Issue Nº 27 · Spring 2026

The Footnote.

A magazine of European football, in long form and short

★ Liverpool five clear at the top· Real Madrid host Barcelona Sunday ·★ Mbappé on 22 La Liga goals· Bayern–Dortmund in Munich ·★ PSG unbeaten in 14· Inter top of Serie A ·★ Champions League quarter-finals next week· The Footnote · The Footnote · The Footnote ·★ Liverpool five clear at the top· Real Madrid host Barcelona Sunday ·★ Mbappé on 22 La Liga goals· Bayern–Dortmund in Munich ·★ PSG unbeaten in 14· Inter top of Serie A ·★ Champions League quarter-finals next week· The Footnote · The Footnote · The Footnote ·
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La Liga

Atlético Madrid

Madrid · Founded 1903 · Manager: Diego Simeone

League Position
3
Points
58
Goals For
49
Goals Against
24
Goal Diff
+25

The Club

Atlético Madrid of Madrid have, for 123 years, occupied a particular place in the imagination of Spain — a club whose identity is inseparable from Riyadh Air Metropolitano. The current season has tested the squad's composure as often as its quality. A run-in awaits that will ask both questions in earnest.

Stadium
Riyadh Air Metropolitano
Founded
1903
League
La Liga

Recent Form

DWWWD
17
Won
7
Drawn
4
Lost

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