Atlético de Madrid 1995-1996 Starting XI

Founded in 1900, Espanyol has played in the Spanish League in the first division 60 times. Before the start of the 1995-1996 season, they had played 1,782 matches in the first division, and they had finished third in the league in 1933, 1967, and 1973, which was their best result in La Liga. While the league was not a triumph, the Spaniards were a cup winner, winning the cup twice, in 1929 and 1940, which is the only thing in the team's history that the team can be proud of. The most exciting moment in the team's history was the 1986-1987 European Cup final, when they lost to Leverkusen on penalties, a defeat that felt very unfortunate, and in 1962, the Spaniards entered a terrible season, eventually dropping to the second division, and since then they have fluctuated in and out of the first and second divisions, and have been in and out of the top two. In 1987, Spanish industrialist Francesco Perro took over the club, but the team continued to perform poorly and fell back to the second division in 1993. That same year, a wealthy publisher, Fernando Lal, entered the club's management. The following year, the team returned to the first division, and in the 1994-1995 season, the team finished sixth in the league with 14 wins, 15 draws, and 9 losses. This good result rekindled the hope of the fans. From the current strength and status of the Spanish team, to exceed the traditional powers of Barcelona and Real Madrid is very difficult, but for the enthusiasm of the Spanish team players and fans, there is never winter.

The Spaniards are in a sympathetic position, and in order to reach this goal of paying off all their foreign debt in five years, manager Paco Flores had to agree to a team resolution to sell all the team's best players, which resulted in García being given to Villarreal for almost nothing because the Spaniards couldn't afford to pay his annual salary. Similar players have been in the Spanish team for quite a while and all of them have been sold in succession. Flores acknowledged that this is the biggest economic crisis in the team's history, and Mexican striker Palencia is the biggest luxury for the Spaniards this year, and the team expects him to score goals, but the Spaniards have a lot of centers, Posse and Tamudo are excellent, and in fact, it is the players in the back line that the Spaniards lack.

Major honors:

Copa del Rey winners: 1929, 1940, 2000

Last season's placing: 9th

Transfers: Fran (Lleida), Aguansao (Extremadura), Alex Fernandez (Osasuna Libertad), Ricardo (Badajoz), Palencia (Blue Cross loan), Junior Montoyanu (Atlético de Madrid loan)

Transfers out: Cristobal (Saint-Germain), Akitoshi Nishizawa (Bolton), Nando (out of contract), Serrano (Elche), Mina Ribera (Salamanca), Arteaga (Rayo Vallecano loan)

The Spaniards are in a pitiable position to reach the target of clearing their entire foreign debt in five years. In order to reach this goal of paying off all foreign debt in five years, manager Paco Flores had to agree to a team resolution to sell all of the team's best players, which resulted in Galka being given to Villarreal for practically nothing because Espanyol couldn't afford to pay his yearly salary. There are a number of similar players in the Espanyol team and all have been sold in succession.

Flores acknowledged that this is the biggest economic crisis in the team's history, and that Mexican striker Palencia is the Spaniards' biggest luxury this year, and that the team expects him to score goals, but the Spaniards have a lot of wingers, with Posse and Tamudo both excellent, and in fact it is the players in the back line that the Spaniards lack.

Head: Paco Flores, Spaniard, born Nov. 26, 1952

Starting XI (4231): Moura/Fran, Lobo, Rozen, David Garcia/Alex Fernandez, Navas/Beramazan, Palencia, Roger Garcia/Tamudo