MADRID :Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone hailed his team’s faith and collective effort after their stunning 5-2 victory over Real Madrid in LaLiga on Saturday, a result that marked the first time in 75 years that Atletico had scored five goals against their city rivals.

"Real Madrid is one of the best teams in the world, and today we had to play a great game," Simeone told reporters.

"From the start, we knew where we could do damage, with breaks on the outside with Nico (Gonzalez), (Pablo) Barrios, Julian (Alvarez), Giuliano (Simeone)... pulling the centre-backs out and leaving (Alexander) Sorloth inside to create chances. I think that, beyond their two goals, the team did well."

Atletico had managed just one victory in their first six matches across all competitions and Simeone, n

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