From ‘Battle of Glasgow’ to Double: memories of 119 years of history

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From the ‘battle of glasgow‘of the semifinals of european cup of 1974 against Celtic scottish al ‘Doblet‘League and Cup of the 1995-96 season, former players of Atletico Madrid reviewed some of the great moments of its 119-year history at the ‘Culture in Red and White’ conference.

In the prominence of Adelardo Rodríguez, Ramón ‘Cacho’ Heredia, Juan Carlos Pedraza, Clemente Villaverde and Roberto Fresnedosothe annual meeting organized by Atlético fans that unites the culture with Atletico fans, this time held in Wanda Metropolitan in conjunction with the 119th anniversary of the club’s foundation.

They left with recollection european cup in 1974, the first ‘almost’ of the rojiblanco team in the maximum continental competition, where they were runner-up three times (1974, 2014 and 2016) but reached the final after going through the ‘battle of glasgow‘, an intense duel in the first leg that ended 0-0 and almost in an intense battle.

“When the game was over, it was the worst thing I’ve ever experienced in an international game … The thing that hurt me the most was when they hit the president. When I went to the locker room there was a cop who beat up a player, I hit him done he approached me to find the police … Then here we teach them what to play football “, he recorded ‘Cacho ‘Herediain reference to the 2-0 return to Vicente Calderón.

Ang Athletic advance to the final of Brussels against him Bayern Munichended in a 1-1 draw, which led to a repeated edition two days later, in which the Madrid team was devastated by the German team (4-0).

“We lose the game because we always get the worst, because the UEFA He said that in 48 hours another party. Proceed with extra time and penalties and you’re done. We are shattered … They don’t seem to be playing, “he recalled. Adelardothen captain and player with the most games played in the history of the entity (553).

Months later, too Adelardo raise the Intercontinental Cup after the resignation of bayern to dispute the title and the victory against the Argentine Independiente. “It’s something you’ve had since you were little, when will you lift a cup and it is a World Cup. Thanks to my colleagues, because we did so well european cup“, He added.

Of the Intercontinental Cup sa King’s Cup since 1985, Juan Carlos Pedraza recorded that team “with 8 players from the starting youth academy” and the Mexican Hugo Sanchez as a striker, author two goals in the final which they lost Athletic (2-1). “It was a spectacle … He was the first player I saw with two shin guards, one in the front and one in the back, because he received a lot,” he explained.

Also Clement Villaverde I was on that team. “We were a group of kids, we all played when we were young and we climbed on From Madrid in the Second. It’s a huge responsibility, the club has gone through a pretty bad season, titles and management. It’s been 10 years without a title and Athletic is the favorite ”, he commented.

In addition to being a player on that team, villaverde Later, he was manager of the entity for 27 years, from 1992 to 2020, and together with his management he contributed to building the team that won the League and Cup Double in 1996, including Miguel Angel Ruiz former player and then sports director of the entity.

“I remember we were criticized a lot for signing (Jose Francisco) Molina Y Santi (Denia) that came from receiving 8-2, who we bring, and see what the two players are ”, he recalled villaverdewho also recalled the videos they saw to sign the Serbian Milinko Pantic. “We saw some foul, foul, foul and they all went inside,” he added.

In that template is a child Robert Fresnedoso, signed from Spanish but rooted in the Madrid neighborhood of Carabanchel and grew up in a red-and-white family. “For me it was a dream,” explained the former midfielder, who praised the Serbian coach Radomir Anticdied in 2020 and architect of that set.

“He was the ideal coach at the time, his greatest virtue was he knew how to make the most of every player, put him in every position. He hit me on the wall, outside and inside, and I thank him very much.” , made me a better player “, commented the former player.

Robert is a witness in the field of purpose that gave Athletic the 1996 Cup at Barcelona. “That is the only goal of that Milinko Pantic has gotten into his history head “, he explains, and author of a major goal to a success in Camp Nou (1-3) which gave way to the title.

“I scored a goal of (Jose Luis Perez) Roadman. Everyone stared at the play will walk and I was more attentive than everyone. I’m glad Caminero took that step, history is written like this and used the great club at that historic point, ”he said. Ashy the summary of part of the 119 years of history celebrated by Atlético this Tuesday during the ‘Culture in Red and White’.

Source: La Verdad

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