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The 61-year-old Ancelotti coached the Spanish powerhouse for two seasons from 2013 to 2015, winning a total of four titles.

Zidane had been dismissing talks about his future recently, saying that he would discuss it with the club.

Atlético's 11th league title ended a seven-year dominance by Barcelona and Madrid in Spain.

Goals from Angel Correa and Luis Suarez helped Atletico Madrid defeat Valladolid and as a result, Diego Simeone's side won the La Liga 2020-21 title. Atletico Madrid defeated Valladolid 2-1 on Saturday and as a result, the side secured the title with 86 points from 38 matches.

The complaints by Madrid came after video review turned a penalty kick for the hosts into one for Sevilla with the game at 1-1 in the second half

New manager Tuchel creates his own legacy while leading London Club into the summit clash

Both teams will now lock horns on May 5 in the second-leg semifinal, and whoever wins that clash will progress to the finals of the tournament.

Zinedine Zidane's side produced a toothless attacking performance in drawing at home with Real Betis 0-0 on Saturday, its second scoreless stalemate in three rounds.

Although the plans for a Super League appear to be dead in the water with all of the original 12 clubs involved, apart from Real Madrid and FC Barcelona, pulling out in the face of widespread opposition, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez

They are level with Atletico Madrid on 70 points but have a better head-to-head record than Diego Simeone's side, who face Huesca on Thursday, DPA reported

"We are going to keep working,” Pérez told Spanish radio network SER in an interview after midnight local time

Only four clubs were still officially involved — Real Madrid, Barcelona, Juventus and AC Milan

Atlético ended its winless run by routing last-place Eibar 5-0, then saw city rival Real Madrid held 0-0 by Getafe

Madrid doubled the lead before the half-hour mark when Toni Kroos' freekick deflected against Sergino Dest's back and flew past Jordi Alba on the line, reports DPA.

Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak saved Lucas Ocampos's penalty early on but was beaten by Marcos Acuna's second-half header on Sunday.

Iago Aspas hit the post for Celta with seven minutes left to play before Marco Asensio scored Real Madrid's third goal on the break in the fourth minute of injury time on Saturday, Xinhua news reports.

Captain Sergio Ramos and Marco Asensio sealed Madrid's victory by scoring a goal each in the second half.

Madrid had reached the semifinals or better in eight straight seasons between 2010-11 and 2017-18 before losing to Ajax in the last 16 in 2019 and to Manchester City last season.

Elche once again showed how much they have improved since Fran Escriba returned as coach and Dani Calvo's 61st minute header off the underside of the bar gave them the lead against a lackluster Real Madrid, who once again failed to perform against a rival in the bottom half of the table on Saturday

The result allows FC Barcelona to move to within three points of Atletico and two ahead of Real Madrid thanks to a 2-0 win away to Osasuna on Saturday night