Diego scored on his first start for seven weeks as Atletico Madrid cruised to a comfortable 3-0 win over Getafe. Eduardo Salvio put the hosts in front midway through the first-half as he brilliantly looped a header over Miguel Angel Moya from Filipe Luis' cross. Diego then made it two just after the hour mark as his initial header off the bar rebounded kindly for him to tap home at the second ...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid winger Eduardo Salvio has put his recent good form down to the arrival of fellow Argentinian Diego Simeone as manager. The 21-year-old goes into Sunday's Primera Division match at home to Getafe on a high, having come off the bench to score the winner in his side's 2-1 victory over Hannover in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final of Thursday night. He has now scor...Full Story »

Ten-man Real Mallorca brought Atletico Madrid back down to earth with a bump with A 2-1 victory in an eventful match at the Iberostar Stadium. The visitors had celebrated progression through to the last eight of the Europa League in midweek, but a Diego Godin own goal and Michael Pereira strike left them trailing to Mallorca. The dismissal of Ivan Ramis gave Atletico hope of a comeback, but ...Full Story »

Eduardo Salvio was Atletico Madrid's hero in midweek with two goals in the 3-1 win over Besiktas, but he insists he has to continue improving to keep his place in the side ahead of the meeting with Granada. The Argentinean had only scored one goal all season prior to last weekend but now has three in two games after also netting Atleti's goal in the 1-1 draw with Sevilla last weekend. He tol...Full Story »

Simao's second half strike kept alive Besiktas' feint hopes of progressing into the quarterfinal stages of the Europa League, despite falling victim to a 3-1 defeat at the Vicente Calderon against Atletico Madrid. The Turks were looking to win for the first time in Spain, and despite a goal from the winger against his former club, they left Spain knowing that their involvement in the competiti...Full Story »