Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone expressed his pride in guiding the La Liga champions to Supercopa de Espana glory on Friday.
Mario Mandzukic s 81st-second strike inspired Atletico to a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid in the second leg of their Supercopa tie at the Vicente Calderon.
The result Atletico s first win at home to city rivals Real in 15 years gave the Spanish champions a 2-1 aggregate triumph.
Speaking post-game, Simeone said lifting the Supercopa trophy for the first time since 1985 was the confidence boost his team needed ahead of the club s La Liga title defence.
Atletico kick-off their league campaign at Rayo Vallecano on Monday.
The Super Cup is a title that many of us in the club didn t have and it makes us very happy, said the Argentin…
Chelsea are interested in Sevilla s Pablo Sarabia, according to Sevilla-based outlet Estadio Deportivo.
The midfielder was apparently a subject of a bid of just under €40 million from Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang in January, but Sevilla were not ready to part ways with him halfway through the season under any conditions. Paris Saint-Germain were also credited with interest in his services as they look to add quality to their middle section, with Adrien Rabiot practically certain to leave Parc des Princes.
The 26-year-old started his career with Real Madrid, but he only made one appearance for their first team before moving on to Getafe where he spent five years and scored 15 goals in 145. He has surpassed that figure this season alone with 17 strikes in 35 …
Lassana Diarra must pay a €10million fine to former club Lokomotiv Moscow after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled he had breached his contract.
The former Chelsea and Real Madrid star joined Lokomotiv from Anzhi Makhachkala during the 2013-14 season, but refused to turn up for training following a salary cut and a fallout with head coach Leonid Kuchuk – who was sacked in August 2014 – and went on to quit the club.
Lokomotiv took the case to FIFA and the midfielder then spent 15 months out of football without pay prior to joining Marseille last July as he was initially unable to join another team after his exit because of the contract dispute.
CAS has now ruled Diarra must pay €10m to the Russian Premier League club as well as €110,000 i…