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Match Focus: Ancelotti Frustrated as Madrid Champions League Tie Remains in Balance

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Match Focus: Ancelotti Frustrated as Madrid Champions League Tie Remains in Balance There were no goals at the Vicente Calderon, but that left one big question following this Champions League quarter-final first leg: who does the 0-0 actually favour?The answers given to that question revealed a lot. Carlo Ancelotti leant towards the negative. He described it as “not so good&r...

Team Focus: Passing Atletico Show Another String to Their Bow in Derby Win

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Team Focus: Passing Atletico Show Another String to Their Bow in Derby Win The 4-0 scoreline was probably not even the most startling thing about Atletico Madrid’s embarrassment of their bigger, richer neighbours in Saturday’s ‘derbi’ meeting at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Even more surprising was the realisation that, even on the biggest occasion...

Player Focus: Simeone Beginning Koke's Move Back to Central Midfield

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Player Focus: Simeone Beginning Koke's Move Back to Central Midfield Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone’s substitutions and tactical changes during Saturday’s derbi at Real Madrid won the game for his side, and may point to how his side’s style could evolve this season.Just after the hour mark, with the game poised at 1-1, Simeone surprising...

Team Focus: Atlético Neither Stronger nor Weaker Following Recent Summer Activity

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Team Focus: Atlético Neither Stronger nor Weaker Following Recent Summer Activity The pillaging of Southampton highlights the dangers of a team performing above the standards expected of them. Mauricio Pochettino, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana, Luke Shaw, Dejan Lovren and Calum Chambers have all left the club, while Morgan Schneiderlin and Jay Rodriguez are tipped to follow suit.S...