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Atletico Madrid – Real Challengers This Time?
Strong starts aren’t something new we’re seeing from Atletico Madrid under Diego Simeone. Last season they won 11 of the first 13 matches before they hit the brick wall named Real Madrid and later Barcelona, realizing that it’s not really a fair fight on the way to the La Liga title.
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FC Barcelona – David Villa, Eventually, Was a Slight Disappointment
When Barcelona added David Villa from Valencia in 2010, they knew it wasn’t going to be a deal they’ll benefit from for more than a few seasons, and still, his departure to Atletico Madrid is followed by a taste of missing out on something greater with Barca, and eventually, ending up as a slightly disappointing figure.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Chelsea Trying to Get Isco & Arda Turan
It seems every big club in Europe is trying to get a piece of Isco from Malaga, and Chelsea, with the arrival of Jose Mourinho to boost their attractiveness to potential signings, are no different. They’re also looking at other players who starred in the Spanish La Liga last season, like Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid.
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Copa Del Rey Final – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Predictions
For the fifth time in history, a Madrid derby will be in the Copa Del Rey Final. It’s hard to believe that Atletico Madrid have the edge in those encounters, winning three out of four finals against Real Madrid, including the last one in 1992. Real Madrid come to the final with the confidence of 14 years of success in the Derbi madrileño, and the hunger to finish the season with at least one minor title to brag about.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Atletico Madrid Will Replace Falcao With Luis Suarez
Clubs like Atletico Madrid aren’t usually in the business of making expensive signings from the Premier League, but with the realization that Radamel Falcao isn’t going to stay with the team much longer, planning on what to do from the revenue of selling him might lead them to try and splash the cash on Luis Suarez, who might be on shakier ground than most people realize at Liverpool.
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Jose Mourinho Still Perfect in Derby (Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid)
Despite not having Cristiano Ronaldo or the strongest Real Madrid lineup facing them, Atletico Madrid continue to fail in the Madrid derby, losing at home 2-1 despite taking an early lead through Radamel Falcao, only to be countered by an own goal from Juanfran and a game winner from Angel Di Maria, giving Jose Mourinho his sixth win out of six matches in the Derbi madrileño.
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La Liga – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid Predictions
Waiting for their first win in the Madrid derby in the new millennium, Atletico Madrid have been given the news that Cristiano Ronaldo, one of the greatest scourges they’ve faced over the last few years, isn’t going to play, giving them a fantastic opportunity to end their long drought against Real Madrid.
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PSG Will Sign Wayne Rooney if Manchester United Sign Falcao
You can’t have all the good strikers in the world on one team, it simply doesn’t work, although the overload at Manchester United certainly helped them win, probably, the Premier League title with ease. But if Falcao does arrive this summer from Atletico Madrid, it’ll surely mean someone, most likely Wayne Rooney, will have to make room for the new player, and Paris Saint-Germain would be more than happy to sign him.
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Transfer Rumors 2013 – Manchester United Interested in Radamel Falcao
It’s usually other clubs we see in connection with a potential transfer involving Colombian striker Radamel Falcao of Atletico Madrid, but according to media outlets in Spain, Manchester United have been working behind the scenes to secure the signing of the player despite not usually being mentioned in the race for his services.
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Chelsea FC – The 2014 Shopping List
If certain tabloids are to be believed, Jose Mourinho is going to return to the post he left over six years ago and become the manager of Chelsea once again, bringing an impressive shortlist of players with him, led by Hulk, who currently plays for Zenit, and Radamel Falaco of Atletico Madrid.