Atlético Madrid

Luis Enrique said that he had the feeling that for Spain, the cork was about to pop. He was proved right as Spain walloped Slovakia, writes Alfredo Relaño.

From the off, Pep Guardiola's starting formation for his City side was odd, with no holding player in the centre of the park and without a recognised striker.

“Winning trophies is not necessarily difficult, the tricky thing is to change the course of history of a football club”

Two thousand Atlético Madrid fans celebrated outside an empty stadium and inside a teary-eyed Diego Simeone walks across the pitch at the Jose Zorilla stadium and consoles Valladolid defender Kiko Olivas