Never in the Diego Simeone era, which began on January 7 2012, have Atletico Madrid conceded a goal as early as they did against Sevilla on Tuesday evening. Needing to come back from a 1-2 first leg deficit, Sergio Escudero took just 25 seconds to hit the back of the net. After 350 games, Escudeo scored only the third goal in the first minute of a game since Simeone arrived. The earliest go...Full Story »

Defending champions Sevilla will hope to overcome their poor away form when they visit Basle in the Europa League on Thursday evening. Despite winning 19 of 22 home fixtures in all competitions - Juventus, Real Madrid and Barcelona are among those they have defeated - they are yet to win away from the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in the Primera Division or Europe this season. "It's odd that w...Full Story »

Getafe picked up what could prove to be a vital victory as Michel's goal proved to be enough to beat Malaga 1-0 at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez. The Madrid club came into the contest one place off the bottom of the table after a poor start which had seen them collect just three points from five games. However victory for Cosmin Contra's side saw them move, albeit temporarily, up to 12th, one pla...Full Story »

Getafe took advantage of a weakened Sevilla side to claim a vital victory in their fight against relegation from the Primera Division. With Wednesday's Europa League final against Benfica on their mind, Sevilla rested many of their first-choice players. And Sergio Escudero's 70th-minute goal gave Getafe a 1-0 victory to help them climb three points clear of the relegation zone with one match t...Full Story »

Getafe defender Sergio Escudero is determined to help his side end their five-game losing streak when they host Real Sociedad on Sunday. Luis Garcia's side were eliminated from the Copa del Rey in mid-week, losing 6-0 to Barcelona on aggregate, and have lost all of their last five league games, culminating in a home defeat to relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano last weekend. Despite their rec...Full Story »