Villarreal sealed their place in next season's Champions League play-off by winning 2-0 at local rivals Valencia thanks to first half goals from Samu Garcia and Adrian Lopez. Athletic Bilbao's 3-2 win over Celta Vigo earlier on Sunday meant Marcelino's side would seal their return to Europe's elite competition for the first time in five years by beating Valencia, and although the hosts made the...Full Story »

A fortnight after an added-time winner put Liverpool into the last four of the Europa League, a similar fate befell them as they lost their semi-final first leg 1-0 in Villarreal. The match appeared to be heading for a stalemate until substitute Adrian Lopez poked home two minutes into injury time. It was less dramatic than Dejan Lovren's header against Borussia Dortmund two weeks previously...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez claims securing victory is all that matters for his team at Celta Vigo this weekend. The title challengers are looking for their first win in three Primera Division games as they head to Balaidos. Los Rojiblancos fought out a fiery 2-2 draw with rivals Real Madrid last week having been beaten by Osasuna in their previous game. They remain just three points...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez insists his side's focus is solely on Sunday's Primera Division visit of Real Sociedad and not on next week's mouthwatering Copa del Rey showdown with Real Madrid. The two capital giants meet at the Bernabeu on Wednesday in the first leg of the cup semi-finals, which will be a repeat of last year's final where Atletico ended a 14-year winless run against Rea...Full Story »

Adrian Lopez: Focus on the league and cup Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez insists the Copa del Rey final against capital rivals Real Madrid will not distract them from securing a third place finish in the Primera Division. The two Madrid sides will meet at the Bernabeu on May 17 in the cup final, but first for Atletico are games against Celta Vigo tomorrow and Barcelona at the weekend. D...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez insists the Copa del Rey final against capital rivals Real Madrid will not distract them from securing a third place finish in the Primera Division. The two Madrid sides will meet at the Bernabeu on May 17 in the cup final, but first for Atletico are games against Celta Vigo and Barcelona at the weekend. Diego Simeone's side are currently third in the leagu...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid striker Adrian Lopez believes his team-mates can hold their heads high on their return to league action after seeing their reign as Europa League champions come to an end. Diego Simeone's side beat Rubin Kazan 1-0 in Russia on Thursday night with a goal from Radamel Falcao but it was not enough to send them through to the last 16 after a 2-0 home defeat in the first leg. Second...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid stretched their home winning streak to 18 games in all competitions as goals from Adrian Lopez and Koke decided a comfortable 2-0 win over Levante. Adrian opened the scoring in the 32nd minute by firing into an empty net after an excellent run and cross by teenager Javier Manquillo, who was making his league debut in place of the injured Juanfran. Koke then ended the game as a ...Full Story »

Second-half goals from Adrian Lopez and Santi Cazorla were enough to hand a makeshift Spain side a 2-0 victory over Serbia in Saint Gallen. Xabi Alonso had come closest to breaking the deadlock in a poor first-half with an audacious effort from well inside his own half that drifted just over the bar. However, the introduction of Adrian on his international debut after the break provided the ...Full Story »

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Radamel Falcao scored twice to help Atletico Madrid beat Valencia 4-2 Thursday night in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals, and Sporting Lisbon rallied to win 2-1 at home against Athletic Bilbao 2-1. Atletico, the tournament's 2010 champion, went ahead when Falcao scored in the 18th minute. Jonas tied the score in the third minute of injury time, but Miranda's h...Full Story »