Diego Costa’s love affair with Atletico Madrid is on and off again

Former Chelsea striker scores Copa del Rey goal on his return to Spanish club

Atletico’s unbeaten run comes to an end at Espanyol

Barcelona’s Catalan rivals do them a favour in La Liga title race, ahead of the ‘Clasico’

Luis Suarez denies Atletico a first league win over Barca in seven years

Uruguayan striker brings goal-scoring form back from international break

Lionel Messi hat-trick gets Argentina to the World Cup

Uruguay, Argentina and Colombia all qualify as Chile miss out after 3-0 Brazil defeat

Batshuayi seals deserved win for Chelsea in Madrid

Substitute seals brilliant victory for Antonio Conte’s side in Spain

Argentina held by Uruguay as Coutinho scores for Brazil

Suarez limps off but says just a cramp as both teams require points to secure qualification

Cristiano Ronaldo rebelling against irreversible decline

He has become a deluxe poacher, an elite goalscorer

Un-Real! Ronaldo’s hat-trick puts champions in control

Portuguese superstar continues Champions League goal bonanza in Madrid derby

How Atletico Madrid did a Leicester before Leicester did

Diego Godin says that: ‘Jamie Vardy would fit in at vast majority of teams in the world’

Lionel Messi strikes late as Barcelona go top

The Argentine’s late winner away to Atletico Madrid was the difference after a tight game

Champions League round-up: High drama in Istanbul as Besiktas complete comeback

Meanhile, Atletico Madrid cruised through as group winners while Napoli still have work to do

Argentina desperate to end 23-year Copa America drought

Lionel Messi’s generation have yet to claim silverware at the senior international stage

Can Cristiano Ronaldo break his own record against Atlético?

Real star has already scored 16 Champions League goals

Ken Early: Guardiola failed in his main task at Bayern

Bayern’s idea was to dominate the Champions League as Guardiola’s Barcelona had

Pep Guardiola accuses dressing-room mole of damaging Bayern Munich

German newspaper reports of row between coach and physios after Champions League exit

Teamwork key in clash with Bayern Munich, says Fernando Torres

Atlético Madrid go into semi-final second leg with seven-match winning streak

Diego Simeone warns Bayern of Vicente Calderón cauldron

Atlético Madrid manager has prepared his 'soldiers' for battle

Valiant Atletico Madrid stun Barcelona to advance

An Antoine Griezmann brace saw off the holders in Madrid

Atletico Madrid edge PSV on penalties to reach last eight

Juanfran’s spotkick seals tie after second leg stalemate

PSV’s 10 men hold on for goalless draw with Atlético Madrid

Young striker Gastón Pereiro was sent off for a second booking with over 20 minutes left

Lionel Messi wins first La Liga player of month award

Barcelona attacker had somehow failed to win the award to date, Ronaldo has won two

Bale and Ronaldo lead Real Madrid to victory over Eibar

Unstoppable Barcelona shine against Sevilla with goals from Neymar, Suarez and Messi

Cristiano Ronaldo grabs another hat-trick for Real Madrid

Spanish side rout Shakhtar Donetsk but lose Gareth Bale to injury

Barcelona spring Messi from the bench to beat Atletico Madrid

Argentine scored the winner after Fernando Torres and Neymar goals at Vicente Calderon

Real Madrid’s Iker Casillas not ready to step aside yet

Goalkeeper’s 20-trophy career began with a call to the headmaster’s office at the age of 16

Olympiacos top group with Juve win

Bayer Leverkusen take control of Group C with win over Zenit, Monaco move second

Atlético may be without holding midfielder Gabi against Juventus

Last season’s losing finalists badly need win after defeat against Olympiakos

Luis Suarez leaves no gnawing doubts as to his intentions

Messi’s hatful of tricks easy on the eye as he propels Argentina to the knock-out stage

Uruguay manager Oscar Tabarez backs Luis Suarez

‘If we believe people are attacking him, as has happened in this press conference, then we’re going to defend him’

Uruguay’s Luis Suarez ducks ‘biting’ incident

‘Victim’ Giorgio Chiellini in no doubt as to the injustice visited upon Italy, Fifa to investigate incident

Uruguay go through but Luis Suarez in the dock again

Striker at the centre of another biting controversy as Italy knocked out in Natal after Godin winner

Uruguay win final warm-up again without the injured Luis Suarez

Striker Edinson Cavani and substitute Christian Stuani score in a 2-0 win over Slovenia

Gareth Bale on target as Real Madrid finally land ‘la decima’

Floodgates open in second half of extra-time as Atletico let in three goals

Diego Simeone: A despiser of defeat and weak players

Argentine hardman has turned Spanish side into a team that no one likes to face and everyone struggles to beat

Sometimes ‘deserving’ to win actually has something to do with winning

Atlético Madrid weren’t prepared to accept fate. Can they do it again in the Champions League?

Simeone hails Atletico’s belief after La Liga win

Last night’s 1-1 draw at Barcelona secured Spanish title for Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid earn draw at Barcelona to clinch Spanish title

Diego Simeone’s side show real character to come from 1-0 down at the Nou Camp

Atletico allay Diego Costa injury fears

‘He is happy and well. One more cut does not do anything to this tiger.’

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