DERMOT CORRIGAN: How the Special aura was lost

On Friday night, Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone was asked how his lowly side had overcome star-strewn neighbours Real Madrid to win the 2013 Copa del Rey final 2-1 in extra-time.

DERMOT CORRIGAN: How the Special aura was lost
Mon, 20 May, 2013 - 01:00
Dermot Corrigan

“Without ‘the group’, there is no team,” Simeone said. “You might have great players, but no team.

“And we have a group, and a team.”

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