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  • Chelsea Battle Real Madrid, Man City Face Atletico In Champions League Quarters

    Chelsea Battle Real Madrid, Man City Face Atletico In Champions League Quarters

    Holders Chelsea were drawn against 13-time winners Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Friday, with the English club’s future in jeopardy.

    Chelsea are up for sale after the British government placed Russian owner Roman Abramovich under sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

    See other draws below:

    Draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of this season’s Champions League, made at UEFA headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland on Friday:

    Quarter-finals

    Chelsea (ENG) v Real Madrid (ESP)

    Manchester City (ENG) v Atletico Madrid (ESP)

    Villarreal (ESP) v Bayern Munich (GER)

    Semi-finals

    Manchester City or Atletico Madrid v Chelsea or Real Madrid

    Benfica or Liverpool v Villarreal or Bayern Munich

    – Quarter-final first legs to be played April 5 and 6, second legs on April 12 and 13

    – Semi-final first legs to be played April 26 and 27, second legs on May 3 and 4

    – Final to be played at Stade de France in Paris on Saturday, May 28

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  • BREAKING: Atletico Madrid crowned La Liga champions

    BREAKING: Atletico Madrid crowned La Liga champions

    Atletico Madrid are LaLiga champions for the 2020/2021 season.

    Diego Simeone’s men were confirmed title winners after beating Valladolid 2-1 on the final day of the LaLiga season on Saturday.

    Goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez ensured Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid to win the LaLiga title.

    Valladolid took the lead through Oscar Plano before Correa equalized for the visitors.

    Suarez then sealed the victory for Atletico Madrid in 67 minutes.

    Atletico Madrid won the LaLiga title with 86 points from 38 matches.

    Meanwhile, Real Madrid defeated Villarreal 2-1 to occupy the second position on the log.

  • Torreira’s agent addresses rumours of Atletico loan being cut short

    Torreira’s agent addresses rumours of Atletico loan being cut short

    Lucas Torreira’s agent has addressed rumours that the Arsenal star’s loan stay at Atletico Madrid could be cut short.

    When Ghana international Thomas Partey completed a £45 million ($61m) move to Emirates Stadium from Atletico on October 5, Arsenal allowed Torreira to head in the opposite direction on a season-long loan.

    The 24-year-old was initially a big hit in north London following his £26 million (€30m/$34m) switch from Sampdoria in 2018, but he was only used sparingly by Mikel Arteta last season.

    The Gunners were happy to sanction Torreira’s temporary departure after signing Partey, who plays in the same position just in front of the defence, with the Uruguayan though to be a better fit for Diego Simeone’s set-up at Wanda Metropolitano.

    Unfortunately, the former Sampdoria talisman has been unable to hold down a regular spot in Atletico’s starting XI, with all but two of his nine appearances to date coming from the bench.

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    Arsenal’s fortunes have also taken a turn for the worst since Torreira’s exit, with Arteta’s side currently sitting 15th in the Premier League standings after losing seven of their opening 12 fixtures.

    It is now being suggested that the Gunners will look to bring the midfielder back to the Emirates in January to boost their chances of climbing the table in the second half of the season.

    Arteta refused to rule out such a scenario when quizzed on Torreira’s situation ahead of Arsenal’s midweek clash with Southampton, as he told reporters: “[Technical director] Edu has been dealing with that situation, but again, when the market opens and we have the possibility to bring players in and get players out, whatever we have to do, we will discuss it.”

    However, Pablo Bentancur, who serves as the Gunners loanee’s main legal representative, has moved to squash the speculation surrounding his client’s future once and for all.

    The South American agent insists Torreira remains fully focused on his duties with Atletico, and is just beginning to find his feet in the Spanish top-flight.

    “Lucas is calm and happy and has nothing in his mind beyond continuing with Atletico,” Betancur told Gianluca Di Marzio.

    “He is finishing his process of adaptation [to the team and La Liga].”

    Torreira will be back in contention for a place in Simeone’s line up when Atletico play host to Elche on Saturday afternoon.

  • Transfer: Kondogbia completes €10m move to Atletico from Valencia

    Transfer: Kondogbia completes €10m move to Atletico from Valencia

    Geoffrey Kondogbia has completed a €10 million move to Atletico Madrid from Valencia on Tuesday morning, replacing Thomas Partey in Diego Simeone’s squad.

    Atletico announced Kondogbia’s arrival via an official statement on their website, which reads: “Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Geoffrey Kondogbia who will play for our club for the remainder of the year and three more seasons.

    “A talented player arrives at Atletico Madrid, with great physical power that makes him rule the centre of the field.

    “His good ball stealing also makes him stand out when it comes to intercepting opponent’s attacking plays, making him a very complete midfielder both for defensive tasks and for cutting-edge work when mounting counter-attacks. 

    “Thus, we welcome a player who joins our project with the greatest enthusiasm.”

    The former Inter midfielder joins an Atletico side currently sitting fourth in the Liga standings, and could be in line to make his debut when they take on Cadiz at Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.

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