Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night will host Atletico Madrid in a competitive match for the first time — just as Los Rojiblancos’ Champions League hopes hang by a thread. Atleti have lost consecutive UEFA Champions League games for the first time since the 2022 group stage, which portended an early elimination from the competition. Consecutive…
The 2023/24 UEFA Champions League Matchday Four has come to an end with teams putting in intriguing performances in the hope of qualifying for the Round of 16. As is customary, the Champions League games were a delight to watch and here the FootballCastle gives you a quick summary of the most intriguing results of…
The world of football keeps on giving. The Pandemic was horrible for several reasons all over the world, but the general excitement about the 2020/21 season is its unpredictability and the protracted title challenges witnessed in each of Europe’s top five leagues. In the Spanish top-flight, the Barcelona – Real Madrid duopoly was shaken to…
Chelsea dispatched off Atlético Madrid 2-0 in the Champions League Last-16 second leg, as they once again underlined their superiority over the La Liga leaders. The 3-0 win on aggregate means they qualified for a first quarterfinal since 2014 as Thomas Tuchel became the first Chelsea manager to go unbeaten in his first 13 games…
Talk about a perfect start. Thomas Tuchel has won Chelsea’s biggest game of the season. He was brought in after Frank Lampard’s sacking with the Champions League Round of 16 firmly at the back of their minds. Chelsea defeated Atlético Madrid who have dominated La Liga this season 1-0 ‘away’ in Bucharest. Diego Simeone’s men…
Luis Suárez has now scored at least 15 La Liga goals for seven consecutive years as Atlético Madrid have gone nine games unbeaten. The Uruguayan continued his excellent start to life at Atleti as he scored a brace against Celta Vigo at the Wanda Metropolitano. Diego ‘Cholo’ Simeone has been able to harness a lethal…
Real Madrid simply do not know how to give up and they keep coming back. The defending Champions defeated the early pacesetters in the Madrid Derby in a must-not-lose game for Los Blancos. They have crashed Atlético Madrid’s unbeaten record this season in what was their third big win in a very crucial week after…
RB Leipzig dumped Atlético Madrid out of the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals following a 2-1 win in an amazing tie in Lisbon. It is the first-ever Champions League semi-final for the German club established in 2009. Dani Olmo headed Leipzig into a well-deserved lead before João Félix equalised from the penalty spot with less than…
