Atlético Madrid Face Málaga in LaLiga Match
Listen to the story
Atlético de Madrid play Málaga today. The game is part of LaLiga. LaLiga is the top football league in Spain.
The coach of Atlético is Diego Simeone. He chose his starting line-up for the game. A line-up is the list of players who start a match.
Simeone picked some young players from the academy. An academy is a school where young players learn to play football.
Two of these young players are a surprise. People call this an eye-catching choice. This means it is different and interesting.
Fans want to see how the young players play. The match is happening now, live on TV.
Vocabulary15 words
- LaLiga
- the main football league in Spain
- Simeone
- the name of the coach of Atlético de Madrid
- line-up
- the list of players who start a game
- academy
- a school where young players learn football
- eye-catching
- something that is surprising or interesting to see
- duel
- a game between two teams or people
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- match
- a game between two teams
- live
- happening now, in real time
- season
- the period when a sport is played
- starting
- beginning to play from the first minute
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- team
- a group of players who play together
- choice
- a decision about what to pick
- surprise
- something you do not expect
Quiz
Answer key
1. Málaga 2. Diego Simeone 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Atlético de Madrid play _____ today.
The game is part of _____.
The coach of Atlético is Diego _____.
He chose his starting _____ for the game.
Simeone picked some young players from the _____.
Two of these young players are a _____.
People call this an _____ choice.
Fans want to see how the young players _____.
The match is happening now, _____ on TV.