Atletico the pride of Spain
A team that doesn't pay its debts although until recently they were earning from the TV more than Bayern Munchen for example, a team with horrible fans(worse than the Ultra Sur and constantly wishing death against any team that goes to Calderon) and a team that now plays more dirty than any team coached by Mourinho. If that team is the pride of Spain then we can all understand why Spain is is where it is right now.
They truly are. They are also getting international respect and fame. As much as I hate Diego Costa (at least the last season's one, he seemed to calm down a bit) and their fans sometimes, they truly are performing like a bunch of gladiators in the field. They are passionate, creative, strong, and pacy. What more can you ask for a team that competes in the same league with the supposedly 2 of (or the) best teams in the world ?
They have a great and passionate manager, a great game philosophy, promote youngsters (Koke, Manquillo etc.) Plus, I don't know how you see it, but I even had this discussion with many Madrid fans in my town and they all admit that Atletico plays aggressively, but never like the pathetic aggressiveness of Cancerinho. That kind of play was not aggressive, that was rather nasty and shameful. While Atletico play like real men. Football is not ballet of course, you surely know that.