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Saturday, May 17, 2014

The greatest underdog wins - Atletico Madrid win La Liga

Diego Simeone's saw Diego Costa and Arda Turan
withdrawn through injury but bravely hit back to seal a
1-1 draw in their title decider at Barcelona on
Saturday evening
Atletico Madrid have been
crowned champions of La
Liga following a dramatic
draw in the final fixture
against Barcelona at Camp
Nou on Saturday.
Barcelona needed a win to claim the title, while a
draw was enough for Atletico as Diego Simeone's
side went into the game with a three-point lead over
Gerardo Martino's men.
Atleti were hit with a double blow early on as first
Diego Costa and then Arda Turan limped off with
injuries, but the Rojiblancos continued to compete in
an evenly disputed first half.
But almost out of nothing, Alexis Sanchez blasted
Barca into the lead with a fierce angled drive after 33
minutes.
Atletico started the second half with a bang, however,
and after David Villa had hit the post, Diego Godin
headed home from a corner to make it 1-1 after 49
minutes.
Lionel Messi had the ball in the net later in the half,
but the Argentine's strike was correctly ruled out for
offside and Atletico held on to claim La Liga by a
three-point margin - their first title since 1996.

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