2008–09 Atlético Madrid season

The 200809 season saw Atlético Madrid return to the UEFA Champions League after an eleven-year absence. The team marked the return with an impressive group stage performance, only denied winning the group by a late penalty for Liverpool at Anfield. In the round of 16, Atlético went out on away goals to Porto, being denied entry to the last eight.

Atlético Madrid
2008–09 season
PresidentEnrique Cerezo
Head coachJavier Aguirre
(until 2 February 2009)
Abel Resino
(from 2 February 2009)
StadiumVicente Calderón
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Diego Forlán (32)

All:
Diego Forlán (35)

In the league, Atlético repeated the 4th place of 2007–08, improving on the previous season by three points. Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán had a tremendous season, scoring 32 league goals, the highest amount of La Liga goals for a single player in a decade.

Squad

Goalkeepers

Defenders

Midfielders

Attackers

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 25 3 10 83 52 +31 78 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Sevilla 38 21 7 10 54 39 +15 70
4 Atlético Madrid 38 20 7 11 80 57 +23 67 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 61 54 +7 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Valencia 38 18 8 12 68 54 +14 62
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

Matches

Top scorers

La Liga

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