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In Tallinn last night, Atlético captain Diego Godín lifted the European Super Cup aloft and in doing so, ended a long-term curse...

If Tangier seemed a far off place to Barça and Sevilla, imagine what Tallinn feels like to madridistas and atléticos

These two fixtures will serve as fitting curtain raisers before Wednesday night's UEFA Super Cup clash.

As they say in bullfighting: when the bull emerges, everyone sits down. The chit-chat and the how-do-you-dos in the stands come to an end...