Diego Simeone took the blame for Atletico s derby defeat to Real Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday.
Atletico s 26-game unbeaten run in the league was ended after Casemiro s header and Jan Oblak s unfortunate own goal at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano.
Atletico coach Simeone accepted responsibility for the loss, although his side remain top of the table.
The coach was wrong in his approach and in the search for the match, he told Movistar+, via AS.
He tried to intervene to improve what he was seeing.
Atletico failed to register a single shot in the first half of a LaLiga game for the second time under Simeone.
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Arsenal interim head coach Freddie Ljungberg was thrilled by 18-year-old Bukayo Saka s amazing rescue act against Standard Liege.
Saka capped a fine individual display with the equaliser for Arsenal as they drew 2-2 with Standard in their final Europa League group game on Thursday.
The teenage winger had also provided the cross for Alexandre Lacazette s close-range headed goal as Ljungberg s side battled back from 2-0 down to earn a point.
It helped the Gunners secure top spot in Group F, ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt, and means they will be one of the seeded teams in the draw for the last 32 on Monday.
He was amazing, Ljungberg said of Saka in his post-match news conference. His final ball, and last bit, is always effective.
He was a bit …
Sao Paulo have ruled out a swoop for former striker Alexandre Pato unless his value drops.
The 26-year-old spent time on loan at Sao Paulo between February 2014 and December 2015 – scoring 33 goals – before his loan switch to Chelsea from parent club Corinthians.
He only made two appearances in the Premier League, though, and new Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is not expected to make his loan deal permanent.
Pato s next destination remains unclear with the player reportedly hoping to stay in Europe, but any thoughts of a Sao Paulo return should that move not materialise were dashed by director Luiz Cunha.
It is obvious with current values and our financial situation that it is very difficult for us to sign him, he is quoted as telling Lance.
Paolo Di Canio has laid the blame for Sunderland s Premier League struggles firmly at owner Ellis Short s door, not his successor Gus Poyet.
The Italian who spent around six months in charge at the Stadium of Light in 2013 was reacting after Sunderland fell to a humiliating 4-0 defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday, leaving them just above the bottom three.
I don t know what s happening now, but it looks like the team is drifting, Di Canio told Fox Sports.
It s not Poyet s fault, because chairman Ellis Short is the real origin of all these troubles. I saved Sunderland when the club was sinking; along with my staff, I completed a true miracle, on and off the pitch.
We tried to change the philosophy of the team: in the two previous years, no fines were …
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Hoping to widen their buffer at the top of the Segunda table on Sunday afternoon, Eibar will welcome Andorra to the Ipurua Municipal Stadium.
Starting with the hosts, mounting what was a remarkable second-half comeback away at Mirandes last weekend, Eibar are in the midst of what has become a remarkable Segunda flurry. Eventually snatching a dramatic 3-2 victory away from the Ipurua Municipal Stadium, Gaizka Garitano s men have only continued to gain a string of admirers from across Spain this season. Holding a four-point buffer over the chasing pack, it is no secret that Los Armeros are tipped as a runaway pick to claim a La Liga return in 2023. With the mood in their camp at a red-hot high, Eibar have certainly come roaring back…
Bayern Munich are adamant they were not at fault as Thomas Tuchel s appointment was reported before previous head coach Julian Nagelsmann had been sacked.
Nagelsmann was said to have learned of his departure through the media while skiing in Austria this week.
The news first broke on Thursday but was not made official for another 24 hours, by which point Tuchel had formally agreed to take the Bayern job.
However, Bayern sporting director Hasan Salihamidzic appeared on SPORT1 s STAHLWERK Doppelpass on Sunday and defended the club s position.
We met [with Tuchel] on Tuesday, had a very good conversation, Salihamidzic said. And on Wednesday and Thursday, we negotiated with Thomas managers.
On Thursday evening, we learned that the information had be…
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Runaway La Liga leaders Barcelona travel to Sevilla this weekend looking to extend their formidable unbeaten league record. The Catalans are well on course to clinch another Spanish title but cannot afford to drop their guard despite the 11-point advantage in front of second-placed Atletico Madrid.
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The March international break could not have come at the best moment for Sevilla. Los Rojiblancos are coming off from successive La Liga defeats – against Valencia and Leganes respectively – which saw them drop to sixth place in the standings.
Having been pushed down the table to the last remaining European slot, the Andalusians will have used the international break to regroup and…
Jose Mourinho s Manchester United will return to the United States for a pre-season tour, the Premier League giants announced.
The two-week tour in July, featuring matches against Mexican powerhouse America and MLS outfit San Jose Earthquakes, will be the second successive year United have travelled to the USA.
United faced rivals Manchester City and LaLiga s Barcelona ahead of the 2017-18 campaign, and the Red Devils will return to American soil to meet America in Arizona on July 19 and the Earthquakes in Santa Clara three days later.
Further fixtures are set to be announced, with United reportedly set to go head-to-head with Liverpool during the tour.
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Manchester United are in talks to sign winger Hirving Lozano from Pachuca, the Mexican club have claimed.
The vice-president of Pachuca, Andres Fassi, revealed discussions with Jose Mourinho s side are under way over a transfer for the Mexico international.
According to Fassi, an agreement with United has not yet been reached for Lozano.
Yes, there are already negotiations with that team [United] but there is still nothing closed [finalised] yet, he said to ESPN.
Lozano, 20, has seven caps for Mexico and has already scored 21 goals in 91 league appearances for Pachuca since making his debut in February 2014.
He appeared four times for his country at the Copa America last month and is set to play at the Olympic Games in August for the Under-23 tea…
Kuban Krasnodar have decided to terminate the contract of coach Leonid Kuchuk by mutual consent.
Kuchuk was in his second spell in charge of the Russian Premier League side, having been appointed in November last year following an earlier six-month stint in 2013.
The team sit 10th in the table, and take on Kuchuk s former club Lokomotiv Moscow later on Monday, aiming to end a run of four straight defeats.
He led the club to Thursday s Russian Cup final, where they were beaten by Lokomotiv 3-1 after extra time.
Andrei Sasnitski will take temporary charge of the side for the final two games of the campaign.
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