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Gabi Key in Atleti's Bid to Avenge 2014 Champions League Final Loss

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Gabi Key in Atleti's Bid to Avenge 2014 Champions League Final Loss A little over two years ago, Real Madrid faced off against Atletico Madrid to contest the Champions League final. On Saturday, the pair resume rivalries to fight it out to determine who is Europe’s best club team. The 4-1 defeat in Lisbon will have hurt, particularly with the manner of the los...

League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Season Review

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League Focus: La Liga 2013/14 Season Review This was, without any shadow of a doubt, one of the most exciting La Liga seasons of all-time. The most important positions at both ends of the table were not certain until the very last day, and in the very end we had a new champion outside of the Barcelona/Real Madrid monopoly for the first time i...

Player Focus: The Best Players Not Selected for the World Cup

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Player Focus: The Best Players Not Selected for the World Cup With the announcement of every national squad ahead of this summer's World Cup, we have been ceremoniously presented on social media with the players considered most unfortunate to miss out. Brazil's current strength in depth was exhibited to the masses with an unbelievably impressive starting XI of...

Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona

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Match Focus: Stretched Atlético's Chance to Make History Against Barcelona And then there were two...It just so happens that this particular two will play each other on La Liga’s final day of the season. Barcelona face Atlético Madrid in what promises to be one of the most spectacular showdowns in Spanish football history. If Barcelona win, they will retain th...

Match Focus: Something Has to Give in Atlético vs Barcelona

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Match Focus: Something Has to Give in Atlético vs Barcelona On the surface it brings forth an old cliché, of the best attack versus the best defence. Barcelona against Atlético Madrid on this occasion, however, is so much more than that. It’s an early title decider. Using that term in the same breath as Atleti’s name has been, putti...

Player Focus: La Liga's Vital Defensive Midfielders

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Player Focus: La Liga's Vital Defensive Midfielders It’s not the prettiest job on the football field but someone has to do it, and without them these players’ respective teams would be a considerably less formidable opponent. They are the defensive midfielders, putting substance over style at every opportunity and forming part of the spin...

Madrid Derby a Real Test for Torrid Travellers Atletico

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Madrid Derby a Real Test for Torrid Travellers Atletico The form book, goes the saying, can be torn up and ignored when derby day comes around. The mere notion of a head to head with their greatest foes can rouse even the most lethargic of teams out of a months-long slumber and inspire the most unexpected of results. Saturday evening in Madrid should put...

New Boys Stealing the Show Ahead of Barca vs Atletico

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New Boys Stealing the Show Ahead of Barca vs Atletico With a 2-2 draw at Valencia preserving their unbeaten start to the La Liga campaign, Barcelona return to the Nou Camp this weekend to face an in-form Atletico Madrid. Having picked up two draws on their travels so far, Pep Guardiola’s side will be glad of a match in front of their home fans th...

The World's Top 5 Midfielders for All-Round Contribution Last Season

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The World's Top 5 Midfielders for All-Round Contribution Last Season After a recent article highlighted the huge success of Chile and Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Arturo Vidal, we have sought to find out whether any of world's midfielders in the top 5 leagues can compare with his magnificent all-round contribution.The search filtered out players who failed to score ab...

La Liga Top 10 Key Passers

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La Liga Top 10 Key Passers Our round up of the top ten Key Passers for each of Europe’s main five leagues last season continues as we turn our attentions to La Liga. Despite finishing as top for assists in the division, there’s no place for Lionel Messi here, though Xavi make it with some outstanding passing displ...