The 2007–08 season was the 102nd season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 71st season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008. 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. Atlético managed to take the final spot for the Champions League, finishing only three points behind Barcelona in third.
Squad
No. Player Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Goalkeepers 23 Leo Franco Mallorca 13 Christian Abbiati Milan 1 Ismael Falcón Atlético Madrid BDefenders 22 Pablo Ibáñez Albacete 21 Luis Perea Boca Juniors 12 Fabiano Eller Trabzonspor 14 Zé Castro Académica Coimbra 3 Antonio López Osasuna 4 Mariano Pernía Getafe 2 Georgios Seitaridis Dynamo Moscow 4 Juan Valera Real MurciaMidfielders 5 Thiago Motta Barcelona 18 Maniche Dynamo Moscow 6 Cléber Santana Santos 35 Joshua Zapata Atlético Madrid B 8 Raúl García Osasuna 15 José Manuel Jurado Real MadridForwards 11 Maxi Rodríguez Espanyol 24 Simão Benfica 9 Luis García Liverpool 17 José Antonio Reyes Arsenal 19 Miguel de las Cuevas Hércules CF 10 Sergio Agüero Independiente 7 Diego Forlán Villarreal CF 20 Mista Valencia CF
Transfers
In DatePos.No.PlayerTransferred fromFeeRef. 30 June 2007 FW 7 Diego Forlán Villarreal €21,000,000 26 July 2007 24 Simão Benfica €20,000,000 19 June 2007 MF 8 Raúl García Osasuna €13,000,000 30 July 2007 FW 17 José Antonio Reyes Arsenal €12,000,000 July 2007 MF 6 Cléber Santana Santos €8,000,000 3 July 2007 FW 9 Luis García Liverpool €4,000,000 31 August 2007 MF 5 Thiago Motta Barcelona €2,000,000 26 June 2007 GK 13 Christian Abbiati Milan Loan(€500k)
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
League table
Matches
Real Madrid–Atlético Madrid 2-1 0-1 Sergio Agüero 1-1 Raúl 2-1 Wesley Sneijder Atlético Madrid–Mallorca 1-1 0-1 Daniel Güiza 1-1 Mariano Pernía Real Murcia–Atlético Madrid 1-1 0-1 Sergio Agüero 1-1 Francisco Gallardo Atlético Madrid–Racing Santander 4-0 1-0 Raúl García 2-0 Sergio Agüero 3-0 Diego Forlán 4-0 Simão Athletic Bilbao–Atlético Madrid 0-2 0-1 Sergio Agüero 0-2 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid–Osasuna 2-0 1-0 Raúl García 2-0 Sergio Agüero BarcelonaAtlético Madrid 3-0 1-0 Deco 2-0 Lionel Messi 3-0 Xavi Atlético Madrid–Real Zaragoza 4-0 1-0 Luis García 2-0 Diego Forlán 3-0 Maxi Rodríguez 4-0 Maxi Rodríguez Levante–Atlético Madrid 0-1 0-1 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid–Sevilla 4-3 1-0 Maniche 1-1 Luís Fabiano 2-1 Sergio Agüero 2-2 Zé Castro 3-2 Maxi Rodríguez 4-2 José Manuel Jurado 4-3 Luís Fabiano Atlético Madrid–Villarreal 3-4 1-0 Pablo 2-0 Simão 2-1 Giuseppe Rossi 2-2 Fabricio Fuentes 3-2 Sergio Agüero 3-3 Nihat Kahveci 3-4 Nihat Kahveci Almería–Atlético Madrid 0-0 Atlético Madrid–Valladolid 4-3 1-0 Maniche 1-1 Víctor 1-2 Sisi 2-2 Maxi Rodríguez 2-3 Joseba Llorente 3-3 Maxi Rodríguez 4-3 Pedro López Betis–Atlético Madrid 0-2 0-1 Diego Forlán 0-2 Raúl García Atlético Madrid–Getafe 1-0 1-0 Diego Forlán Recreativo de Huelva–Atlético Madrid 0-0 Atlético Madrid–Espanyol 1-2 1-0 Simão 1-1 Raúl Tamudo 1-2 Luis García Deportivo–Atlético Madrid 0-3 0-1 Diego Forlán 0-2 Sergio Agüero 0-3 José Manuel Jurado Atlético Madrid–Valencia 1-0 1-0 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid–Real Madrid 0-2 0-1 Raúl 0-2 Ruud van Nistelrooy Mallorca–Atlético Madrid 1-0 1-0 Juan Arango Atlético Madrid–Real Murcia 1-1 0-1 Jofre 1-1 Luis García Racing de Santander–Atlético Madrid 0-2 0-1 Diego Forlán 0-2 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid–Athletic Bilbao 1-2 1-0 Antonio López 1-1 Markel Susaeta 1-2 Fernando Llorente Osasuna–Atlético Madrid 3-1 1-0 Kike Sola 2-0 Carlos Vela 2-1 Diego Forlán 3-1 Héctor Font Atlético Madrid–Barcelona 4-2 0-1 Ronaldinho 1-1 Sergio Agüero 2-1 Maxi Rodríguez 3-1 Diego Forlán 4-1 Sergio Agüero 4-2 Samuel Eto'o Real Zaragoza–Atlético Madrid 2-1 0-1 Simão 1-1 Pablo 2-1 Diego Milito Atlético Madrid–Levante 3-0 1-0 Simão 2-0 Diego Forlán 3-0 Diego Forlán Sevilla–Atlético Madrid 1-2 0-1 Maxi Rodríguez 1-1 Diego Capel 1-2 Sergio Agüero Villarreal–Atlético Madrid 3-0 1-0 Santi Cazorla 2-0 Nihat Kahveci 3-0 Nihat Kahveci Atlético Madrid–Almería 6-3 1-0 Antonio López 2-0 Diego Forlán 2-1 Felipe Melo 2-2 Juanma Ortiz 3-2 Simão 3-3 Álvaro Negredo 4-3 Simão 5-3 Sergio Agüero 6-3 Sergio Agüero Valladolid–Atlético Madrid 1-1 0-1 Maxi Rodríguez 1-1 Bartholomew Ogbeche Atlético Madrid–Betis 1-3 0-1 Juande 1-1 Sergio Agüero 1-2 Xisco 1-3 Capi Getafe–Atlético Madrid 1-1 1-0 Juan Ángel Albín 1-1 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid–Recreativo de Huelva 3-0 1-0 Ignacio Camacho 2-0 Sergio Agüero 3-0 Ignacio Camacho Espanyol–Atlético Madrid 0-2 0-1 Sergio Agüero 0-2 Diego Forlán Atlético Madrid–Deportivo 1-0 1-0 Diego Forlán Valencia–Atlético Madrid 3-1 1-0 Giourkas Seitaridis 2-0 David Villa 3-0 David Villa 3-1 Sergio Agüero
UEFA Cup
Group stage
Lokomotiv Moscow–Atlético Madrid 3-3 0-1 Sergio Agüero 1-1 Diniyar Bilyaletdinov 1-2 Diego Forlán 2-2 Peter Odemwingie 3-2 Peter Odemwingie 3-3 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid–Aberdeen 2-0 1-0 Diego Forlán 2-0 Jamie Langfield Copenhagen–Atlético Madrid 0-2 0-1 Simão 0-2 Sergio Agüero Atlético Madrid–Panathinaikos 2-1 0-1 Dimitris Salpingidis 1-1 Luis García 2-1 Simão
Last 32
Bolton Wanderers–Atlético Madrid 1-0 1-0 El Hadji Diouf Atlético Madrid–Bolton Wanderers 0-0
Statistics Top scorers RankPositionNumberPlayerLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Intertoto CupUEFA CupTotal1 FW 10 Sergio Agüero 19 2 0 6 272 FW 7 Diego Forlán 16 1 1 5 233 MF 11 Maxi Rodríguez 8 0 0 2 10 MF 24 Simão 7 0 0 3 105 MF 9 Luis García 2 0 0 4 66 MF 8 Raúl García 3 0 0 1 47 MF 15 Jurado 2 0 0 1 3 FW 20 Mista 0 2 0 1 39 MF 18 Maniche1 2 0 0 0 2 MF 29 Ignacio Camacho 2 0 0 0 211 DF 2 Giourkas Seitaridis 0 0 1 0 1 DF 3 Antonio López 1 0 0 0 1 DF 4 Mariano Pernía 1 0 0 0 1 DF 22 Pablo Ibáñez 1 0 0 0 1 DF 23 Juan Valera 0 1 0 0 1Own goals21003Totals66722398
1Player left the club during the season.
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