2007–08 Atlético Madrid season

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.

Atlético Madrid

2007–08 season
President	Enrique Cerezo
Head coach	Javier Aguirre
Stadium	Vicente Calderón
La Liga	4th
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Sergio Agüero (19) All: Sergio Agüero (27)
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Squad

Goalkeepers

• Christian Abbiati
• Leo Franco
• Ismael Falcón

Defenders

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

Midfielders

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

Attackers

• Diego Forlán
• Sergio Agüero
• Mista

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2007–08 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Villarreal	38	24	5	9	63	40	+23	77	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3	Barcelona	38	19	10	9	76	43	+33	67	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Atlético Madrid	38	19	7	12	66	47	+19	64[lower-alpha 1]
5	Sevilla	38	20	4	14	75	49	+26	64[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Racing Santander	38	17	9	12	42	41	+1	60

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:

1. ATM 4–3 SEV; SEV 1–2 ATM

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 Daniel 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 José Manuel Jurado  90 + 1'
• 4-3 Luís Fabiano  90 + 2'
• Atlético Madrid-Villarreal 3-4
• 1-0 Pablo  9'
• 2-0 Simão  25'
• 2-1 Giuseppe Rossi  31'
• 2-2 Fabricio Fuentes  42'
• 3-2 Sergio Agüero  62'
• 3-3 Nihat Kahveci  69'
• 3-4 Nihat Kahveci  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 de 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 José Manuel 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 de 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 Kike 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  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 Kahveci  43'
• 3-0 Nihat Kahveci  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 Ortiz  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 de 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 Wanderers-Atlético Madrid 1-0
• 1-0 El Hadji Diouf  74'
• Atlético Madrid-Bolton Wanderers 0-0