Simeone apologises to Vinícius and Pérez
Diego Simeone apologised on Monday afternoon to Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior and club president Florentino Pérez. The Atlético Madrid coach cast himself in a poor light on Thursday by shouting at the Brazilian that Pérez would make sure he had to leave. A foolish act, one the Argentine regretted days later.
Atalanta beat Torino and move up to seventh place in the Italian league
Atalanta beat Torino 2-0 to stay seventh in Serie A on 31 points, closing on the European places, while Roma returned to the top three with a 2-0 win over Sassuolo in round 20.
Kompany also starts well at Bayern
Vincent Kompany has put himself on a list of top coaches. After fifty Bundesliga matches, the Belgian manager has collected 126 points, beating a number of big names. Only Pep Guardiola performed even better in a top-five league.