# 2009–10 Atlético Madrid season

The 2009–10 season was the 104th season in Atlético Madrid's history and their 73rd season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.
Atlético salvaged a largely disappointing season, thanks to a late resurgence resulting in the UEFA Europa League title, following a 2–1 final victory against Fulham. During the course of the tournament, Atlético overcame Liverpool among others, much thanks to Diego Forlán's goalscoring talent. Forlán scored the winning away goal against Liverpool in the extra-time during the semis, as well as two goals against Fulham, culminating in another extra time-winner.
Elsewhere, Atlético reached the final of Copa del Rey, where it lost to Sevilla. The league and Champions League runs were disappointing, however, not winning a single game in Champions League, and just finishing in the top half of the league.

## Transfers

In (summer):
Sergio Asenjo: €5m from Real Valladolid
Leandro Cabrera: €1.5m from Defensor Sporting
Juanito: Free from Real Betis
In (winter):
Eduardo Salvio: €10m from Lanús
Tiago: Loan from Juventus
Out (summer):
John Heitinga: €7.04m to Everton
Grégory Coupet: To PSG
Luis García to Racing Santander
Miguel de las Cuevas To Sporting Gijón
Maniche Free to Köln
Leo Franco: Free to Galatasaray
Giourkas Seitaridis: Free to Panathinaikos
Out (winter):
Florent Sinama Pongolle: €6.5m to Sporting CP
Maxi Rodríguez: Free to Liverpool
Roberto: Loan to Olympiacos

## Squad
### Goalkeepers

* David de Gea (43/13)
* Sergio Asenjo (1)
* Roberto (13 until January 2010)

### Defenders

* Juan Valera Espín (2)
* Antonio López (C) (3)
* John Heitinga (5 until September 2009)
* Mariano Pernía (4)
* Juanito (16)
* Tomáš Ujfaluši (17)
* Álvaro Domínguez (18)
* Luis Perea (21)
* Pablo Ibáñez (22)
* Leandro Cabrera (24)

### Midfielders

* Tiago (5 since January 2010)
* Ignacio Camacho (6)
* Raúl García (8)
* Jurado (9)
* Maxi Rodríguez (11)
* Paulo Assunção (12)
* Eduardo Salvio (14 since January 2010)
* José Antonio Reyes (19)
* Simão (20)
* Cléber (23)
* Koke (29)
* Cedric (57)
* Rubén Pérez (35)

### Attackers

* Diego Forlán (7)
* Sergio Agüero (10)
* Florent Sinama Pongolle (14 until January 2010)
* Borja González (27, later 55)
* Ibrahima Baldé (58)
* Jorge Molino (59)
* Sebastián Gallegos

## Overall Record

| Competition | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 9th | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | Runners-up | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 055.56 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group Stage | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 025.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | Winner | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 033.33 |
| Total | Total | 64 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 97 | 94 | +3 | 035.94 |
Source: Competitions

## Competitions
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 10 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 49 | −14 | 47 | |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 29 | 46 | −17 | 44 | |
* ↑ Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
* 1 2 DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
* ↑ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

#### Matches

* Málaga–Atlético Madrid 3-0
* 1-0 Nabil Baha 34'
* 2-0 Manu 62'
* 3-0 Manu Torres 89'
* Atlético Madrid–Racing Santander 1-1
* 1-0 Jurado 43'
* 1-1 Óscar Serrano 45'
* Barcelona–Atlético Madrid 5-2
* 1-0 Zlatan Ibrahimović 2'
* 2-0 Lionel Messi 16'
* 3-0 Dani Alves 30'
* 4-0 Seydou Keita 41'
* 4-1 Sergio Agüero 45'
* 4-2 Diego Forlán 84'
* 5-2 Lionel Messi 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Almería 2-2
* 0-1 Pablo Piatti 26'
* 1-1 Cléber 28'
* 2-1 Diego Forlán 56'
* 2-2 Pablo Piatti 90'
* Valencia–Atlético Madrid 2-2
* 0-1 Sergio Agüero 7'
* 1-1 Pablo Hernández 25'
* 2-1 David Villa 27'
* 2-2 Maxi Rodríguez 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Real Zaragoza 2-1
* 1-0 Jurado 2'
* 2-0 Antonio López 66'
* 2-1 Ewerthon 71' (pen.)
* Osasuna–Atlético Madrid 3-0
* 1-0 Walter Pandiani 4'
* 2-0 Walter Pandiani 27'
* 3-0 Carlos Aranda 30'
* Atlético Madrid–Mallorca 1-1
* 1-0 Diego Forlán 52' (pen.)
* 1-1 Borja Valero 90'
* Athletic Bilbao–Atlético Madrid 1-0
* 1-0 Javi Martínez 19'
* Atlético Madrid–Real Madrid 2-3
* 0-1 Kaká 5'
* 0-2 Marcelo 24'
* 0-3 Gonzalo Higuaín 64'
* 1-3 Diego Forlán 79'
* 2-3 Sergio Agüero 81'
* Deportivo–Atlético Madrid 2-1
* 0-1 Sergio Agüero 3'
* 1-1 Diego Colotto 21'
* 2-1 Andrés Guardado 90' (pen.)
* Atlético Madrid–Espanyol 4-0
* 1-0 Diego Forlán 27'
* 2-0 Sergio Agüero 62'
* 3-0 Sergio Agüero 85'
* 4-0 Maxi Rodríguez 89'
* Xerez–Atlético Madrid 0-2
* 0-1 Diego Forlán 29'
* 0-2 Sergio Agüero 65'
* Atlético Madrid–Villarreal 1-2
* 1-0 Simão 37'
* 1-1 David Fuster 49'
* 1-2 Joseba Llorente 90'
* Tenerife–Atlético Madrid 1-1
* 1-0 Nino 3'
* 1-1 Jurado 22'
* Atlético Madrid–Sevilla 2-1
* 0-1 Renato 44'
* 1-1 Ivica Dragutinović 48' (o.g.)
* 2-1 Antonio López 90'
* Valladolid–Atlético Madrid 0-4
* 0-1 Jurado 16'
* 0-2 Diego Forlán 32'
* 0-3 José Antonio Reyes 59'
* 0-4 Sergio Agüero 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Sporting Gijón 3-2
* 1-0 Diego Forlán 13'
* 1-1 Diego Castro 34' (pen.)
* 2-1 Paulo Assunção 53'
* 3-1 Ibrahima Baldé 66'
* 3-2 Luis Morán 90'
* Getafe–Atlético Madrid 1-0
* 1-0 Manu del Moral 39'
* Atlético Madrid–Málaga 0-2
* 0-1 Duda 3'
* 0-2 Javi López 70'
* Racing Santander–Atlético Madrid 1-1
* 0-1 Diego Forlán 24'
* 1-1 Gonzalo Colsa 36'
* Atlético Madrid–Barcelona 2-1
* 1-0 Diego Forlán 9'
* 2-0 Simão 23'
* 2-1 Zlatan Ibrahimović 27'
* Almería–Atlético Madrid 1-0
* 1-0 Pablo Piatti 87'
* Atlético Madrid–Valencia 4-1
* 0-1 David Silva 20'
* 1-1 Diego Forlán 30' (pen.)
* 2-1 Sergio Agüero 78'
* 3-1 Diego Forlán 86'
* 4-1 Jurado 90'
* Real Zaragoza–Atlético Madrid 1-1
* 1-0 Jiří Jarošík 7'
* 1-1 Ibrahima Baldé 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Osasuna 1-0
* 1-0 Jurado 79'
* Mallorca–Atlético Madrid 4-1
* 1-0 Víctor 10'
* 1-1 Diego Forlán 26'
* 2-1 Aritz Aduriz 28'
* 3-1 Luis Perea 86' (o.g.)
* 4-1 Felipe Mattioni 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Athletic Bilbao 2-0
* 1-0 Diego Forlán 54'
* 2-0 Sergio Agüero 86'
* Real Madrid–Atlético Madrid 3-2
* 0-1 José Antonio Reyes 10'
* 1-1 Xabi Alonso 49'
* 2-1 Álvaro Arbeloa 55'
* 3-1 Gonzalo Higuaín 62'
* 3-2 Diego Forlán 68'
* Atlético Madrid–Deportivo La Coruña 3-0
* 1-0 Juanito 22'
* 2-0 Diego Forlán 57'
* 3-0 Tiago 61'
* Espanyol–Atlético Madrid 3-0
* 1-0 Víctor Ruiz 47'
* 2-0 Pablo Osvaldo 67'
* 3-0 Iván Alonso 90'
* Atlético Madrid–Xerez 1-2
* 0-1 Mario Bermejo 9'
* 1-1 Diego Forlán 12'
* 1-2 Emiliano Armenteros 72'
* Villarreal–Atlético Madrid 2-1
* 1-0 Diego Godín 21'
* 2-0 Giuseppe Rossi 44'
* 2-1 Sergio Agüero 64'
* Atlético Madrid–Tenerife 3-1
* 1-0 Eduardo Salvio 10'
* 2-0 Eduardo Salvio 31'
* 2-1 Román Martínez 61'
* 3-1 Sergio Agüero 78'
* Sevilla–Atlético Madrid 3-1
* 1-0 Luís Fabiano 5'
* 1-1 Tiago 8'
* 2-1 Álvaro Negredo 13' (pen.)
* 3-1 Álvaro Negredo 40' (pen.)
* Atlético Madrid–Valladolid 3-1
* 1-0 Juanito 43'
* 2-0 Jurado 67'
* 3-0 Diego Forlán 73'
* 3-1 Jonathan Sesma 78'
* Sporting Gijón–Atlético Madrid 1-1
* 1-0 Miguel de las Cuevas 57'
* 1-1 Ibrahima Baldé 71'
* Atlético Madrid–Getafe 0-3
* 0-1 Roberto Soldado 14'
* 0-2 Roberto Soldado 53'
* 0-3 Dani Parejo 87'

### UEFA Champions League
#### Play-Off Round
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Porto | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 | Transfer to Europa League |
| 4 | APOEL | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Final
## Statistics
### Top scorers

| Rank | Position | Number | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Champions League | UEFA Europa League | Total |
| 1 | FW | 7 | Diego Forlán | 18 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 28 |
| 2 | FW | 10 | Sergio Agüero | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 3 | MF | 9 | Jurado | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 4 | MF | 11 | Maxi Rodríguez$^1$ | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | MF | 20 | Simão | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | MF | 19 | Reyes | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | DF | 3 | Antonio López | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | MF | 5 | Tiago | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | FW | 58 | Ibrahima | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | Eduardo Salvio | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 16 | Juanito | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | 12 | Paulo Assunção | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | 14 | Sinama Pongolle$^1$ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 17 | Tomáš Ujfaluši | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | 18 | Álvaro Domínguez | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | 23 | Cléber Santana$^1$ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 57 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 97 |
$^1$Player left the club during the season.
vte2009–10 in Spanish football :
Summer transfers
Winter transfers :