More than 50 million people in China reportedly watched Espanyol’s derby against Barcelona, more than double the amount that watched El Clasico. He would’ve scored more – and Atletico might have knocked Juventus out of the Champions League – were it not for some marginal VAR calls.Īlvaro Morata now has more league goals this season for Atletico Madrid than for Chelsea He’s scored six goals in 13 La Liga appearances and will surely make his loan deal permanent if it’s possible, though Chelsea’s imminent transfer ban could prove a stumbling block. Morata, on the other hand, has got his head down and developed a fruitful on the pitch with Antoine Griezmann. Frequently missing through injury, Costa will now miss the remainder of the season after receiving an eight-match ban. The return of the prodigal son has seen Morata do much better at his boyhood club Atletico than another wantaway former Chelsea striker, Diego Costa, who has scored just four goals in 29 league appearances since returning in 2017. We’ve taken a look at nine players in the rest of Europe’s big five leagues away from England to have made a big impact since joining their new clubs in January. The majority of Europe’s superclubs, both in England and abroad, settled for relatively low-key additions, but that didn’t stop some of the clubs in the tier below making a number of astute signings.

It was a relatively quiet January transfer window in England, but a number of intriguing transfers took place around the rest of Europe.

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