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Didier Drogba returns to Champions League action tonight following the three-match ban dished out to him for those antics in last season's semi-final. And it seems Carlo Ancelotti isn't the only man happy to see Drogba back: Michel Platini has had a kind word or two for the striker, declaring he's a "good guy" after all.
As for Atlético, they go into the game amid something of a crisis. Over on the blog, our Spanish football expert Sid Lowe has been asking whether they are in fact the worst run club in Europe.
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