2021–22 Atlético Madrid season


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The 2021–22 season was the 115th season in the existence of Atlético Madrid and the club's 20th 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 Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and the UEFA Champions League.

Atlético Madrid
2021–22 season
PresidentEnrique Cerezo
Head coachDiego Simeone
StadiumWanda Metropolitano
La Liga3rd
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Supercopa de EspañaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ángel Correa (12)
All:
Ángel Correa
Luis Suárez
(13 each)
Highest home attendance60,594 vs Barcelona
Lowest home attendance24,926 vs Elche
Biggest winRayo Majadahonda 0–5 Atlético Madrid
Biggest defeatBarcelona 4–2 Atlético Madrid
Liverpool 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid 2–0 Atlético Madrid
Real Sociedad 2–0 Atlético Madrid

Home

Home alt. 1

Home alt. 2 (Home Europe)

Away

Third

Fourth

Goalkeeper 1

Goalkeeper 2

Goalkeeper 3

As of 27 January 2022[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Date Player From Type Fee Ref.
30 June 2021   Santiago Arias   Bayer Leverkusen Loan return [2]
30 June 2021   Diego Conde Leganés Loan return [3]
30 June 2021   Nicolás Ibáñez   Atlético San Luis Loan return [4]
30 June 2021   Víctor Mollejo Mallorca Loan return [5]
30 June 2021   Javi Montero   Beşiktaş Loan return [6]
30 June 2021   Álvaro Morata   Juventus Loan return [7]
30 June 2021   Nehuén Pérez Granada Loan return [8]
30 June 2021   Darío Poveda Getafe Loan return [9]
30 June 2021   Rodrigo Riquelme   Bournemouth Loan return [10]
30 June 2021   Manu Sánchez Osasuna Loan return [11]
30 June 2021   Ivan Šaponjić Cádiz Loan return [12]
30 June 2021   Axel Werner   Atlético San Luis Loan return [13]
5 July 2021   Marcos Paulo   Fluminense Transfer Free [14]
12 July 2021   Rodrigo De Paul   Udinese Transfer €35M [15]
19 August 2021   Benjamin Lecomte   Monaco Loan [16]
25 August 2021   Matheus Cunha   Hertha BSC Transfer €30M [17]
31 August 2021   Antoine Griezmann Barcelona Loan [18]
27 January 2022   Daniel Wass Valencia Transfer €2.5M [19]
31 January 2022   Reinildo Mandava   Lille Transfer Undisclosed [20]
Date Player To Type Fee Ref.
30 June 2021   Moussa Dembélé   Lyon Loan return [21]
30 June 2021   Lucas Torreira   Arsenal Loan return [22]
1 July 2021   Nicolás Ibáñez   Pachuca Transfer Undisclosed [23]
1 July 2021   Álvaro Morata   Juventus Loan [24]
5 July 2021   Vitolo Getafe Loan [25]
17 August 2021   Manu Sánchez Osasuna Loan [26]
19 August 2021   Ivo Grbić   Lille Loan [27]
30 August 2021   Santiago Arias Granada Loan [28]
31 August 2021   Saúl   Chelsea Loan [29]
7 January 2022   Kieran Trippier   Newcastle United Transfer Undisclosed [30]
22 January 2022   Ivan Šaponjić   Slovan Bratislava Transfer Undisclosed [31]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2021 22 May 2022 Matchday 1 3rd 38 21 8 9 65 43 +22 055.26
Copa del Rey 6 January 2022 19 January 2022 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 050.00
Supercopa de España 13 January 2022 Semi-finals Semi-finals 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
UEFA Champions League 15 September 2021 13 April 2022 Group stage Quarter-finals 10 3 3 4 9 10 −1 030.00
Total 51 25 11 15 80 57 +23 049.02
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 26 8 4 80 31 +49 86 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Barcelona 38 21 10 7 68 38 +30 73
3 Atlético Madrid 38 21 8 9 65 43 +22 71
4 Sevilla 38 18 16 4 53 30 +23 70
5 Real Betis 38 19 8 11 62 40 +22 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]

Source: LaLiga Santander
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)[32]
(C) Champions
Notes:

  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 21 8 9 65 43  +22 71 12 5 2 33 16  +17 9 3 7 32 27  +5
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWLWLDDWDWWLLLWDLWLWWWWWWWLWDLWWDW
Position42532242446444244544545555444344444333

Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[33][34]

UEFA Champions League

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The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2021.[36]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification LIV ATM POR MIL
1   Liverpool 6 6 0 0 17 6 +11 18 Advance to knockout phase — 2–0 2–0 3–2
2   Atlético Madrid 6 2 1 3 7 8 −1 7 2–3 — 0–0 0–1
3   Porto 6 1 2 3 4 11 −7 5 Transfer to Europa League 1–5 1–3 — 1–0
4   Milan 6 1 1 4 6 9 −3 4 1–2 1–2 1–1 —

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 13 December 2021.[38][note 1]

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 18 March 2022.[40]

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa
de España		 Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   FRA Benjamin Lecomte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   SVN Jan Oblak 51 0 38 0 2 0 1 0 10 0
Defenders
2 DF   URU José Giménez 33 1 24 1 1 0 1 0 6+1 0
12 DF   BRA Renan Lodi 42 4 13+16 2 2 1 0+1 0 4+6 1
15 DF   MNE Stefan Savić 33 0 28 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
17 DF   DEN Daniel Wass 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 DF   BRA Felipe 35 2 15+11 2 2 0 0 0 6+1 0
22 DF   ESP Mario Hermoso 34 2 21+5 2 1 0 1 0 6 0
23 DF   MOZ Reinildo Mandava 21 0 15+2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
24 DF   CRO Šime Vrsaljko 29 1 10+11 1 1+1 0 1 0 3+2 0
Midfielders
4 MF   CTA Geoffrey Kondogbia 39 1 21+7 1 1 0 1 0 7+2 0
5 MF   ARG Rodrigo De Paul 48 4 24+12 3 2 0 0+1 0 5+4 1
6 MF   ESP Koke 43 1 29+2 1 1+1 0 1 0 9 0
11 MF   FRA Thomas Lemar 35 4 17+7 4 1+1 0 1 0 5+3 0
14 MF   ESP Marcos Llorente 40 0 29 0 1 0 1 0 8+1 0
16 MF   MEX Héctor Herrera 27 0 8+13 0 1 0 0+1 0 2+2 0
21 MF   BEL Yannick Carrasco 44 6 28+6 6 2 0 1 0 6+1 0
26 MF   ESP Javi Serrano 7 0 1+4 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
7 FW   POR João Félix 35 10 13+11 8 1+1 1 1 0 7+1 1
8 FW   FRA Antoine Griezmann 36 8 21+5 3 0+1 1 0 0 6+3 4
9 FW   URU Luis Suárez 45 13 20+15 11 1+1 1 0+1 0 5+2 1
10 FW   ARG Ángel Correa 49 13 21+15 12 1+1 0 1 0 3+7 1
19 FW   BRA Matheus Cunha 37 7 8+21 6 1+1 1 0+1 0 0+5 0
27 FW   ARG Giuliano Simeone 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 FW   ESP Carlos Martín 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
8 MF   ESP Saúl 3 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   ENG Kieran Trippier 18 0 12+3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Champions League Total
1 9 FW   Luis Suárez 11 1 0 1 13
10 FW   Ángel Correa 12 0 0 1 13
3 7 FW   João Félix 8 1 0 1 10
4 8 FW   Antoine Griezmann 3 1 0 4 8
5 19 FW   Matheus Cunha 6 1 0 0 7
6 21 MF   Yannick Carrasco 6 0 0 0 6
7 5 MF   Rodrigo De Paul 3 0 0 1 4
11 MF   Thomas Lemar 4 0 0 0 4
12 DF   Renan Lodi 2 1 0 1 4
10 18 DF   Felipe 2 0 0 0 2
22 DF   Mario Hermoso 2 0 0 0 2
12 2 DF   José Giménez 1 0 0 0 1
4 MF   Geoffrey Kondogbia 1 0 0 0 1
6 MF   Koke 1 0 0 0 1
24 DF   Šime Vrsaljko 1 0 0 0 1
Own goals 2 0 1 0 3
Totals 65 5 1 9 80
  1. ^ Atlético Madrid were initially drawn against Bayern Munich.[39]
  1. ^ Rayo Majadahonda played its game at Wanda Metropolitano, in Madrid instead of their regular stadium Cerro del Espino in Majadahonda because the Royal Spanish Football Federation have granted permission for a ground change to facilitate more fans at the match.
  1. ^ "First Team". Atlético de Madrid. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Bayer 04 sign Santiago Arias from Atlético Madrid". Bayer 04 Leverkusen. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Diego Conde, on loan to Leganés". Sportsfinding. 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez, Axel Werner to join Atlético de San Luis on loan". Atlético Madrid. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
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  6. ^ "El Atlético de Madrid cede un jugador al Besiktas" [Atlético Madrid loans player to Besiktas]. Fichajes.com (in Spanish). 2 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Welcome home, Alvaro!". Juventus F.C. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Acuerdo con el Atlético de Madrid para la cesión de Nehuén Pérez" (in Spanish). Granada CF. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Oficial: Darío Poveda, al Getafe" [Official: Darío Poveda, to Getafe]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 31 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Riquelme Joins the Cherries". AFC Bournemouth. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Acuerdo con Osasuna para la cesión de Manu Sánchez" [Agreement with Osasuna for the loan of Manu Sánchez] (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Ivan Šaponjić, primer refuerzo invernal" [Ivan Šaponjić, first winter signing] (in Portuguese). Cádiz CF. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  13. ^ "Axel Werner es el nuevo arquero de Atlético San Luis". AS Mexico. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
  14. ^ "Welcome, Marcos Paulo!". Atlético Madrid. 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Welcome, Rodrigo de Paul!". Atlético Madrid. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Welcome, Benjamin Lecomte!". Atlético Madrid. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. ^ "Welcome, Cunha!". Atlético Madrid. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  18. ^ "Welcome back, Griezmann!". Atlético Madrid. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  19. ^ "Welcome, Wass!". Atlético Madrid. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  20. ^ "¡Bienvenido, Reinildo Mandava!". Atlético Madrid. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Welcome, Moussa Dembélé!". Atlético Madrid. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  22. ^ "Lucas Torreira joins Atletico Madrid on loan". Arsenal F.C. 5 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Nicolás Ibáñez ficha por Pachuca sin haber vestido la camiseta del Atlético". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  24. ^ "Official | Morata renews!". Juventus F.C. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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  29. ^ "Agreement with Chelsea over the loan of Saúl". Atlético Madrid. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  30. ^ "Agreement with Newcastle for the transfer of Trippier". Atlético Madrid. 7 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  31. ^ "Z Atlética Madrid prichádza útočník Ivan Šaponjič" [Atletico Madrids forward Ivan Saponjic came to the club]. www.skslovan.com (in Slovak). ŠK Slovan Bratislava. 22 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  32. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
  34. ^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
  35. ^ "LaLiga request postponement of Real Madrid vs Athletic and Granada vs Atletico". marca.com. 24 September 2021.
  36. ^ "UEFA Champions League group stage draw". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 26 August 2021.
  37. ^ Unused substitute Agustín Marchesín was sent off from the bench.
  38. ^ "2021/22 UEFA Champions League: all you need to know". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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