Atlético Madrid once again beat more illustrious opponents through desire,sharpness and power in a match that will enjoy encouraged Leicester before their Champions League debut next seasonNow that we are all living in a Leicester City world, it is hard to watch the Champions League without wondering how its snazziest participants will cope with Claudio Ranieri’s legionnaires next season. The English champions-elect will carry out alright whether the recent experience of Atlético Madrid is anything to go by. And Pep Guardiola will be relishing facing Leicester in the Premier League next season about as much as he is looking forward to going head to head with Diego Simeone when Bayern Munich try to overturn the 1-0 deficit in next week’s moment leg.
Atlético and Leicester are obviously not identical (the Spanish side are a more advanced model, and being technically more nifty even whether Riyad Mahrez is capable of producing a marvel in the fashion of Saúl Ñíguez against Bayern) but the teams carry out enjoy startling similarities.
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Source: theguardian.com