Prior to last night's match against Chelsea at the Estadio Vicente Calderon, Footy Factor called in some favors from our Spanish counterparts and shot some telling footage of Atletico Madrid's pre-match warm-up. Do you notice who's missing?

PS. On a side note, check out Jose Antonio Reyes' hop-step-jump over the touchline.

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It's been a tournament that can launch careers and bring players in the spotlight. With less at stake than the full blown World Cup, the U-20 is still a chance to get a look at some of the game's best and brightest talents across the globe. Two years ago, Alexander Pato made a name for himself, while Freddy Adu and Danny Szetela secured European moves on the back of decent performances in Canada.

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Strikes from Maxi Rodríguez, Diego Forlán and Sergio Agüero left Club Atlético de Madrid in firm command of their UEFA Champions League play-off round tie against Panathinaikos after a thrilling 3-2 win in Athens.

Maxi had given the visitors a first-half lead and although Dimitris Salpingidis equalised just after the break, the Spanish side hit back with two goals in eight minutes.

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The European preseason is wrapping up for the Premier League, La Liga, and Serie A as teams played their final warm-ups on the weekend. In England, Napoli faced West Ham United and Atletico Madrid visited Liverpool. Here's a recap of both matches along with video highlights.

Atletico Madrid tops Liverpool 2-1 Video Highlights

Atletico took an early lead and held on against Liverpool for a 2-1 victory at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.

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Super sub Andrei Arshavin scored two fantastic goals for Arsenal to send the home side top of the Emirates cup after a 2-1 victory over Athletico Madrid.

The Russian playmaker looked to have won the game after breaking the deadlock five minutes from time. But their Spanish opponents replied instantly through Pacheco before Arshavin sealed the win with a last gasp strike from an impossible angle.

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Team Overview: Club Atletico de Madrid, founded in 1903, is considered one of the most successful clubs in La Liga Primera Division history having played 71 seasons on the top tier. The club has won an impressive nine First Division league titles and nine Copa del Rey trophies.

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He comes from VALLADOLID, is the Spanish U21 Internationalgoalkeeper & has called onto be the future goalie of the SpanishNational Team. His name is SERGIO ASENJO, is 20 years of age &was officially presented today as the new goalkeeper of ATLETICODE MADRID.(photo: josé.a.garcia/marca.com) Click to continue reading...

Atletico Madrid have signed goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo from Real Valladolid on a four-year contract for a fee in the region of 5.5 million euros and the loan of striker Diego Costa for one season.

One of the many misconceived notions lingering around in the game is the interpretation that persisting with a young, relatively inexperienced, occupier of the goalkeeper gloves could be detrimental to both the player and the club.

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Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill is trying to grab Spain's Under-21 goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo out of the clutches of Atletico Madrid. Asenjo, 19, who is with La Liga side Real Valladolid, is expected to become Spain's senior No.1. He is this week due to discuss terms with Atletico - but O'Neill hopes to hijack the deal with [. Click to continue reading...

UEFA u21 Championship: England 2:0 Spain
New Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg
England eased into the semi-finals of the European U21 championship after comfortably disposing of a disappointing Spain in Gothenburg.
On a blustery and chilly evening by the Baltic, two second half goals from Fraizer Campbell and James Milner gave Stuart Pearce's team its second straight win and passage along with Germany into the last four. Click to continue reading...

UEFA u21 Championship: England v Spain
Gothenburg- An intriguing clash of styles in Gothenburg tonight between England, 2-1 conquerors of Finland, and Spain, who need to get points on the board after tying Germany 0-0 in their first game.
The Germans lead the group by a point after downing the Finns 2-0 earlier today, but England can overtake them with a win tonight. Click to continue reading...

I couldn't update regularly in last couple of days. But it looks like there was not much of development about Barca in Transfer Market. But the biggest news in Transfer Market as today is a reported 50 million bid for Valencia striker Villa. Valencia is reported to be asking for more but there is a high chance of Barca beating Real madrid to his signature. Click to continue reading...

The SPANISH U-21 National Team kicked off its participation in theU-21 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS,being held in Sweden againstGERMANY, with the result ending in a 0-0 draw.One can simply describe the game for Spain by saying that their bestplayer was Asenjo, who is the goalkeeper. It was a "miracle" thatSpain managed to go away from this game with a point as Germanywas way more superior & the better Click to continue reading...

Afternoon all, so Fabianski has signed a new deal with us this week. This can be seen as a postive that the club is going in the right direction and may encourage others such as R.Van Persie to also sign on. My one and only concern though is, is Fabianski good enough to replace Almunia when he is injured or unable to play or even is Almunia good enough to Be our number one?

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FC Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes had a career season winning the Zamora trophy and helping his team secure the treble. But for most of his time at the Camp Nou Valdes has been the center of contention with both the fans and media. He has struggled with the media to gain the notoriety that Real Madrid keeper Casillas holds.

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Spanish sports paper "Marca" has announced it via its digitaledition. Young VALLADOLID goalkeeper SERGIO ASENJO willbe an ATLETICO DE MADRID player next season as he has committedhimself for the next 4 years. The 19 year old & Spanish U/21International goalkeeper has turned down offers from FC Barcelona,Villareal & Premier League teams to take up the Atletico challenge. Click to continue reading...

It's a relatively light day in transfer news and rumors, but there are still rumors from England, Spain, Italy, and France to report on as we get ready for what should be a wild final day in the English Premier League.

England

O'Neill Puts £10m Price Tag on Barry

If Liverpool or anyone else want to land Aston Villa's Gareth Barry, they'll have to fork out at least £10m for the midfielder.

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A late first half strike from Eto made sure that FC Barcelona gave up any momentum in the La Liga chase. FC Barcelona were made to work over time by a gritty Valladolid side and towards the second half looked in more trouble. This was no classic Barca performance but it is still a very valuable win. Click to continue reading...

Los rumores no han tardado en aparecer después de que Silvano Martina, agente de Gianluigi Buffon, declarara el martes pasado que si bien su representado desea permanecer en la Juventus, escucharán "todas las ofertas importantes económicamente hablando" que le lleguen al guardameta. Las informaciones publicadas en diversos medios, tanto italianos como españoles, apuntan a que el [. Click to continue reading...