2020–21 Atlético Madrid season
2020–21 season | ||||
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President | Enrique Cerezo | |||
Head coach | Diego Simeone | |||
Stadium | Wanda Metropolitano | |||
La Liga | 1st | |||
Copa del Rey | Second round | |||
UEFA Champions League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Luis Suárez (21) All: Luis Suárez (21) | |||
Biggest win | Atlético Madrid 6–1 Granada Atlético Madrid 5–0 Eibar | |||
Biggest defeat | Bayern Munich 4–0 Atlético Madrid | |||
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The 2020–21 season was the 114th season in the existence of Atlético Madrid and the club's 19th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Atlético Madrid participated in this season's editions of the UEFA Champions League and also participated in the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 14 August 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
Kits
[edit]Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. 1 | Away alt. 2 | Third |
Goalkeeper 1 | Goalkeeper 2 | Goalkeeper 3 | Goalkeeper 4 |
Players
[edit]Stats as of the end of the 2019–20 season.
N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
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1 | GK | Ivo Grbić | 28 | EU | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | €3.5M | ||
2 | DF | José Giménez (3rd captain) | 29 | EU | 2013 | 191 | 8 | 2023 | €0.9M | Second nationality: | |
4 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 31 | EU | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | €10M | Second nationality: | |
5 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 28 | EU | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Loan | Second nationality: | |
6 | MF | Koke (captain) | 32 | EU | 2009 | 457 | 45 | 2024 | Academy | ||
7 | FW | João Félix | 25 | EU | 2019 | 36 | 9 | 2026 | €126M | ||
8 | MF | Saúl (4th captain) | 30 | EU | 2012 | 296 | 41 | 2026 | Academy | ||
9 | FW | Luis Suárez | 37 | EU | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | Second nationality: | |
10 | FW | Ángel Correa | 29 | EU | 2014 | 232 | 37 | 2024 | €7.5M | Second nationality: | |
11 | MF | Thomas Lemar | 29 | EU | 2018 | 72 | 4 | 2024 | €70M | ||
12 | DF | Renan Lodi | 26 | Non-EU | 2019 | 43 | 1 | 2026 | €25M | ||
13 | GK | Jan Oblak (vice-captain) | 31 | EU | 2014 | 257 | 0 | 2023 | €16M | ||
14 | MF | Marcos Llorente | 29 | EU | 2019 | 36 | 5 | 2024 | €30M | ||
15 | DF | Stefan Savić | 33 | Non-EU | 2015 | 160 | 2 | 2023 | €25M | ||
16 | MF | Héctor Herrera | 34 | EU | 2019 | 30 | 1 | 2022 | Free | Second nationality: | |
18 | DF | Felipe | 35 | Non-EU | 2019 | 36 | 2 | 2022 | €20M | ||
19 | FW | Moussa Dembélé | 28 | EU | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Loan | ||
20 | MF | Vitolo | 35 | EU | 2017 | 86 | 7 | 2022 | €35M | ||
21 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 31 | EU | 2020 | 140 | 24 | 2024 | €27M | ||
22 | DF | Mario Hermoso | 29 | EU | 2019 | 23 | 0 | 2025 | €25M | ||
23 | DF | Kieran Trippier | 34 | Non-EU | 2019 | 33 | 0 | 2022 | €20M | ||
24 | DF | Šime Vrsaljko | 32 | EU | 2016 | 63 | 1 | 2022 | €16M |
- Source: atleticodemadrid.com
- Ordered by squad number.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
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9 | FW | Álvaro Morata | 27 | EU | Chelsea | Transfer | Summer | €56M | |||
— | FW | Nikola Kalinić | 32 | EU | Roma | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
— | MF | Víctor Mollejo | 19 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
— | DF | Javi Montero | 21 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
— | DF | Nehuén Pérez | 20 | Non-EU | Famalicão | Loan return | Summer | Free | |||
1 | GK | Ivo Grbić | 24 | EU | Lokomotiva | Transfer | Summer | €3.5M | Atlético Madrid | ||
21 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 26 | EU | Dalian Professional | Transfer | Summer | €27M | Atlético Madrid | ||
9 | FW | Luis Suárez | 33 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | €7M | Atlético Madrid | ||
5 | MF | Lucas Torreira | 24 | EU | Arsenal | Loan | Summer | Undisclosed | Atlético Madrid | ||
4 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 27 | EU | Valencia | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | Atlético Madrid | ||
19 | FW | Moussa Dembélé | 24 | EU | Lyon | Loan | Winter | €1.5M | Atlético Madrid |
Total Spending: €88M
Out
[edit]Total Income: €80M
Net Income: €8M
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss
19 September 2020 Friendly | Atlético Madrid | 4–1 | Almería | Madrid |
CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 27 September 2020 | 22 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 68.42 |
Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 6 January 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 50.00 |
UEFA Champions League | 21 October 2020 | 17 March 2021 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 25.00 |
Total | 48 | 29 | 11 | 8 | 77 | 37 | +40 | 60.42 |
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 86 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 28 | +39 | 84 | |
3 | Barcelona | 38 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 85 | 38 | +47 | 79 | |
4 | Sevilla | 38 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 53 | 33 | +20 | 77 | |
5 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 59 | 38 | +21 | 62 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[2]
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[1]
- ^ Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 67 | 25 | +42 | 86 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 41 | 11 | +30 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 14 | +12 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[3][4]
27 September 2020 3 | Atlético Madrid | 6–1 | Granada | Madrid |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
30 September 2020 4 | Huesca | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Huesca |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio El Alcoraz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
3 October 2020 5 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
17 October 2020 6 | Celta Vigo | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid | Vigo |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
24 October 2020 7 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Real Betis | Madrid |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
31 October 2020 8 | Osasuna | 1–3 | Atlético Madrid | Pamplona |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Stadium Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
7 November 2020 9 | Atlético Madrid | 4–0 | Cádiz | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
21 November 2020 10 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Barcelona | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
28 November 2020 11 | Valencia | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
5 December 2020 12 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Valladolid | Madrid |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
12 December 2020 13 | Real Madrid | 2–0 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[6] Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
19 December 2020 14 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Elche | Madrid |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
22 December 2020 15 | Real Sociedad | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid | San Sebastián |
19:45 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
30 December 2020 16 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Getafe | Madrid |
19:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
3 January 2021 17 | Alavés | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
12 January 2021 1 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Sevilla | Madrid |
21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández | ||
Note: Match originally scheduled for 12 September 2020, but postponed due to the delayed conclusion of last season's UEFA club competitions.[7] |
21 January 2021 19 | Eibar | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Eibar |
21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Melero López |
24 January 2021 20 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
31 January 2021 21 | Cádiz | 2–4 | Atlético Madrid | Cádiz |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
8 February 2021 22 | Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
13 February 2021 23 | Granada | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Granada |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
17 February 2021 2 | Levante | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero | ||
Note: Match originally scheduled for 19 September 2020, but postponed due to the delayed conclusion of last season's UEFA club competitions.[8] |
20 February 2021 24 | Atlético Madrid | 0–2 | Levante | Madrid |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Melero López |
28 February 2021 25 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid | Villarreal |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
7 March 2021 26 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Real Madrid | Madrid |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
10 March 2021 18 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano | ||
Note: Match originally scheduled for 9 January 2021, but postponed due to the storm causing the closure of Madrid Barajas airport.[9] |
13 March 2021 27 | Getafe | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Getafe |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
21 March 2021 28 | Atlético Madrid | 1–0 | Alavés | Madrid |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
4 April 2021 29 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Seville |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
11 April 2021 30 | Real Betis | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Seville |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
18 April 2021 33 | Atlético Madrid | 5–0 | Eibar | Madrid |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado | |
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.[10] |
22 April 2021 31 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Huesca | Madrid |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
25 April 2021 32 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–1 | Atlético Madrid | Bilbao |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
1 May 2021 34 | Elche | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Elche |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Melero López |
8 May 2021 35 | Barcelona | 0–0 | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
12 May 2021 36 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
16 May 2021 37 | Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Osasuna | Madrid |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
22 May 2021 38 | Valladolid | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Valladolid |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
Copa del Rey
[edit]16 December 2020 First round | Cardassar | 0–3 | Atlético Madrid | Sant Llorenç des Cardassar |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Es Moleters Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
6 January 2021 Second round | Cornellà | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Cornellà |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nou Camp Municipal Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
UEFA Champions League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The group stage draw was held on 1 October 2020.[11]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BAY | ATM | SAL | LMO | |
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1 | Bayern Munich | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | |
2 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 0–0 | ||
3 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Transfer to Europa League | 2–6 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | |
4 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — |
21 October 2020 1 | Bayern Munich | 4–0 | Atlético Madrid | Munich, Germany |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Michael Oliver (England) |
27 October 2020 2 | Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Red Bull Salzburg | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania) |
3 November 2020 3 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Moscow, Russia |
18:55 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: RZD Arena Attendance: 8,147 Referee: Benoît Bastien (France) |
25 November 2020 4 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Lokomotiv Moscow | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia) |
1 December 2020 5 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Bayern Munich | Madrid, Spain |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
9 December 2020 6 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0–2 | Atlético Madrid | Wals-Siezenheim, Austria |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Wals-Siezenheim Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Knockout phase
[edit]Round of 16
[edit]The draw for the round of 16 was held on 14 December 2020.[12]
23 February 2021 First leg | Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Chelsea | Bucharest, Romania |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Arena Națională Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Felix Brych (Germany) | ||
Note: The match, originally to be played at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, was moved to Arena Națională in Bucharest, due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Spain on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the variant B.1.1.7.[13][14] |
17 March 2021 Second leg | Chelsea | 2–0 (3–0 agg.) | Atlético Madrid | London, England |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Stamford Bridge Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
Statistics
[edit]Squad statistics
[edit]No. | Pos. | Nat. |
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