In this sense, history dictates that Real will have more than a
tough time taking the three points
against their stubborn
opponents and no doubt Simeone will have a
plan up his sleeve.
You can't buy it, touch it or devise a tactical
plan to nullify it, but when Guardiola's men stride onto the pitch at Anfield, and in the return leg at the Etihad next Tuesday, their
toughest opponent might be history and the sheer weight of it
against them.