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Champions League tactical battles: What each team needs to advance
The FC crew debate whether or not Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's UCL semi-final tie will be high-scoring or a chess match.
The Champions League semifinals are perhaps the most tactically fascinating matches in football -- the best club sides in the world competing over two legs. With no Barcelona and no Bayern Munich, this season's final four offer more tactical diversity than usual, and these could be two thrilling contests. Here's how each side might play to secure their place in Cardiff next month.
REAL MADRID vs. ATLETICO MADRID
Real Madrid: Use aerial threats
The absence of the injured Gareth Bale from Real...Brilliant Marca cover for Atletico Madrid vs. Real Madrid UCL clash
With a massive all-Madrid derby set to take place in the semifinals of the Champions League, Marca produced a brilliant front cover to match for their Tuesday edition.
The splash shows two young boys, one fully clad in Real kit; the other in his Atletico strip, sizing each other up above the steps down to the metro station.
poRTada de Marca pic.twitter.com/hP8Y7HOLgS
- J. I. Gallardo (@JIGallardo) May 1, 2017
More from Marca's Destination Cardiff. pic.twitter.com/RuYpUdK1qh
- Sport Witness...Madrid may be the focus of the football world. For locals, it's business as usual
The FC crew debate whether or not Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's UCL semi-final tie will be high-scoring or a chess match.
Zinedine Zidane says Real Madrid don't have the luxury of being able to relax until they have seen a result through.
MADRID, Spain -- The eyes of the football world will be on Madrid over the next week as, for the third successive year, Real Madrid take on their neighbours Atletico Madrid in the final stages of the Champions League. Tuesday's first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu, and the return at the Vicente Calderon the following Wednesday, sees the continuation of a fierce local rivalry that has dominated the competition through recent years.
Zinedine Zidane's galactico-filled team are aiming to become the...
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