Last season, it was not unusual to hear Barcelona’s system described as a tightrope act, if not suicidal. Sounding a bit like a race car or a suspiciously cheap health supplement, the high-line, high-pressure, high-octane approach seemed to baffle the world, unable to understand how other teams weren’t making the best of a puzzle with…
Manchester United Women put in a professional performance to keep their European dream alive against Atlético Madrid. First half With a 3-0 lead from the first leg, the match started very openly, with the away team needing to score from the start. Advertisement Rosa Otermín was the first to shoot from outside the area, but…
It is no secret that Barcelona are interested in signing Julián Álvarez this summer as they look to replace Robert Lewandowski. Any deal is currently on hold until the outcome of the presidential election, despite recent reports from Argentina claiming that the Atletico Madrid striker has already been agreed to move to the Spotify Camp…
UEFA Women’s Champions League debutants Manchester United eliminated Atlético Madrid to face FC Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals. The WSL team won last week’s first leg 3-0 in Madrid before two first-half goals saw them comfortably progress to the quarter-finals tonight. Advertisement Manchester United’s opponent in the quarterfinals will be Bayern Munich, who finished the…
Atlético de Madrid leaves Belgium with a 3-3 draw that, on paper, keeps everything alive. The Champions League tie is tied, damage is limited against Club Brugge and the second leg at the Metropolitano is still up for grabs. Advertisement And yet, as the players left the Jan Breydelstadion, the predominant emotion was not relief….
The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League has entered the knockout phase. These are two-legged playoffs in which the winners advance to the round of 16 and the losers are eliminated. Since away goals no longer serve as a tiebreaker, the overall result decides the outcome, with extra time and penalties if necessary. Advertisement As they are…
Barcelona’s tough 0-4 defeat against Atlético de Madrid in the first leg of the Copa del Rey semi-final was already painful enough, but inside the locker room, the frustration didn’t just come from the scoreboard. Much of the anger was directed towards Pau Cubarsi’s disallowed goal, a decision that left several players stunned. Advertisement The…
Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone took responsibility for the 1-0 home loss to Real Betis in La Liga on Sunday in his post-match media address. “The team is suffering from this situation,” Simeone analyzed, attributing the defeat to the team’s problems against the low block. “It has happened to us not only today, but in…
Arsenal were “seriously interested” in signing Leon Goretzka from Bayern Munich towards the end of the winter transfer window, according to Bild’s director of football Christian Falk. However, when the Gunners made their move for the 30-year-old, he had already informed Bayern Munich of his desire to stay for the rest of the season. Advertisement…
Like every week, OneFootball highlights a young talent whose progress no longer goes unnoticed. This time we head to La Liga, where a young striker is making his mark with goals against Barça and Real. Trained at Real Madrid, Álvaro Rodríguez might have thought he would leave his mark there. Advertisement By providing an assist…
