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Lille's Jonathan David, 2nd right, scores his sides second goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Lille at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Atletico struggles to understand penalty call after losing to Lille in Champions League game

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Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone reacts during the Champions League Group E soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Celtic at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Atletico Madrid extends contract of coach Diego Simeone to 2027

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Real Madrid's Karim Benzema scores his side's opening goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Sunday, March 7, 2021. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Atlético title pursuit stalled by late Madrid equalizer

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Real Madrid's Dani Carvajal reacts during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Elche CF at the Manuel Martinez Valero stadium in Elche, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Jose Breton)

Atlético extends Liga lead after Real Madrid draws at Elche

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Alaves' Joselu, left, celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Alaves at Alfredo di Stefano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Real Madrid loses as Atlético wins 6th straight league match

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Atletico Madrid's Renan Lodi, left, blocks Lokomotiv's Vladislav Ignatyev, on the ground during the Champions League group A soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Lokomotiv Moscow at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Atlético held again by Lokomotiv Moscow in Champions League

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Atletico Madrid's Joao Felix is dejected after the Champions League quarterfinal match between RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, Portugal, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020. (Miguel A. Lopes/Pool Photo via AP)

No excuses as Atlético Madrid wastes another title chance

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Atletico's Madrid players arrive to the team hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Atletico are scheduled to play Leipzig in a Champions League Quarter Final soccer match on Thursday. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Atlético catching all the breaks in Champions League

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Real Madrid's head coach Zinedine Zidane looks on his team during the Spanish Super Cup Final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at King Abdullah stadium in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Real Madrid soaring, Atlético sinking before Madrid derby

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Eden Hazard, center, tries to get past Betis' Emerson, right, and Marc Bartra, left, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Betis at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Hazard, Griezmann, Felix struggle for impact at new clubs

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, centre, tries to get between Eibar's Anaitz Arbilla and Sergio Alvarez during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Eibar and FC Barcelona at the Ipurua stadium in Eibar, Spain, Saturday Oct. 19, 2019. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Griezmann finds groove with Messi, Suárez in Barca victory

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo climbs to head the ball over Atletico Madrid's Kieran Trippier, during the International Champions Cup soccer match Juventus vs. Atletico Madrid at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday Aug. 10, 2019. (Erik Simander / TT via AP)

Revamped Atlético betting teen João Félix is the real deal

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FILE - In this April 6, 2019, file photo, Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann, center, vies for the ball with Barcelona midfielder Arthur, left, and Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet, right, during a Spanish La Liga soccer match in Barcelona, Spain. Atletico Madrid will be the opponent for the Major League Soccer All-Star game this summer in Orlando. The 10-time La Liga champions are the second team from the league to play the domestic All-Stars, joining Real Madrid, the opponents in the 2017 game in Chicago. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Simeone to face tough challenge without Griezmann, Godin

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Atletico coach Diego Simeone reacts during the Champions League round of 16, 2nd leg, soccer match between Juventus and Atletico Madrid at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, March 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

Doubts about Simeone surface after defensive tactics fail

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Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone waits for the start of a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Atletico extends coach Simeone’s contract until 2022

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Atletico's Diego Costa, 2nd left celebrates with teammates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Super Cup final soccer match between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at the Lillekula Stadium in Tallinn, Estonia, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

Atletico beats Real Madrid 4-2 after extra time in Super Cup

By FRANK GRIFFITHS - Associated Press

Atletico players with head coach Diego Simeone, far right in black, celebrate with the trophy after winning the Europa League Final soccer match between Marseille and Atletico Madrid at the Stade de Lyon in Decines, outside Lyon, France, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

Atletico finishes strong after poor start to season

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Atletico's Diego Godin, left, and Antoine Griezmann lift up the cup after the Europa League Final soccer match between Marseille and Atletico Madrid at the Stade de Lyon outside Lyon, France, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Atletico Madrid won the Europa League for the third time with a resounding 3-0 victory. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Griezmann declines to talk about his future at Atletico

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

Atletico de Madrid head coach Diego Simeone, reacts during a press conference in Lyon, central France, Tuesday May, 15, 2018 ahead of the the UEFA Europa League Final against Olympique Marseille. (UEFA, Pool via AP)

Atletico’s Simeone: Stopping Payet key to EL final win

By JEROME PUGMIRE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017 file photo, Atletico coach Diego Simeone watches the game during a Group C Champions League soccer match between Atletico Madrid and Qarabag at the Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, Spain. Nearly 20 years after his father scuppered Juventus' title hopes, Giovanni Simeone has made it up to the Serie A club. Current Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone fired Lazio to a 1-0 win against Juventus in April 2000, with the capital club going on to finish a point above the Bianconeri to win the title. On Sunday, 18 years later, the younger Simeone netted a hat trick to help Fiorentina beat Juve's closest challengers Napoli 3-0 and leave the Bianconeri on the brink of a seventh successive title. (AP Photo/Paul White, File)

Atletico coach Simeone banned from Europa League final

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