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Simeone sure 'extraordinary' Diego Costa will end goal drought

Diego Simeone believes Atletico Madrid striker Diego Costa will soon break his La Liga goal drought.

Costa has failed to find the net in his last 17 top-flight appearances, but he scored against Monaco in the Champions League in September and hit a double in Atletico's UEFA Super Cup defeat of rivals Real Madrid.

The Brazil-born Spain international, who missed out on selection in Luis Enrique's latest Spain squad due to injury, drew another blank in a 2-0 home La Liga win over Real Sociedad on Saturday.

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Defenders Diego Godin and Filipe Luis instead struck to send Atletico top, and Simeone feels goals are on the way for Costa, who had a powerful shot saved by his former team-mate Miguel Angel Moya with his side already two up.