PARTEY TIME
May 04, 2020
4 minutes
“FANS AND PUNDITS BEGAN TO TRULY NOTICE WHAT PARTEY BROUGHT TO THIS ATLETICO MADRID TEAM WHEN THEY TOPPLED CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNERS LIVERPOOL.”
Little more than a footnote in Atletico Madrid's 2016 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid was the fleeting appearance of Thomas Partey, deep into extra-time. Four minutes out of 120 might not seem like much, but still shows a great deal of faith from Diego Simeone in a young midfielder who only made his debut for the club six months earlier.
Four years later he is paying back that trust with impressive performances in league and European games this season, accelerating his ascent from squad player to one of Europe's most sought-after box-tobox
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