What we might also do is remember where Real Mad ended up in the group table that preceeded this season’s knock-out rounds. They came 11th in the league in which each club played eight games and had a ...

In the build-up to the first match, Derby beat Ipswich Town, and Wolverhampton Wands, while drawing with Norwich City and losing to Middlesbrough. They then beat Real Mad 4-1. After that victory Derby ...

But, well, yes, there are always tensions, always clashes, and they don’t necessarily mean very much. But it is fun to read about clashes within the opposition, rather than tales of turmoil and chaos ...