One of the memories that sends confidence to Atlético de Madrid This is the 2016 semi-finals of the Champions League. That time they played in the match Bayern Munich who was practicing at that time Pep Guardiola. One of the best teams in Europe at that time.
On the way, on Vicente Calderón colchoneros won 1-0 thanks to a ‘Maradonian’ goal from Saul, one of the best of his career. The return to Munich It was a total siege by Bayern in an offensive display of players like Lewandowski, Ribery, Douglas Costa either MüllerBesides others.
Xabi Alonso He started by equalizing the tie with a goal from a free kick that slid into the middle of the barrier. A few minutes later, Giménez made a clear penalty Javi Martinez. Lewandowski he threw it and Oblak He stopped it, leaving the result at half-time at 1-0.
Tiered tie up to a combination in between towers and Griezmann He ended up with the Frenchman in a one-on-one match where he scored the equalizer. After that goal, the Bavarians needed to score two goals to eliminate the colchoneros. Lewandowski He made it 2-1 with a header. And although the opportunities keep coming, this is it child the 2-2 with a penalty. But she guessed his intentions Neuer.
In the end 2-1, and the Atlético de Madrid qualified for the final Milan. A final to be lost in a penalty shootout against real Madrid. There are still seven players from that team on the roster, specifically Griezmann, Koke, Saúl, Giménez, Oblak, Savic and belt.
Atlético’s last great defensive act
Although recently the colchoneros had already experienced a similar siege before the pandemic. Happened to Anfield he is new Liverpool. At that time the set of Jurgen Klopp became the champion of Europe and from the world of clubs. They are the strongest team on the planet and everyone thought they would win the Champions League in 2020.
Well, the story was very similar because in the first leg at the Metropolitano they won 1-0 with a goal from Saulthat’s not as good as the other one Calderon. But on the way back there was a similar siege. Wijnaldun Before the break he opened the scoring to tie the tie. Result reached at the end of 90 minutes as Saúl’s goal did not go up on the scoreboard due to previous offside.
Everything is left for extra time. Firmino made it 2-0, and at that moment the Athletic dead, he launched himself into the eliminator led by a surprising Marcos Llorente. The Madrid man made it 2-1 in qualifying for the rojiblancos, netting 2-2 to seal the tie and assisting Morata to make it 2-3. From that tie, in addition to the seven already mentioned, now they too Morata, Llorente and Lemar.
The potential of Borussia Dortmund is not comparable to Bavaria of Munich of 2016 or of Liverpool of 2020. But in 2024, the Atlético de Madrid knowing that it could offer another safety exercise against the toughest team in the Champions League according to Cholo and in one of the hottest stadiums in Europe.
Source: La Verdad
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