2007–08 Atlético Madrid season

Atlético Madrid

2007–08 season
Manager	Javier Aguirre
La Liga	4th
UEFA Cup	Last 32
Copa del Rey	Quarter Final
Intertoto Cup	Progress
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio Agüero (19) All: Sergio Agüero (27)

Atlético de Madrid finally reached the UEFA Champions League, following its most successful season since its 1995-96 league title. In the wake of captain Fernando Torres departing for Liverpool, Atlético responded with the signings of Diego Forlán, Thiago Motta, Simão and José Antonio Reyes, aimed at propelling the club to the top. A few early defeats caused concern, but the partnership between youngster Sergio Agüero and Forlán gelled so well that the club managed 66 goals and 64 points. Thanks to the double victory against Sevilla, Atlético managed to take the final spot for the Champions League, surprisingly finishing only three points behind Barcelona in third.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Christian Abbiati
• Leo Franco
• Ismael Falcón

Defenders

• Giourkas Seitaridis
• Antonio López
• Mariano Pernía
• Fabiano Eller
• Zé Castro
• Luis Perea
• Pablo Ibáñez
• Valera
• Álvaro Domínguez
• César Ortiz

Midfielders

• Thiago Motta
• Cléber
• Raúl García
• Luis García
• Maxi Rodríguez (C)
• Jurado
• José Antonio Reyes
• Maniche
• Miguel de las Cuevas
• Simão
• Roberto Batres
• Álex Quillo
• Didi
• Joshua
• Ignacio Camacho

Attackers

• Diego Forlán
• Sergio Agüero
• Mista

La Liga

Matches

• Real Madrid-Atlético Madrid 2-1
• 0-1 Sergio Agüero 1'
• 1-1 Raúl 14'
• 2-1 Wesley Sneijder 78'

• Atlético Madrid-Mallorca 1-1
• 0-1 Dani Güiza 18'
• 1-1 Mariano Pernía 77'

• Real Murcia-Atlético Madrid 1-1
• 0-1 Sergio Agüero 15'
• 1-1 Francisco Gallardo 81'

• Atlético Madrid-Racing Santander 4-0
• 1-0 Raúl García 12'
• 2-0 Sergio Agüero 69'
• 3-0 Diego Forlán 77'
• 4-0 Simão 87'

• Athletic Bilbao-Atlético Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Sergio Agüero 12'
• 0-2 Diego Forlán 78'

• Atlético Madrid-Osasuna 2-0
• 1-0 Raúl García 38'
• 2-0 Sergio Agüero 81'

• BarcelonaAtlético Madrid 3-0
• 1-0 Deco 15'
• 2-0 Lionel Messi 20'
• 3-0 Xavi 90'

• Atlético Madrid-Real Zaragoza 4-0
• 1-0 Luis García 11'
• 2-0 Diego Forlán 34'
• 3-0 Maxi Rodríguez 64' (pen.)
• 4-0 Maxi Rodríguez 90 + 1'

• Levante-Atlético Madrid 0-1
• 0-1 Diego Forlán 27'

• Atlético Madrid-Sevilla 4-3
• 1-0 Maniche 2'
• 1-1 Luís Fabiano 14'
• 2-1 Sergio Agüero 17'
• 2-2 Zé Castro 45' (o.g.)
• 3-2 Maxi Rodríguez 70'
• 4-2 Jurado 90 + 1'
• 4-3 Luís Fabiano 90 + 2'

• Atlético Madrid-Villareal 3-4
• 1-0 Pablo Ibáñez 9'
• 2-0 Simão 25'
• 2-1 Giuseppe Rossi 31'
• 2-2 Fabricio Fuentes 42'
• 3-2 Sergio Agüero 62'
• 3-3 Nihat 69'
• 3-4 Nihat 90'

• Almería-Atlético Madrid 0-0

• Atlético Madrid-Valladolid 4-3
• 1-0 Maniche 3'
• 1-1 Víctor 40'
• 1-2 Sisi 47'
• 2-2 Maxi Rodríguez 49'
• 2-3 Joseba Llorente 54'
• 3-3 Maxi Rodríguez 55'
• 4-3 Pedro López 90 + 2' (o.g.)

• Betis-Atlético Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Diego Forlán 34'
• 0-2 Raúl García 90 + 3'

• Atlético Madrid-Getafe 1-0
• 1-0 Diego Forlán 19'

• Recreativo Huelva-Atlético Madrid 0-0

• Atlético Madrid-Espanyol 1-2
• 1-0 Simão 37'
• 1-1 Raúl Tamudo 53'
• 1-2 Luis García 84'

• Deportivo-Atlético Madrid 0-3
• 0-1 Diego Forlán 39'
• 0-2 Sergio Agüero 52'
• 0-3 Jurado 65'

• Atlético Madrid-Valencia 1-0
• 1-0 Sergio Agüero 28'

• Atlético Madrid-Real Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Raúl 1'
• 0-2 Ruud van Nistelrooy 41'

• Mallorca-Atlético Madrid 1-0
• 1-0 Juan Arango 21'

• Atlético Madrid-Real Murcia 1-1
• 0-1 Jofre 52' (pen.)
• 1-1 Luis García 62'

• Racing Santander-Atlético Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Diego Forlán 56'
• 0-2 Diego Forlán 74'

• Atlético Madrid-Athletic Bilbao 1-2
• 1-0 Antonio López 5'
• 1-1 Markel Susaeta 39'
• 1-2 Fernando Llorente 45'

• Osasuna-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 1-0 Enrique Sola 1'
• 2-0 Carlos Vela 5'
• 2-1 Diego Forlán 26'
• 3-1 Héctor Font 75'

• Atlético Madrid-Barcelona 4-2
• 0-1 Ronaldinho 30'
• 1-1 Sergio Agüero 36'
• 2-1 Maxi Rodríguez 42'
• 3-1 Diego Forlán 62' (pen.)
• 4-1 Sergio Agüero 71'
• 4-2 Samuel Eto'o 73'

• Real Zaragoza-Atlético Madrid 2-1
• 0-1 Simão 26'
• 1-1 Pablo Ibáñez 34' (o.g.)
• 2-1 Diego Milito 72' (pen.)

• Atlético Madrid-Levante 3-0
• 1-0 Simão 24'
• 2-0 Diego Forlán 39'
• 3-0 Diego Forlán 53'

• Sevilla-Atlético Madrid 1-2
• 0-1 Maxi Rodríguez 19'
• 1-1 Diego Capel 48'
• 1-2 Sergio Agüero 58'

• Villareal-Atlético Madrid 3-0
• 1-0 Santi Cazorla 39'
• 2-0 Nihat 43'
• 3-0 Nihat 66'

• Atlético Madrid-Almería 6-3
• 1-0 Antonio López 2'
• 2-0 Diego Forlán 6' (pen.)
• 2-1 Felipe Melo 11'
• 2-2 Juanma 18'
• 3-2 Simão 34'
• 3-3 Álvaro Negredo 37'
• 4-3 Simão 45'
• 5-3 Sergio Agüero 52'
• 6-3 Sergio Agüero 69'

• Valladolid-Atlético Madrid 1-1
• 0-1 Maxi Rodríguez 69'
• 1-1 Bartholomew Ogbeche 90'

• Atlético Madrid-Betis 1-3
• 0-1 Juande 15'
• 1-1 Sergio Agüero 25'
• 1-2 Xisco 49'
• 1-3 Capi 66'

• Getafe-Atlético Madrid 1-1
• 1-0 Juan Ángel Albín 13'
• 1-1 Sergio Agüero 39'

• Atlético Madrid-Recreativo Huelva 3-0
• 1-0 Ignacio Camacho 23'
• 2-0 Sergio Agüero 54'
• 3-0 Ignacio Camacho 74'

• Espanyol-Atlético Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Sergio Agüero 27'
• 0-2 Diego Forlán 30'

• Atlético Madrid-Deportivo 1-0
• 1-0 Diego Forlán 45'

• Valencia-Atlético Madrid 3-1
• 1-0 Giourkas Seitaridis 11' (o.g.)
• 2-0 David Villa 40'
• 3-0 David Villa 54'
• 3-1 Sergio Agüero 74'

Topscorers

• Sergio Agüero 19
• Diego Forlán 16
• Maxi Rodríguez 8
• Raúl García 3

UEFA Cup

Group Stage

• Lokomotiv Moscow-Atlético Madrid 3-3
• 0-1 Sergio Agüero 16'
• 1-1 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 27'
• 1-2 Diego Forlán 47'
• 2-2 Peter Odemwingie 61'
• 3-2 Peter Odemwingie 64'
• 3-3 Sergio Agüero 85'

• Atlético Madrid-Aberdeen 2-0
• 1-0 Diego Forlán 45' (pen.)
• 2-0 Jamie Langfield 61' (o.g.)

• Copenhagen-Atlético Madrid 0-2
• 0-1 Simão 21'
• 0-2 Sergio Agüero 62'

• Atlético Madrid-Panathinaikos 2-1
• 0-1 Dimitris Salpingidis 34'
• 1-1 Luis García 74'
• 2-1 Simão 90'

Last 32

• Bolton-Atlético Madrid 1-0
• 1-0 El Hadji Diouf 74'

• Atlético Madrid-Bolton 0-0