Atletico have not won at the Bernabeu in 10 years. The last time October 30th, 1999 when Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink with his brace and Jose Mari won a now historic victory. Sergio Aguero was 11 years old.

Hasselbaink was virtually unstoppable and so was Joan Capdevila, now at Villareal.

The 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Chelsea in the CL group stage was the last straw. With Atletico almost out of the CL and only one win in the Liga, it has been a horrible start to the new season. Goals have been hard to come by given that the club boasts the likes of "Kun" Aguero and Diego Forlan.

Sunday's games: A tale of how the mighty have fallen.

Ok, ok, that's a bit over dramatic (and ridiculously cliche). So sue me.

But consider some of today's high profile European matches and you might see the point I'm trying to get at.

Consider for instance, the Liverpool-Arsenal match (10 a.