Big two shoot-out on cards

Atletico Madrid shocked maybe even themselves by breaking the big two’s grip on the La Liga title for the first time since 2004, but still the 2014/15 La Liga season will likely be another shoot-out between Real Madrid and Barcelona.

Even Atletico’s own coach Diego Simeone this week said it was impossible for his side to repeat last term’s achievement.

“I do not like to lie to the people,” Simeone said. “One thing is clear: we cannot compete with Madrid and Barcelona. Our rivals are Sevilla, Valencia and Athletic [Bilbao]. Our objective is third place. We are a new team.”