Atletico aim to upstage La Liga big spenders again


Atletico Madrid's coach Diego Simeone reacts during his team's Champions League final soccer match against Real Madrid at the Luz stadium in Lisbon May 24, 2014. REUTERS/Paul Hanna

(Reuters) - While Real Madrid and Barcelona have once more spent vast sums to win back the La Liga crown, they are set to face dogged competition again from champions Atletico Madrid who have a side built on a fraction of the cost.

Atletico became the first team since Valencia in 2004 to knock Real and Barca from top spot, breathing new life into the Spanish championship that had become a two-horse race.

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