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Taking every games as it comes, Atleti continue to rack up the points and are now four ahead of Real Madrid, 7 ahead of Barça...
ByAlfredo Relaño
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Alfredo Relaño, Spain's representative on the France Football Ballon d'Or voting panel, runs the rule over the all-time Dream Team selected this year.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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Recently for Real Madrid, the excellent performances of Toni Kroos, Casemiro and Luka Modric have bailed Zinedine Zidane’s side out of trouble
ByAlfredo Relaño
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Xavi's Al Sadd show attacking potency with 20 goals in five games
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Alfredo Relaño discusses the evolution of the Spain team under Luis Enrique, noting that the head coach has moved on from a promising generation that didn't deliver.
ByAlfredo Relaño
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