Monday, April 25, 2016

Soccer: Atletico run mirrors Leicester journey - Felipe Luis (Reuters)

Football Soccer - Espanyol v Atletico Madrid - Spanish Liga BBVA - RCDE stadium, Barcelona - 9/4/16 Atletico Madrid's Filipe Luis fights for the ball against Espanyol's Javi Lopez. REUTERS/Albert Gea

Leicester are on the brink of completing a surreal journey from 5,000-1 no-hopers to English champions after Tottenham Hotspur's 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion on Monday left the Foxes needing just one win to clinch the title. Just as Leicester have defied the odds and left big spenders like Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester City and United trailing in their wake, Atletico have overcome a lack of spending power compared to their Champions League rivals to reach the semis.


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