ATLETICO DE MADRID TEAM PHOTO 2014 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

A post for all the Atletico de Madrid fans around the global with a TEAM PHOTO of the historic starting XI line-up against Chelsea FC which won 1 - 3 in the semi-final of the UEFA Champions League. Great photo that you may wish to have & share or place somewhere in your favourites sites.



Atletico de Madrid Starting XI Team Photo UEFA Champions League semi-final vs Chelsea FC

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CHELSEA FC 1 ATLETICO DE MADRID 3 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT

The UEFA Champions League Final season 2013-2014 will be an all Spanish Football affair after Atletico de Madrid defeated Chelsea FC 1 - 3 in the 2º leg return semi-final match. Atletico de Madrid will face local City rival Real Madrid in Lisbon on the 24th of May, a true "clasico" multiplied by 10.

The match was very even the first half with Chelsea FC putting in a more "offensive" starting 11

CHELSEA FC - ATLETICO DE MADRID | PREVIEW | POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

Chelsea FC hosts Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid tonight in the 2ºleg semi-final match of the UEFA Champions League with the tie wide open & even (0-0 aggregate). The winner tonight will meet Real Madrid in the Final on the 24th of May in Lisbon (Portugal).Already the "conspiracy theory" enthusiasts have alerted that UEFA does not desire a Final to be between two Clubs of the same

BAYERN MUNICH 0 REAL MADRID 4 ( 0-5 AGG) | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI RESULT

If anyone would have predicated beforehand the final result most would have called him/her crazy. Bayern Munich hosted Real Madrid in the 2º leg return match of the UEFA Champions League semi-final & was "bulldozed" losing 0 - 4, that is 0 - 5 on total aggregate.There was some doubt pre-match with Gareth Bale starting ahead of Isco but the Welshman put in a solid performance defending & even

PRE-MATCH | BAYERN MUNICH - REAL MADRID POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

Huge Football match tonight between two World & European Soccer giants. Bayern Munich hosts Real Madrid in the 2º leg semi-final of the UEFA Champions League with a 0-1 disadvantage. Maximum tension, plenty of nerves & Football pride intertwined in an atmosphere that will be heated up by 70.000 screaming fans. 



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Plenty has been said since the last time both teams met in

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 35 MONDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Last scheduled game of Round 35 Spanish Football Liga was played tonight between Celta de Vigo & Real Valladolid. Important match for both Clubs as the home side needed a win to guarantee their presence next year in Liga, while Valladolid is suffering in the 2º last place on the Liga table with relegation almost a certainty.




The final result 4 - 0 was a whitewash with Celta de Vigo outplaying

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 35 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with four matches of Round 35 Liga. Below all the final scores-results along with the goalscorers.




RCD Espanyol hosted Almeria which is sitting in the "relegation zone" of the Liga classification table. The final result a 1 - 2 victory to Almeria which keeps them with slim chances in avoiding the relegation. Espanyol continue with a string of losses which is

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 35 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football Liga action today with Round 35 & things getting hot at the top part of the classification table & dramatic in & around the relegation zone. Below are all the final results - scores along with the goalscorers.




Elche hosted Levante in the Friday Night game & finished with a 1 - 1 draw. A result which favoured Levante as Elche is dangerously close to the danger-zone relegation

ZINEDINE ZIDANE TO LEAVE REAL MADRID

Spanish Football & Sports daily paper "Marca" has published today what many have suspected, that Real Madrid current second Coach Zinedine Zidane will leave the Club at the end of the season. However, it is going to be like a "boomerang" as the ex Real Madrid player & ex-Directive is destined to be the 1º Coach in the future.




Zinadine Zidane was initially reluctant to take on Coaching 

SEVILLA FC 2 VALENCIA CF 0 | EUROPA LEAGUE SEMI FINAL RESULT

European Football continues with its festival this week with the turn of the UEFA Europa League semi-final. While Benfica hosted Juventus in Lisbon, Spanish Football Clubs Sevilla FC & Valencia CF played out their 1ºst leg away semi-final match. The final result a convincing 2 - 0 win by Sevilla FC over Valencia CF.



Fabulous atmosphere at the "Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium" filled with Sevilla

THE FC BARCELONA REVOLUTION FOR NEXT SEASON

Spanish Football Club FC Barcelona has received the "temporary" lifting of the FIFA no Ban on signing with joy & relief. The World Football governing body will now further investigate if Barça infringed with "under-aged" signings, & while this long process occurs they have "freed-up" the Spanish Club to be able to sign new players for next season. This has made FC Barcelona "Football Director"

REAL MADRID 1 BAYERN MUNICH 0 | CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMI FINAL RESULT

The final result of the UEFA Champions League 1ºst leg away semi-final between Real Madrid & Bayern Munich finished in a 1 - 0 victory to the Spaniards. Intense game between two giants of European Football with differing styles, at least shown tonight. 




After days of debate Cristiano Ronaldo started while Bale was left on the bench. This allowed Isco to start which seem to indicate that Real

REAL MADRID - BAYERN MUNICH POSSIBLE STARTING TEAM LINE-UPS

More European Football today with the huge UEFA Champions League 1º leg semi-final between Real Madrid & Bayern Munich. Unfortunate that both had to meet at this stage as perhaps a Final would have been more appropriate.The Germans are clear favourites although they transmit that they are the "underdogs", good tactic as Real Madrid are quietly optimistic & historically that has not helped them in

ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 CHELSEA FC 0 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 1º LEG SEMI FINAL RESULT

The first semi-final of the 1º leg away match in the UEFA Champions League between Spanish Football Club Atletico de Madrid & English Premier League Club Chelsea FC finished with a final 0-0 draw result. The match also had some "collateral damage" for Chelsea FC losing their habitual goalie Peter Cech with a dislocated shoulder & their Captain John Terry, plus Frank Lampard received a yellow card

IS REAL MADRID NEGOTIATING WITH ASHLEY COLE ?

Taking advantage that Chelsea FC is in the City of Madrid to play Atletico de Madrid in the UEFA Champions League semi-final, Spanish digital newspaper "elconfidencial.com" publish that Chelsea FC defender Ashley Cole is in talks with Real Madrid CF. 




The 33 year old English International & defender is out of favour with his current Coach Mourinho & will end his contract with Chelsea FC on

ATLETICO DE MADRID-CHELSEA FC | POSSIBLE TEAM LINE-UPS

The City of Madrid becomes the centre of European Football these days as the two local big Spanish Football Clubs not only participate in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals but respectively act as hosts for the 1º leg away games. Atletico de Madrid plays English Premier League Club Chelsea FC tonight, while Real Madrid CF plays German Club Bayern Munich tomorrow. 

Huge games for both, & for

MALAGA 2 VILLARREAL 0 | SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 34 MONDAY GAME RESULT

Spanish Liga Round 34 had up to Monday two remaining matches to be played. The Real Valladolid - Real Madrid game has been moved for the 7th of May, thus the other remaining clash between Malaga FC & Villarreal was the Monday Night match. An encounter that brought together two sides with differing objectives, the first Malaga FC needed the three points tonight to secure their Spanish League

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA | ROUND 34 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with four matches of Round 34 Liga. Below are the final results-scores along with all the goalscorers.




Almeria hosted Celta de Vigo & further complicated their Liga future losing 2 - 4 to Celta de Vigo. For Celta it was a mini-celebration as they secure their future mathematically in Liga for next season. The four goals for Celta came in the following order:

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA | SATURDAY ROUND 34 GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with three games of Round 34 Liga. Below are all the final results-scores along with all the goalscorers.




Osasuna played Valencia with the final result begin a 1 - 1 draw. A result that does not benefit either as Osasuna which remains in relegation danger & Valencia which is further away from the European table positions.The first goal was scored by Osasuna

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 34 FRIDAY NIGHT GAME RESULT

Spanish Football kicked off with Round 34 of Liga with the Friday Night match. Important game for the home side, Atletico de Madrid, which need a win (no option) to remain Liga leaders & keep open their options of winning this season Spanish League. The visitors Elche also needed to grab points because they a hoovering dangerously close to the relegation zone of the table. 



The final result a

FC BARCELONA 1 REAL MADRID 2 | SPANISH CUP - COPA DEL REY ( KINGS CUP ) FINAL RESULT

The first title of the Spanish Football season 2013-2014 fell the way of Real Madrid after defeating FC Barcelona 1 - 2 in the Final of the Spanish Cup - Copa del Rey (Kings Cup) played this Wednesday night at the city of Valencia. 

Important victory for Real Madrid which finally manages, along with their Coach Ancelotti, to win this season their maximum rival in Spanish & World Soccer. Horror

SPANISH CUP FINAL - KINGS CUP FINAL | POSSIBLE TEAM LINE-UPS

The country is slowly grinding to a halt as the Easter vacations commence & the Final of the SPANISH CUP-COPA DEL REY ( Kings Cup) is about to kick-off tomorrow - Wednesday the 16th of April at 21.30 hrs Spanish Time - between FC Barcelona & Real Madrid.Top match of Spanish & World Football as two of the best Clubs on World Soccer meet up once again to attempt to claim the first big title of this

FC BARCELONA WINS UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE

Congratulations to Spanish Football Club FC Barcelona Youth Team for winning the first edition of the UEFA YOUTH LEAGUE 2013-2014. The Spanish Club defeated Portuguese Club Benfica in the Final with a 0 - 3 result.The "UEFA Youth League" is the spin-off of the UEFA Champions League that was put into motion this season as an initiative to lift the competition levels of the youngsters playing

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 33 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football celebrated four Round 33 Liga games today with the following final results-scores & goalscorers.




Explosive City of Seville match with the Real Betis - Sevilla FC derby. Real Betis is sitting at the bottom of the Liga table & is desperate in every match. The final result ended up going 0 - 2 to Sevilla FC making the relegation of its city rival more a reality. The game had as

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 33 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football action with Round 33 of Liga today. Getting close to the end of the season & things are delicate at the top & at the bottom of the Spanish League classification table. Below are all the final results-scores along with the goalscorers.However, before I get into details, I ask you excuse me today the brief summary of the games. Had family issues to take care off & was more switched

CHELSEA FC HAS ATLETICO DE MADRID DIEGO COSTA TIED UP ?

It was a murmur earlier this year, but the rumour is now "heavy-duty" speculation. English Premier League Club Chelsea FC is said to have Atletico de Madrid star forward Diego Costa tied up for next season. The word around town is that Chelsea Coach José Mourinho has the OK from the player & Chelsea is prepared to pay the contract release clause of 60M€.



Chelsea Coach Mourinho is not too happy

REAL MADRID-BAYERN MUNICH | AT MADRID - CHELSEA SEMI FINAL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

The semi-final match-ups for both Champions League & Europa League were held this midday in Nyon, HQ of UEFA which the following ties. 




The Champions League draw matched up Real Madrid - Bayern Munich 22/04 & Atletico de Madrid - Chelsea FC 23/04. The return leg games will be held 29th / 30th of April respectively.Real Madrid once again has to get through a German Team in their 4th straight

SPANISH FOOTBALL | EUROPA LEAGUE FINAL RESULTS

Two great matches tonight put in by the two Spanish representatives of the Europa League Q/Finals. Both Clubs had lost in their 1ºst leg games & needed to make comebacks to turn things around & get themselves into the semi-finals phase of the Europa League. Both Clubs managed brilliant performances & a bag of goals to eliminate their opponents. Below are the final results-scores & all the

ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 FC BARCELONA 0 | AT MADRID WINS 2 -1 ON AGGREGATE

Epic, a match that went to the highest level of European Football with two Spanish Football Teams that could have claimed the right to win & pass into the semi finals phase of the UEFA Champions League. However, tonight & after this particular game ( & Q/Final tie ) Atletico de Madrid knocks out FC Barcelona from the competition after winning 1 - 0 the 2º leg return match & taking the Q/Final tie

CAN REAL MADRID GO FURTHER IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ?

Spanish Football Club Real Madrid are through to the semi final phase of the UEFA Champions League. However, their exhibition & performance in last nights 2º leg away Q/Final game against Borussia Dortmund leads most to think that the Spanish team has little options of going further in the competition.

The 2 - 0 loss is one thing, but the way Real Madrid lost is another. Luck played its part

BORUSSIA 2 REAL MADRID 0 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2º LEG Q/FINAL RESULT

Real Madrid took a 3 goal advantage to Borussia Dortmund that was just enough as the Germans took the Spaniards down to the wire winning 2 - 0 & putting Real Madrid against the ropes for most of the match.German territory has never been positive soil for Real Madrid & tonight once again they lost but won the UEFA Champions League Q/Final tie on aggregate & thanks to their efforts in Madrid.

BAYERN MUNICH TONI KROSS OFFERS HIMSELF TO REAL MADRID ?

News doing the Spanish Sports press is that German International & Bayern Munich 24 year old midfielder Toni Kross has offered himself to Real Madrid. The talented midfielder ends contract in 2015 & his current negotiations with his current Club are not going well.

Firstly, the player wishes to up his salary from 4,5M€ to 12M€, something the German Club is not willing to do. Secondly, it is said

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 32 SUNDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football continued today with 4 matches scheduled for Round 32 of Liga. Below are all the final results-scores along with the goalscorers.




Malaga FC hosted Granada complicating the Liga future of the latter by winning 4 - 1. The loss by Granada places them dangerously close to the relegation zone of the ladder while Malaga jumps up the classification into mid-table positions. The

SPANISH FOOTBALL LIGA ROUND 32 SATURDAY GAMES RESULTS

Spanish Football celebrated this Saturday Round 32 of Liga with all three League top table Clubs in action. Below are all the final results-scores along with the goalscorers.

The Friday Night game was between Almeria & Osasuna both fighting to stay away from the relegation zone of the Liga table. The final result was a 1 - 2 victory to Osasuna that gives the latter 3 vital points that keeps

REAL MADRID SHUTS GUILHERME SIQUIERA FOR NEXT SEASON ?

The Brazilian left back Guilherme Siquiera was very close to signing to Real Madrid at the start of this season. The deal was practically done & all that was needed was that Manchester United sign Coentrao. In the last minute of the transfer deadline ( right on mid-night) while Siquiera waited outside the Benfica Club doors for Real Madrid to call him, the negotiations between Real Madrid &

EUROPA LEAGUE 1º LEG FINAL RESULTS TONIGHT | SPANISH CLUBS

Europa League 1º leg matches tonight with two Spanish Football Clubs in action with bad results. Below are the final results-scores along with the goalscorers. 




Spanish Football Club Valencia CF visited Swiss Club Basilea & lost 3 - 0. The match was played in an empty stadium due to a UEFA sanction & that perhaps added to the "cold" night for Valencia. The Football reason was that Basilea was

THE MANCHESTER CITY-MONACO-REAL MADRID-FALCAO-MENDES MADRID DINNER

Curious & attention grabbing event last night in Madrid. The background is the following, a dinner in one of Madrid´s famous restaurants with the following guests all around the same table:

Falcao ( Player of Monaco )
Jorge Mendes ( representative of Falcao - & Di Maria )
Txiki Begiristain ( Football Director of Manchester City)
Dmitry Rybolovlev ( Owner of Monaco )
Peter Lim ( Asian Magnate )

REAL MADRID 3 BORUSSIA DORTMUND 0 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q/FINAL 1º ST LEG RESULT

The last of the three Spanish Football Clubs in the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals phase, Real Madrid, had its turn tonight. Real Madrid hosted German Club Borussia Dortmund with the home team winning an "undermanned" visting team 3 - 0. Beforehand, one may think Real Madrid has the road to the semi-finals clear, however the return match could be complicated & one must never underestimate

FC BARCELONA 1 ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 | UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Q/F 1º LEG RESULT

The UEFA Champions League Quater-Final phase kicked off tonight with two Spanish Football Clubs matched, none other than FC Barcelona & Atletico de Madrid. The 1º leg match finished in a 1 - 1 draw result leaving the tie wide open for the return 2º leg game next Wednesday in Madrid. 




The match was as all the other encounters between these two teams this season very even in all the aspects