Explore Atletico through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Atletico in a sentence
Atletico meaning
Atlético Madrid, a football team from Madrid
Using Atletico
- The main meaning on this page is: Atlético Madrid, a football team from Madrid
- In the example corpus, atletico often appears in combinations such as: atletico madrid, for atletico, to atletico.
Context around Atletico
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 10 start, 5 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Atletico
- In this selection, "atletico" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helped, gave, denied, madrid, recovered and went stand out and add context to how "atletico" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include atletico have lost, atletico madrid are and atletico madrid. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "atletico" sits close to words such as biting, bonnie and canopy, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with atletico
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Chelsea signed Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid earlier this week. (11 words)
Angel Correa scored on the hour before a thunderous Enes Unal penalty denied Atletico the points. (16 words)
However, Atletico want to recoup as much of the £113million they paid for Felix in 2019. (16 words)
Barca came through a stiff test last weekend with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid and before that, a 2-1 victory against Porto secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, setting them up nicely for Sunday’s crunch match. (45 words)
An Alvaro Morata strike early in the second half and a goal on the counter in added time by Marcos Llorente gave Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win at second division side Levante in their Copa del Rey last-16 clash on Wednesday. (43 words)
Atletico have lost just once in the league all season and have the best defensive record in the league, while a win for Atletico could move them level on points with leaders Barcelona – temporarily, at least. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
Atletico have lost just once in the league all season and have the best defensive record in the league, while a win for Atletico could move them level on points with leaders Barcelona – temporarily, at least.
French referee Clement Turpin, left, shows the red card to Atletico's Sime Vrsaljko (16) during the Europa League semifinal first leg soccer match between Arsenal FC and Atletico Madrid.
According to reports in Spain, Joao Felix and his camp are attempting to terminate his Atletico Madrid contract.
A first-half flurry helped Atletico Madrid thrash Real Valladolid and stay in the top four in the La Liga table.
An Alvaro Morata strike early in the second half and a goal on the counter in added time by Marcos Llorente gave Atletico Madrid a 2-0 win at second division side Levante in their Copa del Rey last-16 clash on Wednesday.
Angel Correa scored on the hour before a thunderous Enes Unal penalty denied Atletico the points.
Atletico Madrid are the third best side to compete in the league and have won 11 titles.
Atletico Madrid climbed to third place in La Liga on Saturday as they beat Sevilla 1-0 despite playing the last 20 minutes with 10 men.
Atletico Madrid forward, Antoine Griezmann has come out to suggest that Joao Felix never adjusted to Diego Simeone’s demands for the team.
Atletico Madrid made it 23 points from 27 with a 3-0 win at home struggling Valencia, and are only four points behind Real Madrid.
Atletico recovered with a close-range strike from Antoine Griezmann during first-half injury time and Morata secured the win shortly after the restart by firing into the net after a cross from Nahuel Molina.
Barca came through a stiff test last weekend with a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid and before that, a 2-1 victory against Porto secured their place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, setting them up nicely for Sunday’s crunch match.
Celtic last night earned their first point of the Champions League group stage with a 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid at Parkhead.
Chelsea signed Felix on loan from Atletico Madrid earlier this week.
Even when Atletico went down to 10 men in the final 10 minutes, I still felt they were more likely to score than Celtic.
Goals from Yang Hyun-jun, Kyogo Furuhashi, Luis Palma, David and a double from Oh Hyeon-gyu saw Celtic bounce back from the midweek disappointment against Atletico Madrid.
He has openly admitted that Diego Simeone's style of football at Atletico Madrid does not appeal to him - with the Ajax, Barcelona and Manchester City teams over the years impressing him the most.
He was left out of Atletico's squad for today's LaLiga home clash with Sevilla, which was then called off due to bad weather.
However, Atletico want to recoup as much of the £113million they paid for Felix in 2019.
It could be one that the La Liga side revisit in the summer however and both Chelsea and Atletico could benefit.
Phrases with atletico
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with atletico
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- atletico madrid 93×
- for atletico 12×
- to atletico 11×
- the atletico 10×
- against atletico 9×
- from atletico 9×
- with atletico 8×
- and atletico 7×
- atletico are 7×
- at atletico 6×