2021–22 Atlético Madrid season

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

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.

Kits[edit]

Home
Home alt. 1
Home alt. 2 (Home Europe)
Away
Third
Fourth
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2
Goalkeeper 3

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK France FRA Benjamin Lecomte (on loan from Monaco)
2 DF Uruguay URU José Giménez (3rd captain)
4 MF Central African Republic CAF Geoffrey Kondogbia
5 MF Argentina ARG Rodrigo De Paul
6 MF Spain ESP Koke (captain)
7 FW Portugal POR João Félix
8 FW France FRA Antoine Griezmann (on loan from Barcelona)
9 FW Uruguay URU Luis Suárez
10 FW Argentina ARG Ángel Correa
11 MF France FRA Thomas Lemar
12 DF Brazil BRA Renan Lodi
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Slovenia SVN Jan Oblak (vice-captain)
14 MF Spain ESP Marcos Llorente
15 DF Montenegro MNE Stefan Savić
16 MF Mexico MEX Héctor Herrera
17 MF Denmark DEN Daniel Wass
18 DF Brazil BRA Felipe
19 FW Brazil BRA Matheus Cunha
21 MF Belgium BEL Yannick Carrasco
22 DF Spain ESP Mario Hermoso
23 DF Mozambique MOZ Reinildo Mandava
24 DF Croatia CRO Šime Vrsaljko

Reserve team[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Spain ESP Javi Serrano
27 FW Argentina ARG Giuliano Simeone

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Croatia CRO Ivo Grbić (at Lille until 30 June 2022)
DF Spain ESP Manu Sánchez (at Osasuna until 30 June 2022)
DF Argentina ARG Nehuén Pérez (at Udinese until 30 June 2022)
DF Colombia COL Santiago Arias (at Granada until 30 June 2022)
MF Morocco MAR Abde Damar (at Espanyol B until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Ismael Gutiérrez (at Málaga until 30 June 2022)
MF Uruguay URU Juan Sanabria (at Atlético San Luis until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Saúl Ñíguez (at Chelsea until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Rodrigo Riquelme (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Vitolo (at Getafe until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Álvaro Morata (at Juventus until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Borja Garcés (at Leganés until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Germán Valera (at Real Sociedad B until 30 June 2022)
FW Portugal POR Marcos Paulo (at Famalicão until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Sergio Camello (at Mirandés until 30 June 2022)
FW Spain ESP Víctor Mollejo (at Tenerife until 30 June 2022)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date Player From Type Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 Colombia Santiago Arias Germany Bayer Leverkusen Loan return [2]
30 June 2021 Spain Diego Conde Leganés Loan return [3]
30 June 2021 Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan return [4]
30 June 2021 Spain Víctor Mollejo Mallorca Loan return [5]
30 June 2021 Spain Javi Montero Turkey Beşiktaş Loan return [6]
30 June 2021 Spain Álvaro Morata Italy Juventus Loan return [7]
30 June 2021 Argentina Nehuén Pérez Granada Loan return [8]
30 June 2021 Spain Darío Poveda Getafe Loan return [9]
30 June 2021 Spain Rodrigo Riquelme England Bournemouth Loan return [10]
30 June 2021 Spain Manu Sánchez Osasuna Loan return [11]
30 June 2021 Serbia Ivan Šaponjić Cádiz Loan return [12]
30 June 2021 Argentina Axel Werner Mexico Atlético San Luis Loan return [13]
5 July 2021 Portugal Marcos Paulo Brazil Fluminense Transfer Free [14]
12 July 2021 Argentina Rodrigo De Paul Italy Udinese Transfer €35M [15]
19 August 2021 France Benjamin Lecomte France Monaco Loan [16]
25 August 2021 Brazil Matheus Cunha Germany Hertha BSC Transfer €30M [17]
31 August 2021 France Antoine Griezmann Barcelona Loan [18]
27 January 2022 Denmark Daniel Wass Valencia Transfer €2.5M [19]
31 January 2022 Mozambique Reinildo Mandava France Lille Transfer Undisclosed [20]

Out[edit]

Date Player To Type Fee Ref.
30 June 2021 France Moussa Dembélé France Lyon Loan return [21]
30 June 2021 Uruguay Lucas Torreira England Arsenal Loan return [22]
1 July 2021 Argentina Nicolás Ibáñez Mexico Pachuca Transfer Undisclosed [23]
1 July 2021 Spain Álvaro Morata Italy Juventus Loan [24]
5 July 2021 Spain Vitolo Getafe Loan [25]
17 August 2021 Spain Manu Sánchez Osasuna Loan [26]
19 August 2021 Croatia Ivo Grbić France Lille Loan [27]
30 August 2021 Colombia Santiago Arias Granada Loan [28]
31 August 2021 Spain Saúl England Chelsea Loan [29]
7 January 2022 England Kieran Trippier England Newcastle United Transfer Undisclosed [30]
22 January 2022 Serbia Ivan Šaponjić Slovakia Slovan Bratislava Transfer Undisclosed [31]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

  Win   Draw   Loss

23 July 2021 Friendly Numancia Spain 1–1
(4–5 p)
Spain Atlético Madrid El Burgo de Osma, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Burgo de Osma
Penalties
28 July 2021 Friendly Red Bull Salzburg Austria 1–0 Spain Atlético Madrid Wals-Siezenheim, Austria
19:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 20,000
31 July 2021 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg Germany 1–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Wolfsburg, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: AOK Stadion
Attendance: 1,750
Referee: Harm Osmers
4 August 2021 Ramón de Carranza Trophy Cádiz Spain 1–1
(4–2 p)
Spain Atlético Madrid Cádiz, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
Penalties
8 August 2021 Friendly Feyenoord Netherlands 2–1 Spain Atlético Madrid Rotterdam, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Referee: Dennis Higler

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

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

Source: Soccerway

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

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.

Results summary[edit]

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

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA
ResultWWDWDWLWLDDWDWWLLLWDLWLWWWWWWWLWDLWWDW
Position42532242446444244544545555444344444333
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

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

15 August 2021 1 Celta Vigo 1–2 Atlético Madrid Vigo
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 5,401
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
22 August 2021 2 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Elche Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 24,926
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
29 August 2021 3 Atlético Madrid 2–2 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 26,840
Referee: César Soto Grado
11 September 2021 4 Espanyol 1–2 Atlético Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 15,321
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
18 September 2021 5 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 38,798
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
21 September 2021 6 Getafe 1–2 Atlético Madrid Getafe
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 8,950
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
25 September 2021 7 Alavés 1–0 Atlético Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 9,836
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
2 October 2021 8 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Barcelona Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 60,594
Referee: César Soto Grado
24 October 2021 10 Atlético Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 50,032
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 October 2021 11 Levante 2–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,298
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 October 2021 12 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Real Betis Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 56,838
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
7 November 2021 13 Valencia 3–3 Atlético Madrid Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,472
Referee: César Soto Grado
20 November 2021 14 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Osasuna Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 53,261
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
28 November 2021 15 Cádiz 1–4 Atlético Madrid Cádiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 16,861
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
4 December 2021 16 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Mallorca Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 51,009
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
12 December 2021 17 Real Madrid 2–0 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 51,024
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
18 December 2021 18 Sevilla 2–1 Atlético Madrid Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 33,241
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 December 2021 9 Granada 2–1 Atlético Madrid Granada
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 October 2021, but was postponed for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification in South America due to postponed matches because of the COVID-19 pandemic and several players would not be able to return before the match.[35]
2 January 2022 19 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,029
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
9 January 2022 20 Villarreal 2–2 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,127
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
22 January 2022 22 Atlético Madrid 3–2 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 44,999
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
6 February 2022 23 Barcelona 4–2 Atlético Madrid Barcelona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 74,221
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
12 February 2022 24 Atlético Madrid 4–3 Getafe Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 49,375
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
16 February 2022 21 Atlético Madrid 0–1 Levante Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,456
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
19 February 2022 25 Osasuna 0–3 Atlético Madrid Pamplona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 20,040
Referee: Mario Melero López
26 February 2022 26 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 48,009
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
6 March 2022 27 Real Betis 1–3 Atlético Madrid Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 44,383
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
11 March 2022 28 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Cádiz Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 50,573
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
19 March 2022 29 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 April 2022 30 Atlético Madrid 4–1 Alavés Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 51,467
Referee: Mario Melero López
9 April 2022 31 Mallorca 1–0 Atlético Madrid Palma
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 15,437
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
17 April 2022 32 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Espanyol Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 54,011
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
20 April 2022 33 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Granada Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,517
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
30 April 2022 34 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Atlético Madrid Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,398
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
8 May 2022 35 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Real Madrid Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 63,874
Referee: César Soto Grado
11 May 2022 36 Elche 0–2 Atlético Madrid Elche
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 21,266
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
15 May 2022 37 Atlético Madrid 1–1 Sevilla Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 58,138
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
22 May 2022 38 Real Sociedad 1–2 Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Copa del Rey[edit]

6 January 2022 Round of 32 Rayo Majadahonda 0–5 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:30 CET (UTC+1)