He backed his former manager and said that, "Dismissing Javier was the easy way out, but he was not the cause of our problems. Atlético reached a second Champions League final in three seasons in 2015–16, again facing Real Madrid, and lost on penalties after a 1–1 draw. They briefly returned to La Liga in 1934 but were relegated again in 1936 after Josep Samitier took over in mid-season from Pentland. There's a fine line between genius and stupidity. The club had further success winning the Copa del Rey on three occasions in 1965, 1972 and 1976. Thus, both La Liga and Athletic's relegation were postponed, the latter by winning a playoff against Osasuna, champion of the Segunda División tournament. And that might help Chelsea. [47], The 2007–08 season proved to be the most successful season for the club in the past decade. In 1919, the Compañía Urbanizadora Metropolitana—the company that ran the underground communication system in Madrid—acquired some land, near the Ciudad Universitaria. The club also runs an Academy in Bucharest, Romania, its first in Europe.[89]. Antić then returned briefly in early 1999 only to be replaced with Claudio Ranieri at the end of the season. Before this, the club played originally at the Ronda de Vallecas until 1923. Despite missing Ayala, Díaz and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Simeone led Atlético to their second Europa League win in the three years since its creation, as they beat Athletic Bilbao 3–0 in the final on 9 May 2012 at National Arena in Bucharest with Radamel Falcao – twice – and Diego being the scorers. During his second spell in charge, Aragonés led the club to a runners-up finish in La Liga and a winner's medal in the Copa del Rey, both in 1985. It was again Luis Aragonés, in his fourth and last spell as manager of Atlético, who brought them back to the Primera División. In April 2019, they launched "Football School Program" in Lahore. Adelardo holds the club's official appearance record, wearing the Atlético shirt in 551 matches from 1959 to 1976, while Adrián Escudero has the record for most goals in La Liga with 150. Their opponents were Independiente[32] of Argentina and, after losing the away leg 1–0, they won the return leg 2–0 with goals from Javier Irureta and Rubén Ayala. Chelsea - Atletico Madrid, Champions League Group of 16 Round, Dummy Country, Wednesday, March 17, 2021 In 1947, the club decided to drop the military association from its name and settled on its current name of Club Atlético de Madrid. Atlético also won another UEFA Super Cup after beating Real Madrid 4–2 at the outset of the following season at the Lilleküla Arena in Tallinn. Celebrities Joaquín Sabina, Belén Esteban, Birgitte V. Gade, Leiva, Álvaro Bautista, Dani Martin, Ana Rosa Quintana, Javier Bardem, Sara Carbonero, Pablo Iglesias Turrión, El Langui, Pedro Sánchez, Luis de Guindos, Rosendo Mercado, José Tomás, Cayetano Martínez de Irujo, David Muñoz, Will Smith, Harrison Ford, Halle Berry, Tom Cruise, Matt Damon, Vin Diesel, Charlize Theron and Karl-Anthony Towns are all fans of the club. Nothing is concrete just yet, given that the Spanish government have extended, for a third time, until 16 February the entry restrictions on flights and ships coming from the United Kingdom. [26] Enrique Collar, who continued to be an influential player during this era, was now joined by the likes of midfielder Miguel Jones and midfield playmaker Adelardo.[27]. Despite the loss of Sánchez, Aragonés went on to lead the club to success in the Supercopa de España in 1985 and then guided them to the European Cup Winners' Cup final in 1986. 8.21am EST 08:21 Half time: Atletico Madrid 0-0 Chelsea … Chelsea have one defeat in our last 13 away matches against Spanish teams (four wins, eight draws). After the completion of the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid in 1923, the club moved there until the Vicente Calderón was finished in 1966. By 1939, when La Liga had resumed, Athletic had merged with Aviación Nacional of Zaragoza to become Athletic Aviación de Madrid. Madrid had applied to host the 2016 Olympic Games, losing out to Rio de Janeiro. This rivalry has become notorious after French striker Antoine Griezmann's departure from the Madrid club to the Catalan club in 2019 and Luis Suarez leaving Barcelona to join Atlético Madrid in 2020. [28] On the way to the Final, Atlético knocked out Galatasaray, Dinamo București, Red Star Belgrade and Celtic. Here’s all the info you need to watch this Champions League match. [48], On 3 February 2009, Javier Aguirre was dismissed from his post as manager after a poor start to the season, going without a win in six games. Until recently, Atlético Madrid had struggled significantly in the derby, carrying a 14-year winless streak into the 2012–13 season. The match won’t be played until the 23rd, so there’s a chance restrictions will be eased and the game will be able to take place in Madrid as planned. The Spanish club will be looking to extend an 11-game unbeaten streak at home in the European competition. 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[25] This achievement was significant for the club, as the Cup Winners' Cup was the only major European trophy that Real Madrid never won. [87] During this era, only Atlético offered Real any serious challenge, winning La Liga titles in 1966, 1970, 1973 and 1977 and finishing runners-up in 1961, 1963 and 1965. In the marquee matchup in the … [51] Atlético saw this domestic success as an opportunity to reinforce their squad for the upcoming Champions League season. [97][98] Atlético is also supported by King Felipe VI, who became Honorary President of the club in 2003.[99]. Aviación Nacional had been founded in 1939 by members of the Spanish Air Force. The following season the Blues were beaten 1-0 by hosts Steaua Bucharest there, but a year later two-goal Ramires inspired a 4-0 victory on the same pitch. Aragonés scored with a superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner, but in the last minute of the game, Bayern defender Georg Schwarzenbeck equalized with a stunning 25-yarder that left Atlético goalkeeper Miguel Reina motionless. In 1921, Athletic Madrid became independent of parent-club Athletic Bilbao and moved into a 35,800-seater stadium built by the company, the Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid. This contributed to the club's nickname, Los Colchoneros. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. [65] One week later, Atlético faced city rivals Real Madrid in their first Champions League final since 1974, and the first played between two sides from the same city. João Félix is the club's most expensive signing at €126 million and at €120 million, Antoine Griezmann is the club's biggest sale. More recently, a heated rivalry has emerged between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona, which is also considered one of the "Classics" of Spanish football. Chelsea fans: Discuss the Atletico Madrid game with our reporter Simon Johnson ... or even a deserted one, but at an empty stadium in neutral Bucharest, Romania (the second leg will be at … [91] It made its debut against Hazara Coal and won by 2–0. Taking place at Arena Nationala, Bucharest, Romania, this will be the stage for Luis Suarez who often meets the Blues. He later claimed that this was not accurate, and that he had left by mutual termination rather than through sacking. The 2009–10 season, however, began poorly with many defeats and goals conceded. The players are to blame because we have not been playing well and we have been committing a lot of errors." In this vein, Atlético fans were probably the originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song, sung to the tune of the Real Madrid anthem, "Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la vergüenza del país", "Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame.". [49] There was public outrage after his dismissal, many believing he was not the cause of Atlético's problems, namely player Diego Forlán. The same year saw Atlético beat Real Madrid 5–0 at the Metropolitano, their biggest win over their cross-town rivals to date.[21]. Chelsea’s trip to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League round of 16 has been moved to Bucharest. This ended a 14-year and 25-match winless streak in the Madrid derby. Significant players from this era included the now-veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers Luis Aragonés, Javier Irureta and José Eulogio Gárate, the latter winning the Pichichi three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. 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Right away, Gil spent heavily, bringing in a number of expensive signings, most notably Portuguese winger Paulo Futre, who had just won the European Cup with Porto. [9], The next season, 1996–97, saw the club take part in the UEFA Champions League for the first time. He spent the entire first game instructing Atletico to … Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea (Mjelde, 77 mins) 9.05am EST 09:05 They've only gone and missed another one! In pursuit of league success, he hired and fired a number of high-profile head coaches, including César Luis Menotti, Ron Atkinson, Javier Clemente, Tomislav Ivić, Francisco Maturana, Alfio Basile as well as club legend Luis Aragonés. [53] After failing to sign Danish former footballer Michael Laudrup, Atlético Madrid made it official that the new manager for the rest of the season would be former player Quique. Note: Atlético reached the 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32 as qualified from the UEFA Intertoto Cup. 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Under Helenio Herrera and with the help of Larbi Benbarek, Atlético won La Liga again in 1950 and 1951. On the other side, Atlético Madrid were always characterized by a sentimiento de rebeldía, a sense of rebellion, although during the early Francisco Franco years, it was Atlético that was the preferred team of the regime. With this in mind, Atletico are looking beyond the Wanda Metropolitano as a precautionary measure. More significantly, the team finished the league season in fourth place, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1996–97 season. Pertarungan itu diperkirakan berlangsung sengit lantaran Chelsea memiliki modal apik pada laga nanti. They replaced veteran goalkeeper Leo Franco with David de Gea from the youth ranks and signed promising youngster Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid. Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents' game, and although controversial, his methods proved successful—after winning La Liga in 1973, the club reached the 1974 European Cup Final. Romania’s national stadium in Bucharest will play host to the fixture – originally scheduled to be in Atleti’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium in the Spanish capital – due to the travel ban on UK arrivals into Spain. During the 1970s, they became known as Los Indios, which some attribute to the club's signing several South American players after the restrictions on signing foreign players were lifted. The following year the club reached the 1963 final, but lost to English side Tottenham Hotspur 5–1. Atletico Madrid 0-1 Chelsea (Mjelde, 77 mins) 9.05am EST 09:05 They've only gone and missed another one! [92] Atlético Madrid admitted its sponsorship deal had a political dimension, saying the intention was to "promote the image of Azerbaijan". Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. [66] In 2018, they won their third Europa League title in nine years by beating Marseille 3–0 in the final at Stade de Lyon in Lyon, courtesy of a brace from Antoine Griezmann and a goal from club captain Gabi in what would be his last match for the club. Despite reaching the Copa del Rey final in 2000, Atlético were relegated. Atlético de Madrid would like to thank the Romanian Football Federation for their help and collaboration in hosting this match in Bucharest. That the match isn't being played at Atletico's Wanda Metropolitano Stadium due to Spain's Covid-19 travel restrictions on visitors from the United Kingdom is a huge advantage for Chelsea. Along with restrictions on entry access imposed by several countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic, UEFA moved the venue for the Atletico vs Chelsea match to Romania. The loss was a 0-3 defeat to Barcelona in March 2018. [52] This defeat led Atletico's management to announce that manager Abel Resino had to leave. Based on these successes, in 1928 they were invited to join the Primera División of the inaugural La Liga played the following year. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda) [93] In August 2014, the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights wrote to Atlético, calling on it to end the sponsorship by and promotion of Azerbaijan because of the country's human rights record, calling it "one of the most repressive countries in the world".[94]. Shortly after the defeat in the 1974 European Cup Final, Atlético appointed their veteran player Luis Aragonés as coach. [31] In a replay back at Heysel two days later, Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller.[31]. Atlético's best years coincided with dominant Real Madrid teams. In July 2007, Fernando Torres left the club for Liverpool for €38 million,[43] while Luis García moved in the opposite direction at the same time in an unrelated transfer. [45][46], In July 2007, the Atlético board reached an agreement with the City of Madrid to sell the land where their stadium is located and move the club to the City-owned Olympic Stadium. This ultimately led to the departure of manager Quique before the conclusion of the season, who was replaced with ex-Sevilla manager Gregorio Manzano, and who secured the final Europa League place for Atlético. Antoine Griezmann scored the club's first goal at the stadium. [13] Athletic Madrid adopted the red and white shirt, leading to them being known as Los Rojiblancos,[14][15] but opted to keep their existing blue shorts whereas the Bilbao team switched to new black shorts. 2/23/2021 Watch the Atletico Madrid vs Chelsea match broadcast live 02/23/2021 Champions League. English citizens cannot access Spain at the moment because of the pandemic, and that could disrupt things. [68] Such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the collective consciousness. On 17 May 2013, Atlético beat Real Madrid 2–1 in the Copa del Rey Final in a tense match where both teams finished with 10 men. [90] In February 2020, Pakistan Football Federation announced the 2020-21 Football Federation League in which Atletico Madrid Lahore was included in Group C and was made a professional Pakistani football club. As a compromise, this club merged with Athletic, whose squad had lost eight players during the Civil War. Previously, the club was sponsored by Columbia Pictures, who would change the shirt sponsor's logo, and occasionally the shirt itself, as they did with the away shirt when Spider-Man 2 was in cinemas. Atletico lifted the Europa League at the 2011-built stadium in May 2012, 10 days before Chelsea’s Champions League triumph in Munich. Terlebih pada leg pertama lalu, The Blues berhasil mengalahkan Atletico 1-0 lewat gol cantik dari Olivier Giroud pada menit ke-68 "Chelsea will have to handle these guys because most of them, barring perhaps Felix, are playing well at the moment," Allnutt adds. [22] In the semi-finals, they met Real Madrid, who won the first leg 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu while Atlético won 1–0 at the Metropolitano. WHERE YOU CAN BUY THE TICKETS ; Members: from september 6th (10:00h.). The closest Atlético came to the La Liga trophy was the 1990–91 season when they finished runners-up by 10 points to Johan Cruyff's Barcelona. Jesús Gil also closed down Atlético's youth academy in 1992,[38] a move that would prove significant due to 15-year-old academy member Raúl who, as a result, went across town to later achieve worldwide fame with rivals Real Madrid. However, the new stadium will change hands in 2016 and be owned by the club. During the 1920s, Athletic won the Campeonato del Centro three times and were Copa del Rey runners-up in 1921, where they faced parent club Athletic Bilbao, as they would again in 1926. Coincidentally, it was the stadium where Atleti won the 2012 Europa League – defeating Athletic Club 3-0 on the night. He played eight consecutive seasons for the Rojiblancos until the 1947–48 campaign. With the departure of Herrera in 1953, the club began to slip behind Real Madrid and Barcelona and for the remainder of the 1950s were left to battle it out with Athletic Bilbao for the title of third team in Spain. The kit has been made by Nike since 2001, as the company wants to provide competition with rival brand Adidas, who have a long-term deal with Real Madrid. [88], Atlético also runs a sports academy at the Ciudad Deportiva del Nuevo Cerro del Espino in Majadahonda. Atletico Madrid vs. Chelsea at Arena Nationala on Tuesday, Feb. 23. [42], In 2006, Atlético signed Portuguese midfielders Costinha and Maniche, as well as Argentine forward Sergio Agüero. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the establishment club. [39] The move came as part of the overall Gil-initiated business restructuring of the club; Atlético became a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, a corporate structure benefiting from a then-recently introduced special legal status under Spanish corporate law, allowing individuals to purchase and trade club shares. From his central midfield position, he formed a legendary midfield alongside Machín and Ramón Gabilondo. Sevilla and Atletico Madrid name starting lineups ahead of crucial La Liga clash, Real Madrid waiting for Eden Hazard to return to 100% fitness before playing him again, Manchester United want to sell David de Gea. [19] After the move, the Metropolitano was demolished and was replaced with university buildings and an office block belonging to the company ENUSA. Atlético began playing in blue and white, mirroring then-parent club Athletic Bilbao, but both changed to red-and-white stripes by 1911 which became their traditional colours. Atletico Madrid vs. Chelsea: Live stream UEFA Champions League, watch online, TV, start time, odds Los Colchoneros are the favorites but have hit a rough patch as of late. During their debut La Liga campaign, the club were managed by Fred Pentland, but after two seasons they were relegated to Segunda División. Atlético, however, lost their third successive European final, this time 3–0 to Dynamo Kyiv. The club play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, which has a capacity of 68,456. Atletico are waiting to see how the Covid-19 situation develops in the coming weeks and how that might affect their clash with Chelsea … Sánchez also scored twice in the cup final as Atlético beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1. This spell ended, however, on 17 May 2013 after Atlético beat their city rivals 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the 2013 Copa del Rey Final, and continued on 29 September 2013 when they won a 1–0 victory, again at the Bernabéu. [61][62] Again, by winning the Europa League, they qualified for the 2012 UEFA Super Cup against Chelsea, winner of the previous season's Champions League, which was played at Stade Louis II, Monaco on 31 August 2012; Atlético won 4–1, including a hat-trick by Falcao in the first half. The 2012–13 season saw the club finish with three trophies in a little over a year.[63][64]. All of the success, however, produced little change in the overall Gil strategy, and although Antić survived three consecutive seasons in charge, he was replaced during the summer of 1998 with Arrigo Sacchi, who himself only remained in the managerial hot seat for less than six months. "There is a genuine threat there and this won’t be the template Atletico tie that we’ve seen for a decade. INGGRIS, POSKOTA.CO.ID – Chelsea akan menjamu Atletico Madrid di Stadion Stamford Bridge di laga leg kedua babak 16 besar Liga Champions, Kamis (18/3/2021) dini hari. [43] The club also bought Uruguay international and former European Golden Boot and Pichichi winner Diego Forlán for roughly €21 million from Villarreal. In 1962, they won the European Cup Winners' Cup, beating Fiorentina 3–0 after a replay. In the 1994–95 league campaign, Atlético only avoided relegation via a draw on the last day of the season. It was the first time since the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup that Atlético had claimed a European title. [16] Athletic Bilbao won the 1911 Copa del Rey Final using several 'borrowed' players from Athletic Madrid, including Manolón [es] who scored one of their goals.[17]. However, there are a number of alternative theories which claim they were named so because their stadium was "camped" on the river bank, or because Los Indios (The Indians) were the traditional enemy of Los Blancos (The Whites), which is the nickname of the club's city rivals, Real Madrid. 9 of 15 10 of 15 Atletico Madrid's Luis Suarez, left, argues with Chelsea's Antonio Rudiger during the Champions League, round of 16, first leg soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Chelsea … The most influential and charismatic player of these years was the captain Germán Gómez, who was signed from Racing de Santander in 1939. The club play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, which has a capacity of 68,456.[1]. [40], Atlético spent two seasons in the Segunda División, narrowly missing out on promotion in 2000–01 season before winning the Segunda División championship in 2002. On 21 October, Atletico were hammered 4–0 by English club Chelsea in the Champions League group stage. Atlético have won La Liga on 10 occasions, including a league and cup double in 1996; the Copa del Rey on 10 occasions; two Supercopas de España, one Atletico Madrid makes its Champions League debut at its new stadium against Chelsea. Inspired by Brazilian centre-forward Vavá and Enrique Collar, Atlético reached the semi-finals after beating Drumcondra, CSKA Sofia and Schalke 04. [23] The tie went to a replay and Real won 2–1 in Zaragoza. In terms of league titles won, Atlético Madrid are the third most successful club in Spanish football – behind Real Madrid and Barcelona. Between 1961 and 1980, Real Madrid dominated La Liga, winning the competition 14 times.