Atletico Madrid will seek to take a temporary, yet lucrative step, out of the huge shadow cast by neighbours Real on Tuesday by completing a qualifying round win over Greek side Panathinaikos to take their place in the Champions League group stage.
The prospect of missing out and having to skulk around the fringes of the continental game in the Europa League, successor of the UEFA Cup, is unthinkable to Atletico, given their need to glean some bragging rights in Spain's football-mad capital.
With Real having spent some than 250 million dollars pre-season on Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso there is a need for the "rojiblancos" to show they can make a decent fist of maintaining their own profile. Click to read more...
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