Atletico Madrid have always produced top strikers, Fernando Torres, Sergio Aguero, Radamel Falcao and Diego Costa. All of them were transferred to big Premier League clubs after shining in La Liga.
Both World Class striekr are now in Premier League. Chelsea signed Diego Costa for a fee around £32million from Atletico Madrid in July while Radamel Falcao was signed on a two-year loan deal by Manchester United on the transfer deadline day.
Diego Costa is already leading the Premier League goal scoring chart with four goals in three games while Falcao scored two goals in three games for Moncao before his move to Old Trafford.
Last season, Costa was third highest top scorer in La Liga with 27 goals behind Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo while Falcao suffered an injury which sidelined him for almost eight months. He also missed the World Cup in Brazil.
Below is a head to head comparison based on their top season for Atletico Madrid:
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COMPARASION
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Diego Costa
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Radamel Falcao
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Strengths
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Finishing, Dribbling, Key Passing
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Finishing, Long shots
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Weakness
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Offside awareness, Holding the ball, Aerials
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Defensively weak, Holding the ball
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For Atletico Madrid (top season)
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Costa (2013-2014)
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Falcao (2012-2013)
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Age
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26
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28
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Games played
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41
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36
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Goals
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31
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29
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Assists
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3
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1
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Key passes
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52
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34
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Total shots
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124
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135
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Passing accuracy
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77.6%
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79.8%
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Fouls won
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126
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69
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Fouls committed
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74
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57
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Yellow Cards
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9
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8
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Red Cards
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0
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0
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