Atletico Madrid hope to keep their faint hopes of catching Primera Division leaders Barcelona alive when they face Deportivo La Coruna at the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Saturday. Diego Simeone's men head into the weekend eight points behind the leaders and four ahead of Real Madrid, who must wait to travel to struggling Las Palmas on Sunday. Despite winning their last two games it is looking ...Full Story »

Diego Simeone praised the impact of Fernando Torres as Atletico Madrid kept their La Liga title hopes alive with a 3-1 win away to Valencia. The former Liverpool and Chelsea striker scored Atletico's second less than 10 minutes after coming on as a substitute, after Denis Cheryshev had cancelled out Antoine Griezmann's opener at Mestalla. A burst of pace from Torres on the break then brought...Full Story »

Two inspirational substitutions from Diego Simeone helped give Atletico Madrid a 3-1 win at Valencia that keeps the Rojiblancos within eight points of Primera Division leaders Barcelona. Substitute Fernando Torres poked the visitors back in front on 72 minutes after Valencia forward Denis Cheryshev had cancelled out Antoine Griezmann's opener, while Yannick Carrasco also made his mark after com...Full Story »

Fernando Torres scored in consecutive matches for the first time in almost two and a half years as Atletico Madrid edged past Getafe to leapfrog rivals Real Madrid into second place in the Primera Division. Torres has struggled to reproduce his best form since returning to his first club 13 months ago, but on Sunday evening he gave Atleti fans a reminder of the good old days with an instinctive...Full Story »

Fernando Torres scored his 100th goal for Atletico Madrid as the Rojiblancos came from behind to beat Eibar 3-1 and record their first win in four matches. Former Atletico academy player Keko gave the visitors a surprise lead at the start of the second half following an error by Saul Niguez, but Jose Maria Gimenez quickly replied for the hosts by heading home from a Koke corner. Saul compensat...Full Story »

Goals from Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann maintained Atletico Madrid's title bid as they sank lowly Granada 2-0. Godin struck with his first goal of the season after 20 minutes and Griezmann wrapped up the win late on as Atletico climbed back above city rivals Madrid, who beat Getafe in the early kick-off, into second place. However, it was another frustrating evening for Fernando Torres, w...Full Story »

Didier Drogba said Fernando Torres found it difficult when he moved from Liverpool to Chelsea because he was just one of "22 kings" at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea, then under Carlo Ancelotti, broke the British transfer record when they signed Torres from Liverpool in January 2011 for £50 million, but the Spain international was never able to recapture the form he had shown at Anfield. Drog...Full Story »

Astana secured their second point but remain with out a win in the Champions League group stages following a goalless draw against Atletico Madrid in Kazakhstan. The home side, the first club from Kazakhstan to reach the competition's group stages, have now lost two and drawn two of their first four matches to prop up the table, while the point was enough to lift Atletico top, one point above B...Full Story »

A sense of urgency has gripped Atletico Madrid ahead of Wednesday night's Champions League home game against Astana. The Spanish outfit won their Group C opener at Galatasaray but then lost 2-1 at home to Benfica in their last European match. Atletico are second in the pool but three points adrift of pacesetters Benfica and just two above Galatasaray and Astana after two games, while tournamen...Full Story »

Fernando Torres will wear the famous No.9 shirt for the second time in his Atletico Madrid career – the jersey that made the former Liverpool and Chelsea striker one of the most feared forwards in Europe. Mario Mandzukic was Atleti’s No.9 last season; however, his departure to Serie A champions Juventus has handed the Spaniard the chance to wear the famous number once more. It wa...Full Story »