Saúl returns Atlético to the Champions League places. One cannot fail to appreciate Simeone's efforts to find the long-awaited stability away from home.

Which, as he has stated on multiple occasions, is his "responsibility" The coach moves the eleven and tries things that he, perhaps, would never have opted for at the beginning of the season. And in the end things work out. Luis Núñez-Villavearán is the coach of the La Liga champions.