the first leg of their round of 16 tie, will know exactly what to expect from Diego Simeone`s team.

Although he was outsmarted by Diego Simeone in the first leg, when three quickfire substitutions knocked Juve off balance, Allegri has often been in his element when he is apparently on the back foot.

Morata broke the deadlock in the 31st minute, sending a cross from Filipe Luis into the bottom corner on the volley.

In four full seasons at Juventus, Allegri has led his team to four successive league and cup doubles and two Champions League finals. 

Goalless as the hour mark approached, the Argentine introduced forwards Angel Correa, Alvaro Morata and Thomas Lemar and the Spanish side went on to win 2-0.

Simeone, who spent two separate spells at Atletico Madrid as a player, took over as coach in December 2011 with the club hovering above the relegation zone and transformed them into one of the top sides in Europe.

The two teams will square off again in the second and final leg on January 16 at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.

Costa missed the recent 2-0 win against Monaco in the UEFA Champions League because of problems with an old bone injury in his right foot.

Dembele was left out of the squad for Barcelona`s 4-3 defeat by Real Betis in their last league match, but is hoping to face Atletico Madrid.

Speaking at his pre-match press conference on Friday evening, Simeone said that the club management wants Jan Oblak to remain with Atletico Madrid beyond his current contract which ends in 2021.