Captain Javi Puado scored from the penalty spot to cancel out a first-half strike by Cesar Azpilicueta as relegation-threatened Espanyol held third-placed Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw in LaLiga on Saturday.
Atletico Madrid defender Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a contract extension at the club. The veteran full back joined Los Rojiblancos on a 12 month deal last summer after accepting a return to La Liga.
Atletico Madrid have triggered a clause in the contract of Cesar Azpilicueta, extending his stay at the club until 2025. Azpilicueta joined Atletico for free from Chelsea last summer after becoming a free agent, and has largely been limited to a secondary role.
Atletico Madrid have confirmed an injury blow for defender Cesar Azpilicueta. The veteran full back came on in extra time in Atletico Madrid’s 4-2 Copa del Rey win over Real Madrid, but he only lasted 11 minutes, before being replaced.
Atletico Madrid will travel to Riyadh next week in search of only their third ever Spanish Super Cup success. They last won the trophy in 2014, defeating Real Madrid over two legs.
Atletico Madrid will be fighting on four fronts from the start of 2024 as the Copa del Rey and Spanish Supercopa kick off in January. Diego Simeone’s side signed off from 2023 with a 1-0 win at home to rivals Sevilla with Marcos Llorente netting a festive winner in Madrid.
When Spanish soccer player César Azpilicueta arrived at Chelsea in 2012, his teammates gave him a rather surprising nickname: Dave. "César's not even that hard [to say]," he lamented to The Guardian in 2013.