Atlético de Madrid launched their 2014\2015 season very successfully with a title in two-legged victory over Real Madrid and also six points out of six available in two league games in August, as they humiliated Rayo Vallecano in their own stadium and beating Eibar 3-0 at the Estadio Vicente Calderón.
But none believed the next month would be even better for the Rojiblancos as they picked all the points available this month in La Liga and Champions League, completing a winning streak of 10 games which is undoubtedly one of the best season start for the club, especially with a debut season for the manager.
The fans seem to be optimistic about the chances to repeat last season's success and some even dare to hope that Bernd Schuster will lead the club to heights they have never seen before but only time will tell. For now, the fans have to enjoy the brilliant football their team have shown in September.
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REAL MADRID 0-1 ATLÉTICO MADRID (LA LIGA)
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TURAN
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JAN OBLAK (9.2)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-3-2-1): Oblak, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira(57'), Gabi(C), Tiago, Koke, Turan, Griezmann, Torres.
Substitutes: Moyà, Gámez, Hernández, Giménez, Ansaldi(57'), Saúl, Romero.
The first fixture in the month has brought us madrileño derby once again for the third time since the season began, as Atlético won the last two games in Supercopa de España on the way to the title. This league match happened at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu with a bit more than 80,000 fans and Pedro Pérez Montero has been chose to referee the tensed clash of Madrid.
The clubs featured a lacking squad as injuries forced them to register youth players with Theo Hernández appeared on the bench of Atlético yet did not make his debut as Mario Mandzukic, Stephan El Shaarawy and Paulo Dybala has been ruled out for this match however Diego Godín has recovered from his month-long injury and was included in the starting line-up for the first time this season. Real Madrid had their own list of injured players, consisting of Keylor Navas, Raphaël Varane and Karim Benzema.
Despite the possession of Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid were more dangerous at the attack as they piled pressure on Jan Oblak's goal however the young goalkeeper has displayed one of the best goalkeeping performances the stadium has ever seen, saving multiple chances of Real Madrid.
On the other side of the pitch, the attack of Los Colchoneros did not work a lot but few opportunities created through great counter-attacks but Casillas made sure the result do not change, only to be injured on the 62th minute and he was substituted with Sergio Cabalenas.
Atlético tested the debutante goalkeeper while Real Madrid tried to break the solid defence of their opponent and the game-changing moment arrived few minutes before extra time with Arda Turan shooting in a cross of Ansaldi. Even Cristiano Ronaldo could not help his team get back in the game and Atlético Madrid has been on the winning side of this match for the third time this season, twice in Real's stadium.
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RED BULL SALZBURG 1-3 ATLÉTICO MADRID (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)
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KOKE, TIAGO, CORREA
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ANTOINE GRIEZMANN (8.3)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-1-2-1-2): Oblak, Juanfran, Godín, Miranda, Siqueira(73'), Romero, Koke(63'), Gabi(C), Griezmann, Correa, Torres(74').
Substitutes: Moyà, Gámez, Giménez, Ansaldi(73'), Tiago(63'), Dybala(74'), Jiménez.
The Red Bull Arena hosted a match between home team, Red Bull Salzburg, and Champions League runners-up, Atlético de Madrid, as Schuster and his players picked up a pretty easy victory.
The La Liga champions has had a clear domination over the game, checking Alexandre Walke's awareness as a goalkeeper who had a pretty average game, conceding three times from the legs of Koke, Tiago and Ángel Correa.
The first half finished in a 1-1 draw as Griezmann passed into space and Koke hit the ball past the goalkeeper however a cross of Ankersen hit Godín who shifted the ball into his own goal with his head and equalised the score.
The second half was completely dominated by Schuster's players as they shut Salzburg from shooting once and they have achieved a win too with Tiago's goal coming two minutes after he subsituted the first goalscorer, Koke, when he shot in a free-kick cross of Griezmann who recorded his second assist in the game. And the last goal came as a great team play was finished by a close range finish of the Argentinian wonderkid, Ángel Correa.
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ATLÉTICO MADRID 3-0 CELTA VIGO (LA LIGA)
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DYBALA, TURAN, SIQUEIRA
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GUILHERME SIQUEIRA (8.5)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-1-2-2-1): Oblak, Gámez, Giménez, Miranda, Siqueira(77'), Romero, Tiago, Gabi(C, 70'), Turan, Griezmann(85'), Dybala.
Substitutes: Moyà, Godín, Ansaldi(77'), Saúl, Koke(70'), Correa(85'), Torres.
Atlético Madrid came into the league match against Celta Vigo with two victories in this month against Real Madrid and Red Bull Salzburg which had them confident of defeating Celta and it did happen as a great performance of Siqueira had them winning 3-0.
Godín, Koke and Torres has had been excluded from the starting line-up and Juanfran has removed from the squad, allegedly due to rotation to avoid fatigue at later stages while Gámez, Giménez, Tiago and Dybala earned a place in the eleven.
On the pitch, it was one-team who played as Celta Vigo could not do a thing against a stronger team in the form of Atlético that came first on the scoreboard on the 12nd minute as Paulo Dybala beat Celta Vigo's goalkeeper from inside the box.
Six minutes later and Turan joined Dybala on the scoreboard, scoring into an open goal after a pass of Griezmann who recorded his third assist in two games. The game calmed down and the last goal came fifteen minutes before full-time whistle when Siqueira scored a rebound and put the final resut as 3-0 for his team.
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ALMERÍA 0-3 ATLÉTICO MADRID (LA LIGA)
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GABI (x2), TORRES
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GABI (9.2)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-1-2-2-1): Oblak, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira(85'), Romero, Gabi(C, 85'), Koke, Turan(72'), Griezmann, Torres.
Substitutes: Moyà, Giménez, Ansaldi(85'), Saúl(85'), Tiago, Correa, Dybala(72').
Atlético Madrid faced Almería in the fifth gameweek as the leading team in the table with four victories out of four matches, while Almería has been on a great run with ten points out of possible twelve but Atlético has done the job and broke the un-beaten run in four league games of the southern side club.
The result was 3-0 as Los Colchonores recorded a third game they score three goals and second league game they win 3-0, following the 3-0 against Celta Vigo in the previous gameweek.
Almería tried their best at stopping Bernd Schuster and his players but it was the team's captain, Gabi, who fired a shot into the top corner from 10m in the 4th minute.
The captain completed a brace twenty-one minutes later as he rifled a shot into the other side of the net from just outside the box, an absolute screamer for the veteran midfielder.
Fernando Torres has finished the job with his own great goal, blasting in a shot from a close-range in the 54th minute.
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ATLÉTICO MADRID 2-0 SEVILLA (LA LIGA)
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TORRES (x2)
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FERNANDO TORRES (8.8)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-1-2-2-1): Oblak, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira, Romero, Gabi(C, 45'), Koke(81'), Turan(81'), Griezmann, Torres.
Substitutes: Moyà, Giménez, Ansaldi, Saúl(81'), Tiago(45'), Correa(81'), Dybala.
15th placed Sevilla has travelled to Madrid to face perfect Atlético de Madrid in what once had been a very competitive and excited game but this match did not reach the expectations and heights as before when Atlético did not struggle against the disappointing team of Unai Emery.
Los Rojiblancos has been helped to the victory by a brace of club icon and fan favorite, Fernando Torres, whose number of goals is now set on four so far. El Niño used the huge confidence boost from the supporters to score only three minutes in the game when his position was great as Griezmann crossed in and he only had to net the ball.
The second goal came in as quite a surprise as Tiago tried a volley from outside the box however it reached Torres in the box who scored with ease, and the refree was correct when he did not call it an offside despite suspicions and the demands of Sevilla's players.
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ATLÉTICO MADRID 3-1 OLYMPIAKOS (CHAMPIONS LEAGUE)
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DYBALA (x3)
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PAULO DYBALA (9.4)
Atlético Madrid XI (4-2-2-2): Oblak, Juanfran, Miranda(56'), Godín(C), Siqueira, Romero, Tiago, Turan, Griezmann(65'), Torres(70'), Dybala.
Substitutes: Moyà, Giménez(56'), Ansaldi(70'), Gabi, Koke, El Shaarawy(65'), Correa.
The second game in Group F has brought Olympiakos to Vicente Calderón against Atlético, which is on the horse right now. Despite an attempt to defy the odds, eventually Olympiakos gave up and were run rugged by Argentinian striker, Paulo Dybala, who starred with a first hattrick in his new club.
Franco Jara has shocked the fans at the stadium as he seized on lack of concentration in Atlético's defence to give his team a surprising 1-0 lead early in the game. Paulo Dybala waited one minute to equalise the score on the way to a brilliant performance by the striker as Torres found him free in the box and he slotted it home.
Siqueira advanced free on the left wing and provided another great cross however it passed the goalkeeper and went into the net, only to be pushed in by Paulo Dybala who completed a brace and led his team to a come-back. But another remarkable incident in the game was not a goal and pretty unfortunate for Los Rojiblancos as Giménez was sent off in a red-card, only fourteen minutes after coming on.
Paulo Dybala scored from inside the box and shatter the hopes of Olympiakos' fans for a draw or a comeback against ten-men opponent. A fantastic game for the kid who carried his team to a tenth win in their winning streak.
Player of the Month
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Guilherme Siqueira has been great for Atlético Madrid throughout the month, contributing a goal and two assists. Not only the support he provides in the attack from the left wing but he has been an integral part of the solid defence who conceded only two goals in six games which must of pleased Bernd Schuster, the team's manager.
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