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Following their 1-1 draw in the Madrid derbi, Atlético Madrid should have absolutely no chance of winning LaLiga. By the same token, though, there should have been zero chance that their eccentric Dutch striker Memphis Depay would either fit in at or become important to Los Rojiblancos, yet he has.
Therein lies their hope. Unexpected things do happen.
It was thanks to the maverick Dutchman that Diego Simeone's team are now precisely the same distance behind Real Madrid as they were at this identical stage last season.