Atletico's six 'All Stars'...

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Wednesday saw the release of the full UEFA team of last season's Champions League, picked by staff led by Sir Alex Ferguson and withAtletico Madrid providing six exponents; Jan Oblak, Juanfran, Diego Godin, Gabi, Koke and Antoine Griezmann.

Although Real Madrid also had six representatives, the Rojiblancos were the only club from the continent with a player picked in each area of the pitch.

The report revealed that possession isn't a priority for Simeone as Atleti were only 21st in the list with 46% during their matches.

However, it must be noted that the counter attack, mental strength and competitive nature are other aspects that define the Atletico's game, as well as the dynamism of the players that move through the midfield line.

Teamwork is also evident from the statistics of amount of distance covered by players.

Atleti were fourth in this section, after completing, on average, 113.814 kilometres per game, near to the 117.10 km of Borussia Monchengladbach.

Koke and Gabi were the two busiest for the mattress makers covering an astonishing 136.01 metres per minute of play, beaten only by the 136.45m of Juventus' Claudio Marchisio.

The captains didn't just lead by example when running either, but also in the distribution of the ball.

Gabi's 85% success rate coupled with Koke's 83%, meant that they were the heartbeat of the team which collectively had an 84% pass completion rate.

Oblak's numbers compared favourably with those of Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer whilst Godin's 90 turnovers and aerial threat made him a potent weapon in attack as well as providing excellent defensive cover.

Juanfran, meanwhile, embodied the team's attacking influence in the competition.

The depth given by the right back joined with the magic of Griezmann was highly valued up front.