Torres to play in the Copa del Rey against Madrid
Torres to start for Atletico Madrid
Can this week be anymore shocking? El Niño ha vuelto indeed
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has confirmed that returning hero Fernando Torres will start Wednesday's Copa del Rey last-16 first leg at home to Real Madrid.
Torres, 30, has returned to Atletico after seven and a half up-and-down years at Liverpool, Chelsea and Milan, and was welcomed back by 40,000 Rojiblanco fans in a joyful presentation at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday. read more
Bale is not an individualist
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Bale has been singled out by some Blancos fans and pundits as a scapegoat for last Sunday's 2-1 La Liga defeat at Valencia, a result which ended Madrid's record 22-game winning streak.
Some have argued the match turned on a moment at 1-1 when the former Tottenham player ran clear and could have given teammates Karim Benzema or Cristiano Ronaldo a simple tap-in, but went for goal himself and blew the chance.
Marca have subsequently reported that the Madrid dressing room is unhappy with the Wales international for putting his own interests ahead of the team. Such stories give credence to speculation that Bale, who has 11 goals in 23 games this season, could be tempted to return to the Premier League if reported interest from Manchester United is firmed up next summer.nnnoooo stay in La Liga, because 'it's the best'. Stay in the best league
Chatter from the sideline
- Revista: Barca woe Luis Enrique
- Odegaard to Real Madrid and Shaqiri for Stoke He's Interbound, tbh Odegaard for Madrid- twitter timeline
- Andrej Kramaric scout report: Chelsea appear to back out as Leicester look to snap up Croatian striker... and here's all you need to know first team minutes, ya'll- I hope
- Neymar Dating 26-Year-Old Spanish Sexy Lawyer Elisabeth Martinez-Report okaay
- Introducing Bayern Munich Signing Joshua Kimmich, Pep Guardiola's 'Dream Player' no, we aren't going to buy players in January, Bayern said. There is no need
- Zubi's seven deadly sins why he got the sack
- Ronaldo and Benzema have beef with Bale hmmm so the rumours, they are coming out thick and fast
- Dante had to ask Muller to stop making jokes about the Brazil 7-1 defeat They both play for Bayern. Muller was pushing it and making jokes. Oy vey, awkward
- Timeline of Barcelona Breakdown reddit barca Neymar posted Game of Thrones on Instagram, no biggie
- Wilfried Bony: Man City in advanced talks with Swansea awww, sad for Swansea, because he was the tip to their spear
- Liverpool midfielder Suso signs four-year deal with AC Milan while Xherdan Shaqiri agrees Inter Milan loan deal FML. Suso was quality. We're going to regret this for years to come, idek anymore
Pictures
Oh yeah. forget that there'd been an FA cup match last night, but before I get into that...
Yesterday was an LFC player's birthday. Moreno and Manquillo attended dinner with their partners
Bony from Swansea might be joining Man City. On one hand, I'm sad for Swansea, because he made them fierce, on the other hand, Bony will get a higher profile, and I can drool on him some more, because there'll be more pictures of him in Man City's uniform. I thirst
Everton were struggling in this match. West Ham had them locked down, and Lukaku's strike saved them, so they live to play another day
He did it juuuuust like that
Collins drew first blood for West Ham. Since the match ended in a draw, they do it again
Poldi played for Inter. Didn't score, but here he is in his new kit
Videos
Click to viewJohn Green at the AFC Wimbledon vs LFC game
AFC Wimbledon's striker Ade Akinfenwa's post-match interview. LFC fan and a likeable guy. He got Gerrard's shirt with his signature!