Into the Calderón

4 days ago | intothecalderon.com | Sam Leveridge

Photo by Alex Pantling - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone addressed the media following his team’s Club World Cup elimination on Monday, despite a 1-0 win over Botafogo. The Argentine gave a brutal evaluation of his team’s involvement, even though it won two of their three group stage games.

1 week ago | intothecalderon.com | Sam Leveridge

Speaking after a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain to start Atlético Madrid’s Club World Cup campaign, head coach Diego Simeone seemed to point to resources as the cause for the heavy loss in the Colchoneros’ opening fixture.

1 month ago | intothecalderon.com | Sam Leveridge

Photo By Oscar J. Barroso/Europa Press via Getty Images Following the 4-1 thrashing of Real Betis, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone praised attacking duo Ángel Correa and Julián Álvarez, both of whom got on the scoresheet against the Verdiblancos, while also evaluating the season after the lost home match of 2024/25. Assessing the campaign, he pinpointed the moment in which the season went off the rails.

1 month ago | intothecalderon.com | Sam Leveridge

Photo By Irina R. Hipolito/Europa Press via Getty Images For the penultimate time this season, Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone faced the media ahead of a fixture, this time the La Liga meeting with Real Betis scheduled for 7pm local time at the Estadio Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Sunday. Reflecting on the campaign, Simeone insisted that “this year we were much closer to getting to where we wanted to be”.

1 month ago | intothecalderon.com | Sam Leveridge

Photo by Flor Tan Jun/Getty Images Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone addressed the media ahead of the team’s clash with Osasuna at El Sadar on Thursday, where the Colchoneros could secure third place in La Liga with two rounds to spare. Addressing how the team can improve for next season, Simeone reflected that, “year after year, or depending on the year, different situations arise each season.