Spanish football has traditionally been dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid, but recently a third power has emerged. Under Diego Simeone, Atlético Madrid have risen to the point where it might be legitimate to talk about a ‘Big 3′ in Spanish football.
Atlético won La Liga in 2013/2014 and reached the Champions League finals after selling some of their best players; they weren’t quite able to replicate such heights in 2014/2015 but they still had a pretty solid season. After another pre-season where Simeone had to reshuffle his squad, the question remained was whether Atlético could maintain their status as contenders and effectively turn the Big 2 into a Big 3?