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Atletico Madrid And Borussia Dortmund See Rare Champions League Opportunity | Football News
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Atletico Madrid And Borussia Dortmund See Rare Champions League Opportunity | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund do battle on Wednesday with both teams conscious the tie offers their best chance of reaching the Champions League semi-finals in years. The duo are the underdog sides remaining in this season's quarter-finals, with the other six teams either among the elite, spending as if they were or boasting trophy-laden European histories. Atletico, who suffered a humiliating group stage exit last season, are fighting desperately to finish in the top four in La Liga, under pressure from Athletic Bilbao for the final Champions League qualifying spot.Dortmund are languishing in fifth in the Bundesliga, although they did manage to escape a tricky group featuring Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle United.Spanish champions in 2014 and 2021, Atletico w...
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Antoine Griezmann Record Run Ends With France Forward Injured For Friendlies | Football News
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Antoine Griezmann Record Run Ends With France Forward Injured For Friendlies | Football News

[ad_1] Antoine Griezmann was on Monday ruled out of France's friendlies against Germany and Chile with an ankle sprain ending his record run of playing 84 consecutive games for Les Bleus. The Atletico Madrid star will be absent from the French squad for the first time since November 2016 as France play their final friendlies before the Euro 2024 tournament from June 14-July 14. Griezmann has appeared on the pitch for France in every match since a friendly against England in June 2017, when the forward was an unused sub.Lazio's Matteo Guendouzi has been called up for the first time since the last World Cup in place of 127-cap Griezmann, who has scored 44 goals for France.Coach Didier Deschamps has described Griezmann as "not irreplaceable but essential" for the France set-up, but accepted...
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Atletico Madrid Triumph On Penalties To Reach Champions League Quarters | Football News
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Atletico Madrid Triumph On Penalties To Reach Champions League Quarters | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Trailing by a single goal after last month's first leg, Atletico looked dead and buried when Federico Dimarco pushed home Inter's opener at the Estadio Metropolitano. But Antoine Griezmann immediately pulled the hosts level on the night and three minutes before the end of the regulation 90 minutes substitute Memphis Depay took the tie to extra time at 2-2 with a fine low finish.That set up the decisive shoot-out which ended with Inter missing three of their five penalties, star striker Lautaro Martinez handing passage to the last eight to Atletico when he booted his spot-kick way off target."I th...
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Atletico Madrid Leaning On Antoine Griezmann In Key Feyenoord Visit | Football News
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Atletico Madrid Leaning On Antoine Griezmann In Key Feyenoord Visit | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid are depending on the red-hot Antoine Griezmann to book them a place in the Champions League knock-out rounds on Tuesday at Feyenoord. After finishing bottom of their group last season Atletico are desperate to progress and know they face a fierce battle at De Kuip in the Netherlands, with the hosts fighting to avoid elimination. Atletico lead Group E on eight points, one ahead of Lazio and two up on third-placed Feyenoord, and a win would send them through.Griezmann, who scored a fine header against Mallorca to take Atletico third in La Liga on Saturday, is in superlative form.The French forward has nine goals in the Spanish top flight, only trailing the division's top goalscorer, Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham, and has netted four in four Champions League matches t...
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Antoine Griezmann Treble Against Celta Vigo Takes Atletico Madrid Second | Football News
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Antoine Griezmann Treble Against Celta Vigo Takes Atletico Madrid Second | Football News

[ad_1] Antoine Griezmann in action© AFPAntoine Griezmann struck a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over 10-man Celta Vigo to help Atletico Madrid climb provisionally second in La Liga on Saturday. The French forward was at his lethal best in a comfortable win at Celta's Balaidos stadium for Diego Simeone's side, made easier by the hosts' goalkeeper Ivan Villar's early dismissal. The stopper took out Atletico striker Alvaro Morata in the area midway through the first half and was dismissed, with former Crystal Palace goalkeeper Vicente Guaita coming on for his Celta debut.His first job was to pick the ball out of the net as Griezmann dispatched the resulting penalty, before netting twice more to move second in the Spanish goalscoring charts on seven league goals, behind Real Madrid midfielder Jude ...
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Atletico Madrid Crush Dismal Rayo Vallecano In Seven-Goal Rout | Football News
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Atletico Madrid Crush Dismal Rayo Vallecano In Seven-Goal Rout | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 7-0© AFPAtletico Madrid dismantled city rivals Rayo Vallecano 7-0 in Monday night with a ruthless display and their largest ever away win in La Liga. Antoine Griezmann opened the scoring early on, before his strike partner Memphis Depay netted the second from close range from Saul Niguez's cross. Atletico lost the Dutch forward to injury in the first half, but Nahuel Molina slid home the third to kill the game before half-time. Substitute Alvaro Morata netted in the 73rd minute and then again after Angel Correa grabbed the fifth, with Marcos Llorente finishing the rout late on."We had a great game from the start, with a lot of intensity," Antoine Griezmann told Movistar."They're three important points and I'm very happy with the team's work ...
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Atletico Madrid Thrash Sevilla, Celebrate Simeone Record In Style | Football News
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Atletico Madrid Thrash Sevilla, Celebrate Simeone Record In Style | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid crushed Sevilla 6-1 on Saturday to move third in La Liga as Diego Simeone celebrated setting a new milestone as coach. Memphis Depay struck twice for the hosts, with Antoine Griezmann and Yannick Carrasco adding to the lead, and Alvaro Morata adding a brace in a rout which affirmed Atletico's vast improvement in 2023. Argentine coach Simeone overtook the late Luis Aragones as the coach in charge of Atletico for the most games, with this his 613rd at the helm of the Rojiblancos after taking charge in 2011.Simeone has helped Atletico win La Liga twice and the Copa del Rey once, establishing them as a team capable of battling with giants Real Madrid and Barcelona for domestic honours, as well as two Europa Leagues.His team have misfired this season, suffering a group ...
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‘Decisive’ Duo Vinicius Junior And Antoine Griezmann Do Battle In Madrid Derby | Football News
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‘Decisive’ Duo Vinicius Junior And Antoine Griezmann Do Battle In Madrid Derby | Football News

[ad_1] Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti labelled Vinicius Junior the most decisive player in the world this week -- but on Saturday in La Liga he faces another contender, Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann. Although the France forward finished a runner-up at the World Cup and Atletico are struggling in fourth place, Griezmann is in sparkling form. Diego Simeone's side are four points clear of Real Betis in fifth and their only goal now is to secure Champions League qualification for next season.Atletico fans have looked on jealously over the past fortnight as European competition resumed without them, after their group stage elimination and failure to even drop into the Europa League.A win over Madrid would brighten the mood, but the Rojiblancos have not won in the league at the Santia...
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Antoine Griezmann Shines In Atletico Romp, Sevilla Snatch Win | Football News
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Antoine Griezmann Shines In Atletico Romp, Sevilla Snatch Win | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid produced one of their best performances of the season to defeat Real Valladolid 3-0 on Saturday, with Memphis Depay making his debut. Real Sociedad, third, continued their fine form with a 2-0 win at Rayo Vallecano, while struggling Sevilla snatched a 1-0 win over Cadiz with a late Ivan Rakitic penalty. Atletico's new Dutch forward Depay, signed from Barcelona on Friday, came off the bench in the second half but by then Antoine Griezmann's virtuoso display had the hosts in full control at the Metropolitano.The French forward produced a sublime assist for Alvaro Morata to open the scoring and then struck the second himself.Mario Hermoso netted the third from the rebound after his header from Griezmann's free-kick was parried back into his path.Those three goals in a...
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FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs France Player Profiles Of Probable Starters | Football News
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FIFA World Cup Final: Argentina vs France Player Profiles Of Probable Starters | Football News

[ad_1] The FIFA World Cup 2022 has been touted as a showdown between two of the finest stars in world football -- Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi -- at present. The two superstar footballers, who are also teammates at the club level, playing for Paris Saint-Germain, are also among the top scorers in Qatar, ahead of the final. Argentina eye a third World Cup triumph when they take on the defending champions France, who could become the first team to retain the title since Brazil (1958 and 1962). Here are the profiles of players who are expected to be in the starting XI for the final:ARGENTINAGOALKEEPEREMILIANO MARTINEZ (Aston Villa/ENG)Age: 30Caps: 25Established himself as Argentina's number one during last year's Copa America victory, and saved two penalties in the quarter-final shootout ...
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