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David Villa, striker of Atletico Madrid, will leave the team and transfer to New York City FC because of a great offer. Villa was part of the 23-man Spanish roster bound for Brazil to battle in the World Cup 2014.
Atletico Madrid won against Chelsea FC with a final score of 3-1 to move on to their first ever Champions League final.
Atletico Madrid wins over highly favored Barcelona with a final score of 1-0. Diego Costa, the team's top scorer was not able to play due to an injury. Arda Turan was also absent, so the game had to begin with Adrian and David Villa. The last time Madrid won over Barcelona was in 2010.
The Spanish League title race is the closest it has been in years and things got a lot more interesting this past weekend as the top three contenders managed to overcome big tests and won.
The cast has been die. And it does not favor Spain's two big soccer clubs. For the first time in seemingly forever, a team not named Barcelona or Real Madrid is in complete control of the Spanish League title.
Atletico Madrid will take on Austria Vienna on Wednesday in the Champions League.
Atletico Madrid will take on Granada in the Liga BBVA on Thursday.
Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid will look to continue its stellar start when it takes on FC Porto in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.
Atletico Madrid will look to sustain its perfect start to the 2013-14 season when it takes on Osasuna on Tuesday.
While Real Madrid's victory over Barcelona has grabbed the major headlines this week, but the matchup between Atletico Madrid and Sevilla FC will decide what team will take on Madrid in May in the Copa del Rey Final.
Atletico Madrid bowed out of the Europa League despite defeating Rubin Kazan 1-0 in the Europa League. Star forward Radamel Falcao scored the lone goal for his club that was eliminated because Kazan outscored Madrid through two legs.
A few days ago, news broke that Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez had entered the pursuit of Barcelona striker David Villa. The news was surprising because many believed that Chelsea's prime target was Radamel Falcao.
Colombian Striker Radamel Falcao has been a hot commodity for Atletico Madrid to start the 2012-13 season. The striker has scored 17 goals on 55 shots in the Spanish league this season and has vaulted his squad to second place in the Spanish league. However, rumors have circulated for months about his impending transfer and it seems that Falcao is on his way out of Madrid after news confirmed that he has agreed to sign with Chelsea.
One of the most anticipated matches in the Spanish lead takes place on Sunday when first place Barcelona take son second place Atletico Madrid.
Real Madrid and coach Jose Mourinho have not entered a match against cross town rivals as the heavy underdogs. However, a 1-0 loss last week to Real Betis and the subsequent jeering in the 3-0 Copa del Rey win over Alcoyano have made them the laughing stock of the Spanish league.
