Lazio fell to defeat in Spain to Atletico Madrid and have subsequently been eliminated from the Europa League at the Round of 32 stage.

Lazio may be in turmoil with Edy Reja reportedly resigning, but Atletico Madrid Coach Diego Simeone insists they need “concentration” in tomorrow’s match.

Lazio have left Miroslav Klose out of their already-decimated squad to face Atletico Madrid in the Europa League.

Early Lazio hope soon dissipated as a Radamel Falcao-inspired Atletico Madrid comfortably fought back to take a valuable first leg Europa League lead.

Lazio and Atletico Madrid both field strong starting line-ups for their Europa League Round of 32 clash at the Stadio Olimpico.

Edy Reja has revealed his fondness for midweek opponent Diego Simeone and also the points total he believes Lazio needs for Champions League football.

Francesco Guidolin assures Udinese will play “the game of our lives” against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League.

The Coach was criticised earlier in the competition for fielding a below-strength side, leaving behind all his strikers for the 1-1 draw with Celtic.

Juventus could see their bid for Giuseppe Rossi hijacked by Atletico Madrid, according to Spanish reports.

The Bianconeri have been in negotiations with Villarreal for some time and looked to be closing in on an agreement worth €25m plus performance-related bonuses.

Tiago Mendes has wasted little time in signing for Atletico Madrid after his Juventus contract was scrapped yesterday.

The Portuguese international had a year left on his agreement in Turin before it was decided by mutual consent to rescind terms.

Juventus have formally terminated their contract with €13m signing Tiago Mendes by mutual consent.