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The Champions League's two wild cards

Two of the biggest wild cards in this year's Champions League are Atletico Madrid and Borussia Dortmund. In a competition where finances are often destiny, both Atletico and Dortmund manage to punch above their weight. In the past four years, despite not having close to the resources of the big three of Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, both teams have come agonizingly close to winning, Atletico twice. This season, both teams are having slight dips in form domestically, but their unique styles mean that they still have the capacity to surprise in Europe's biggest tournament ... if a couple of things go right.

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