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JOHN MCGARRY: The European Cup, which Jock Stein's players won in 1967, has been a challenge to those with a lifetime of dedication to Los Colchoneros. A finalist three times, but never a winner. Despite their untold wealth, the family is still no cigarro. As open goals for a home assist, they just don't get any more glaring. Well, your bunch of hatchetmen beat us in 1974, but you still couldn't get your hands on the big-eared boy we lifted in Lisbon seven years ago.

Atletico Madrid won 7-0 at Rayo Vallecano, placing second in La Liga table after four times in 13 seconds. Antoine Griezmann, Memphis Depay, and Nahuel Molina had a 3-0 lead, and Atletico's game was effectively ended as a match against Rayo, who had not won their first two games of the season. Diego Simeone's team put their hosts to the sword in the final 20 minutes, with Angel Correa and Marcos Llorente also on target to propel Atletico two points behind Real Madrid at the top.

On Sunday, Atletico Madrid defeated Real Valladolid 5-2 in LaLiga, dropping two points behind their second-placed city rivals Real Madrid. Nahuel Molina, Jose Maria Gimenez, and Alvaro Morata were all on target for Atletico in the first half, although Joaquin and Memphis Depay added to their count late in the tournament after Valladolid fell back to 3-2. With six games remaining, third-placed Atletico soared to 66 points, closing the gap to Real, who won 4-2 against lowly Almeria on Saturday. Barcelona, who is ranked with 79 points, moved a step closer to their 27th LaLiga title with a 4-0 win over Real Betis on Saturday.

RAYO VALLECANO 1-2 ATLETICO MADRID : Atletico Madrid defeated Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in LaLiga, winning by a 2-1 margin. Nahuel Molina began scoring in the 22nd minute, with Mario Hermoso making it 2-0 just two minutes later. Florian Lejeune was fired from the office of Rayo Vallecano later today, but the team managed to find the net through Fran Garcia.

VIEW ACCESSIBLE BY OLIVER HOLT: The laptop lid opens and Alexis Mac Allister pulls up a chair and peers at the television, providing an exclusive view of the laptop. Recognition and a broad grin flashed over his face. The game is suspended at this moment, as the ball leaves Nahuel Molina's foot in the 36th minute of the World Cup final between Argentina and France on December 18 last year. We are no longer in a conference room on the first floor of the Brighton & Hove Albion training ground on the south coast for the next few minutes. On the northern outskirts of Doha, we're in the Lusail Stadium, an arena that seemed to be wrought in gold. Molina is on the left side of the screen, with his right leg raised as he plays the ball forward. Argentina is 1-0 up and dominant play, but it is unlikely to be their pièce de résistance. These are the first moments of the build-up to one of the World Cup's biggest goals.

Barcelona went eight points straight at the top with an impressive demolition of Sevilla, seven hours after Real Madrid attempted to salvage with Mallorca and discovered that Mallorca is better at scrapping than they are. Atletico was disappointed at home again in the competition for the remaining two Champions League spots, but their draw looked promising after all their opponents lost. And the pungent pong of relegation is starting to waft in the Valencian dressing room. For the eighth time, seasoned caretaker coach Voro has returned to the rescue, but there are no points and no goals from his first two games back in charge. Here are ten things we learned from the round of matches that began in La Liga's second half.

Spur Tottenham may want to sign Yannick Carrasco and Jan Oblak in the coming transfer windows, according to reports. Spurs loaned Atletico Reguilon last summer, filling the void left by Renan Lodi's departure to Nottingham Forest. Spurs later ended the deal of Irish right-back Matt Doherty to facilitate his transfer to Atletico, allowing Diego Simeone back-up to Nahuel Molina in the position.

Lisandro Martinez has returned to Manchester after celebrating his World Cup victory with Argentina. Martinez reverted to United's training ground in Carrington on the day after winning by 3-0 over Nottingham Forest in their return to Premier League action. Given his solid results during Argentina's World Cup winning campaign this month, there is clear excitement about his return to United this month.

After celebrating his World Cup victory with Argentina, Lisandro Martinez has returned to Manchester. The Manchester United center back had been able to remain in his country for the wedding of close friend Nicolas Tagliafico, the Lyon and Argentina's left back, but he returned to England to resume his football duties earlier this week.

As Manchester United prepares to return to their Premier League campaign, Erik ten Hag has warned Lisandro Martinez not to enjoy Argentina's World Cup festivities too much. The central defender appeared in five of Argentina's games, but not in the final, before returning to his homeland. Hundreds of thousands of delirious fans gathered in Buenos Aires after they returned home, and the celebrations have continued all week.

Lisandro Martinez has taken a selfie of himself on social media with Argentina teammates Cristian Romero and Nahuel Molina, with the trio looking a little worse for wear as they celebrate their World Cup triumph. Argentina won on penalties on Sunday to put an end to their 36-year wait for their third World Cup, and they've been partying ever since. The team returned home in the early hours of Tuesday morning to a hero's welcome and then continued on a triumph parade through Buenos Aires in the afternoon, but this was postponed due to security concerns as four million fans took to the streets in the early hours.

Argentina beat France in one of the most thrilling World Cup finals in history on Sunday, ending 36 years of suffering. England and Brazil both eased into the knockout stages, but they crashed to the quarter-finals, while Morocco and Croatia defied the odds to make the semi-finals. Sportsmail has put together a report card for the teams that advanced to the last-16 after four weeks of thrilling action.

Following a tumultuous change, fans, players, and pundits have lauded Angel Di Maria's goal for Argentina as one of the best World Cup final goals in history. After Lionel Messi had opened the scoring from the spot on 23 minutes when Di Maria was fouled by Ousmane Dembele, Argentina's Di Maria added a second. Nahuel Molina had to clear the ball to Alexis Mac Allister, who had flicked the ball into Messi, a superb move.

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni has said that tomorrow's World Cup final with France will be'much more than Lionel Messi against Kylian Mbappe.' On Sunday, all of the eyes of the world will be on the star players to see who will lead their countries to glory in Qatar. Scaloni talked about what it would take to stop France's star man in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game.

A lot has been written and reported about Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi, as well as their respective challenges, but it will be up to Argentina and France, respectively, to keep those two key players quiet. These are three match-ups that could determine the World Cup final on Sunday.

Captain Messi performed a pose (top right) mocking the opponents' workers during a tumultuous World Cup quarter-final on Friday (bottom right), which saw the South American side win 4-3 on penalties after the match concluded 2-2 after extra time and extra time. And now one devoted fan has permanently inscribed the image on his body (left), with the words 'Anda Palla, Bobo' - translating to 'Keep moving, idiot!' According to reports, the PSG forward yelled at opponent Wout Weghorst after the final whistle. Argentina was 2-0 up after ten minutes left of the match thanks to goals from Nahuel Molina (after a superb assist by Messi) and a missed call from the skipper), before substitute striker Weghorst scored a late double, with a 101st-minute equalizer. Albiceleste players booed in the faces of the Dutch after Lionel Scaloni's side won on penalties, with Messi delivering the bad blood after the match.

After his team's dramatic penalty shootout win on Friday night, Argentina goalkeeping hero Emiliano Martinez was caught screaming abuse at a Dutch opponent. Argentina had seemed to be winning after Nahuel Molina and Lionel Messi's goals turned them into a two-goal lead going into the dying minutes. However, a late brace from Wout Weghorst brought the game to extra time, and penalties were needed to divide the two teams. Argentina advanced to the semi-finals after a poor-tempered game that saw an unprecedented 14 bookings in a matter of 128 minutes - six for the Netherlands and eight for Argentina - with Denzel Dumfries' red card.

Argentina qualified to the World Cup semi-finals in the most unusual of circumstances after winning a classic with Holland. Emiliano Martinez was their hero in the penalty shoot-out that followed a thrilling 2-2 draw in Lusail. Argentina thought they had the game sewn up thanks to Nahuel Messi's goals, but Wout Weghorst was rescued by Holland with two late goals. However, the South Americans were able to re-focus and then stay patient in the shoot-out to advance to the semi-finals against Croatia. IAN HERBERT of Sportsmail gave his player ratings, and ADAM SHERGOLD of ADAM SHERGOLD's review of each player's results.

KINGDOMITE AT THE LUSAIL STADIUM: Well, it was just the very essence of what it is all about. The previous 35 minutes had been exhausting - a polite way of saying dull - but Lionel Messi intervened and began to scuttle. He was advancing from right to left, his heart was quickening as the group of pursuers in orange screamed for fear. Messi befuddled everyone and rolled a through ball in the opposite direction, giving Nahuel Molina a chance he did not miss. Molina did what was expected, poking his finish into the Dutch net's corner. The creator's genius came first, rather than the finisher's final execution.

According to football fans on Twitter, Cristian Romero'should have been banned' during Argentina's World Cup quarter-final match against Holland for 'playing volleyball'. Nahuel Molina put the South American side up in the first half thanks to Lionel Messi's incredible help, but Holland bounced back, pumping many long balls into Argentina's half, adding to the heat on the defense. Romero committed a costly mistake right away from a advancing Memphis Depay player, who may have been through on goal, but not for Romero's intervention.

Under the Friday night lights, Holland and Argentina face each other in the second round of the World Cup in what promises to be an engrossing competition. Louis van Gaal's Dutch side has been more effective and efficient than eye-catching so far in the tournament, but they remain undefeated. Argentina was victims of a massive World Cup shock when losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in their first group game, but the team bounced back to top Group C after beating Mexico and Poland.

When Poland and Argentina meet in their last game of Group C in the World Cup, they will battle it out for a last-16 spot. Argentina is coming back from a humiliating surprise loss to Saudi Arabia after beating Mexico 2-0 to get back to their resurgent form. Poland is currently ranked fourth in the group with four points going into the match, after losing 2-0 to Saudi Arabia in their previous match after a draw with Mexico. With the match coming, Sportsmail takes you through everything you need to hear about below.

Saudi Arabia's players have paid tribute to their teammate Yasser Al-Shahrani by wearing his No 13 shirt before their match against Poland, just days after he underwent emergency facial surgery. Al-Shahrani underwent surgery after a sickening collision with his own goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais in Saudi Arabia's historic 2-1 victory over Argentina earlier this week. In a stoppage time, Al-Shahrani collapsed to the ground after colliding with Al-Owais, and was carried off the pitch on a stretcher. According to reports, the defender suffered from a fractured jaw, broken facial bones, and internal bleeding.

After crashing during Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory over Argentina on Tuesday, defender Yasser Al-Shahrani underwent emergency facial surgery. Al-Shahrani collapsed to the ground after colliding with goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais in stoppage time, and was escorted off the field on a stretcher. The Saudi Federation announced on social media that Yasser Al-Shahrani underwent a fruitful surgery at the National Guard Hospital in Riyadh.'