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Koke has a shot blocked from the edge of the area and Madrid eventually clear their lines. [15], After Bielsa, Ernesto Valverde returned for a second spell as manager, and he signed or brought through several new players as Athletic came fourth in the league, meaning a UEFA Champions League campaign. In 1985 and 1986, Athletic finished third and fourth respectively. Welcome to our live text coverage of the LaLiga clash between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano. Mammes was an early Christian thrown to the lions by the Romans. Madrid have offered very little in response, though they felt that they should have had a penalty late in the half for an accidental handball against Felipe. From the shield of Biscay, it takes the Gernikako Arbola (Guernica's tree) and the cross of San Andrés. Madrid spend a minute or so knocking the ball around in defence and midfield before Modric gives it away under little pressure. In the table of Copa del Rey titles, Athletic is second only to Barcelona, having won it 23 times. (Spanish pronunciation: [Ëkluβ aËtletiko ðe maËðɾið]; meaning "Athletic Club of Madrid"), commonly referred to as Atlético de Madrid in English or simply as Atlético or Atleti, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, that play in La Liga.The club play their home games at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, which has a capacity of 68,456. In 1970, the club added full colour to the design and recovered the original English "Athletic Club" name. CHANCE! Later, a young student from Bilbao named Juan Elorduy, who was spending Christmas 1909 in London, was charged by the club to buy 25 new shirts, but was unable to find enough. Benzema missed two glorious chances a little earlier but he makes amends with a late equaliser. Simple, yet incredibly effective play from Atletico. In 1898, Juan de Astorquia, Luis Astorquia and other students founded the Athletic Club, using the English spelling. Lemar is the latest Atletico player to get in behind Madrid's makeshift defence. Atletico, who are five points clear at the summit with a game in hand as things stand, get us back under way in the Spanish capital. [13] They also reached the 2012 Copa del Rey Final, losing again to Barcelona. The other change is also in attack as Rodrygo is given the nod over Isco. [43], The board of the Athletic Club is composed of the following directors:[44][45], Pos. PENALTY APPEAL! ATLETICO MADRID XI (3-4-2-1): Jan Oblak; Stefan Savic, Felipe, Mario Hermoso; Kieran Trippier, Marcos Llorente, Koke (c), Yannick Carrasco; Angel Correa, Thomas Lemar; Luis Suarez. The home team are having to dig deep to preserve their one-goal lead as we enter the final six minutes of normal time. The third, from 1913, involved the same flag, but in this case shown on a pole wrapped around a football (this is very similar to the Real Sociedad crest still in use today, ignoring the crown of royal patronage). The Champions League talking points ahead of the remaining second-leg matches in the round of 16 on Tuesday and Wednesday: REAL MADRID VS. ATALANTA (first leg: 1 ⦠[3] Since 1912, Athletic has played exclusively with players meeting its own criteria to be deemed Basque. Subs: Marcelo, Federico Valverde, Eder Militao, Andriy Lunin, Isco, Vinicius Junior, Alvaro Odriozola, Hugo Duro, Diego Altube. Now, ⦠Madrid managed just one shot on target in the first half, compared to two for their opponents, and never truly looked like scoring. Athletic advanced to the quarter-finals in the Europa League where they were only defeated on penalties by the holders and eventual repeat winners Sevilla FC. GREAT SAVE! Suarez gave the home side the lead inside 15 minutes, but their city rivals fought back and equalised late on through Benzema, who had been denied by a fine double save from Oblak shortly before. The returning full-back initially stays down but seems fine to continue. Madrid have dominated possession since Suarez's opener. They are known as Los Leones (The Lions) because their stadium was built near a church called San Mamés (Saint Mammes).Mammes was an early Christian thrown to ⦠Valverde has a go from range and forces Oblak into a rare save. The Club is committed to consolidate its cantera structure, which is the basis for the future of the Club and in this regard Lezama will be expanded to classrooms for youth work in the lower categories and create an audiovisual department. The La Liga top scorer award is named in his honour. It certainly hit Felipe's outstretched arm but the officials do not deem it worthy of a penalty. Athletic's success under British coaches continued with William Garbutt. Casemiro asks his team-mate why he didn't play him in instead. [21][22] Aduriz finished with 36 goals in all competitions. The subsequent corner is also cleared by an Atletico player. The work will take place over the course of two to three years and its budget is around €12 million. Madrid have been poor in attack today - and defence at times, too - yet they still have a chance of taking something from this match. Real Madrid have not lost any of their three games at Wanda Metropolitano in LaLiga (W1 D2), and remain the only team to have played at Atletico Madrid's new stadium without losing in the competition. The club is known for its cantera policy of bringing young Basque players through the ranks, as well as recruiting players from other Basque clubs. Savic is cautioned for dissent. Suarez is clattered into, giving Atletico a chance to regroup for the free-kick. Colors: Gold = winner; Silver = runner-up; Cyan = ongoing. Declaraciones del seleccionador de Inglaterra, Gareth Southgate, sobre la administración de vacunas a los futbolistas por los viajes. The club itself declares 1898 as its foundation date. He shows great footwork to play in Casemiro and his team-mate - playing effectively as a second striker - returns the ball to set up the simplest of finishes for Benzema into an unguarded net. This can be seen as a unique case in European football;[4] it has gained Athletic both admirers and critics. [16][17], Athletic had a triumphant first full-capacity match in the new San Mamés as they defeated Napoli to qualify for the Champions League group stage,[18] however they could only finish 3rd in the group. In 1983 the club won La Liga, and in 1984 they won a La Liga/Copa del Rey double. He likely would have been flagged for offside, anyway. Suarez, who has nine goals in 12 league meetings with Madrid, leads the line once again. Has the record for the biggest win in Copa del Rey (12–1 to, Has the record for the biggest win away to Real Madrid (0–6 in. Vinicius blasts over from range and Benzema fails to bring the ball under control from the next attacking move. From the shield of Bilbao, it takes the bridge and the church of San Anton, and the wolves from the powerful Haro family, who were lords of Biscay and founders of Bilbao in 1300. Oblak watches it all the way and pushes the ball to safety. Diego Simeone's men enter this game with their bitter rivals two points clear of Barcelona at the top of LaLiga, having played two games fewer than their closest challengers. The club is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, the others being Real Madrid and Barcelona. The home side are definitely looking to get in their opponents' faces from the off. Benzema's footwork was superb; Casemiro's calmness to return the pass to his team-mate was just as good. Trippier is back from a 10-week ban for breaching betting regulations and takes over from Vrsaljko on the right, while Carrasco is preferred to the benched Saul on the other flank. During the early 1950s, the club featured the legendary forward line of Zarra, Panizo, Rafa Iriondo, Venancio and Agustín Gaínza. In the 1929–30 season, finished the league unbeaten after 18 games. Athletic Club (Basque: Bilboko Athletic Kluba; Spanish: Athletic Club de Bilbao), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao or just Athletic, is a professional football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Basque Country in Spain. The club won the Copa del Rey four times in a row between 1930 and 1933 and they were also La Liga runners-up in 1932 and 1933. Bielsa promoted young French defender Aymeric Laporte into the side, while striker Fernando Llorente completed a free transfer to Juventus. Varane is cautioned for a strong challenge on Suarez. At present, facilities include, inter alia, five natural grass fields, a gymnasium, a pediment, a medical center and a residence for young players. [10], Prior to the 2011–12 season, Athletic's new president, former player Josu Urrutia, brought in coach Marcelo Bielsa;[11][12] Athletic advanced to their first European final since 1977, losing 3–0 to Spanish rivals Atlético Madrid on 9 May in the 2012 UEFA Europa League Final at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. Fernández benefited from the club adopting a more flexible approach to the cantera. The team plays its home matches at the San Mamés Stadium. Mammes pacified the lions and was later made a saint. Relegation was a threat until the end of the season, and the final league game at the "old" San Mamés ended in defeat. Subs: Sime Vrsaljko, Geoffrey Kondogbia, Renan Lodi, Vitolo, Lucas Torreira, Saul Niguez, Moussa Dembele, Joao Felix, Ivo Grbic. [note 1] It is also the most successful Basque football club in both league and cup titles won. 781 (4.04%) members voted blank and 116 (0.6%) remaining votes were considered invalid. Simeone's side are content to sit in and soak up the pressure, with Benzema guiding a header off target. Will those missed chances come back to haunt them? He put together one of the most successful teams in the club's history. Si resides en la Comunidad de Madrid o en localidades de Toledo o Guadalajara, puedes enviar tu solicitud hasta el 3 de mayo en el caso de las masculinas y hasta el 21 de abril, en el de las femeninas. ... Ath Bilbao will win it. Llorente heads the ball into the air and Correa is first to it, but he gets his contact all wrong and fails to test Courtois. Saul takes over from Lemar in the first of Atletico's changes. In 1907, they revived the name Club Vizcaya after entering a combined team with Union Vizcaino. Has the record for the biggest win in La Liga (12–1 to Barcelona, in 1931). In 1995, Athletic had signed Joseba Etxeberria from regional rivals Real Sociedad, causing considerable bad feeling between the two clubs. The club has been praised for promoting home grown players and club loyalty. Correa makes way for Kondogbia as Simeone attempts to shore up his midfield. Three minutes have been added on, which we have now officially played. 3 weeks ago Athletic Club did not win the title again until 1943 and by that time Garbutt had been exiled.[6]. Vazquez's low cross from the right is cut out by the first man. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. [23] It was confirmed that his successor would be former player José Ángel Ziganda, moving up from Bilbao Athletic. A routine stop for Oblak in the end. Madrid, who can close the gap on league leaders Atletico to two points with a victory today, get us up and running in the Spanish capital. Zinedine Zidane's side have been playing catch up for a number of months and are five points behind Atleti, whom they have played a game more than. Suarez decides to take on a shot from 20 yards - and you can hardly blame him - but it is dragged off target. A big call, and one Zidane is not pleased about! Atletico show two changes from their victory against Villarreal last weekend, both coming in the wing-back positions. The Atletico midfielder is hobbling at the moment but should be fine to continue. The decision goes in Madrid's favour and Simeone is not pleased with that, the referee going over to give the Atletico coach a warning. That is all for today's live text coverage. Atletico take a 1-0 lead into half-time thanks to Suarez's well-taken strike after 15 minutes. He cuts the ball back for Suarez, whose low shot lacks any sort of power or precision to beat Courtois. The 1970s were not much better, with only another single Copa del Rey win in 1973. Other Basque clubs such as Real Unión, Arenas Club de Getxo and Real Sociedad were also founding members of La Liga in 1928 and by 1930 they were joined by CD Alavés; five of the ten clubs in the Primera División were from the Basque Country. Athletic's shield has incorporated the escutcheons of Bilbao and Biscay. Modric, and not Kroos alongside him, takes on the free-kick. Zidane makes a double change, with Valverde on for Asensio in the first of those substitutions. In 1921, a new British coach, Fred Pentland, arrived; in 1923, he led the club to victory in the Copa del Rey. In 1977, the club reached the final of the UEFA Cup, only losing on away goals to Juventus. = Position; Pl. Rather than sending crosses into the box like their opponents, Simeone's men are trying to play a killer ball in behind. Joao Felix is introduced by Simeone for the final 25 minutes or so. Eden Hazard isn't among them, though. Zarra is the top scorer in the history of Copa del Rey, Gaínza has the record of most goals scored in a single La Liga match, Zarra holds the record for most goals in a Copa del Rey final, This page was last edited on 23 March 2021, at 03:05. These three clubs, along with Osasuna, are the only four professional clubs in Spain that are not sports corporations; instead they are owned and operated by club members. Simeone's men were a few minutes from going five points clear at the top, but as it is their lead over Barcelona is just three points with a game in hand. Madrid's five-match winning run in the league was ended in a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad last Monday. Casemiro lets the ball roll through to Benzema and the striker's shot is about a yard off target. SHOT! Madrid have 45 minutes to effectively keep their title hopes alive. The visitors are holding on now. [30] That form could not be maintained, and by the halfway point they had slipped to mid-table after several draws. NO PENALTY! [6] In July 1936, football halted due to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. Athletic began playing in an improvised white kit, but in the 1902–03 season, the club's first official strip became half-blue, half-white shirts similar to those worn by Blackburn Rovers,[32] which were donated by Juan Moser. Suarez tries to flick the ball in behind but is fouled by Varane before he can do so. I think that pretty much sums up the way this game has gone for Madrid so far.