With his participation against Iran, in the match corresponding to the second match day of the World Cup in Russia, our homegrown tied the 42 matches played with 'La Roja' by Fernando Torres in his first ‘rojiblanco’ stage.
Antoine and Miguel Ángel Gil signed the renovation of the French player in Russia. He praises the effort Atlético de Madrid are doing to continue in the same ascending line than in the last seasons.
This Monday, Lucas signed his renovation until 2024 in the concentration of the French team in Istra (Russia), where he is playing the World Cup. Both Miguel Ángel Gil and our sports manager, Andrea Berta, flew to Russia to sign the renovation of the French fullback for two more seasons.
The meeting between our CEO and the three players took place in the concentration of the French team following the guidelines set by the French Federation and the coach Didier Deschamps.
Our Uruguayan centre back has played 38 matches this season. “I’m so happy, I really appreciate the club's confidence in me” he said after signing his new contract.
The French international is currently in Russia with his National Team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Our team will play a friendly match against VFB Stuttgart in early August to celebrate their 125th anniversary.
The ranking takes into consideration the results of European clubs during the past five years, taking into account both Champions League and Europa League matches.
Diego Costa, Saúl, Koke, Griezmann, Lucas, Godín, Giménez, Filipe Luis and Vrsaljko will represent their countries in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
The 21-year-old Spanish midfielder has signed a five-year-deal with our club.
