Hijacking LaLiga

How Atlético Madrid Broke Barcelona and Real Madrid's Duopoloy on Spanish Football

Euan McTear

• Publisher: Pitch Publishing Ltd
• eBook ISBN:
  9781785313622
• Year: 2017

For years, Barcelona and Real Madrid maintained a firm grip on the country's and the continent's silverware, but Los Rojiblancos have managed to turn La Liga into a three-team league, with the help of a fiery Argentine coach, a squad of cast-offs, an electric home support, and an overarching commonsense financial plan. In 2000, the capital city side had suffered their first relegation from the top flight since 1930, but just 14 years later they would be crowned La Liga champions. Euan McTear explores the key moments, decisions, goal,s and matches in their extraordinary resurgence, one which has converted Atletico Madrid into one of world soccer's most powerful clubs.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: The Champions
• Chapter 2: The Catalyst
• Chapter 3: The Capital
• Chapter 4: The Mentality
• Chapter 5: The Coaching
• Chapter 6: The Academy
• Chapter 7: The Captain
• Chapter 8: The Superstars
• Chapter 9: The Battlers
• Chapter 10: The Finances
• Chapter 11: The Support
• Chapter 12: The Future
• Photographs