Atletico Madrid have it all to do against city rivals Real Madrid on
what is sure to be an emotional evening at the Vicente Calderon.In what will be the last European tie at the stadium that has been their
home since 1966, Diego Simeone's Atletico are attempting to win a
European tie against their neighbours at the fifth time of asking.
Cristiano Ronaldo's first-leg hat-trick, that gave the holders a 3-0 win
at the Santiago Bernabéu, makes that an unlikely prospect. Real Madrid have ended Atlético's Champions League hopes in each of the last three seasons, including dramatic victories in the finals of 2014 and 2016.
This is a fifth European meeting for Real Madrid and Atletico, all in the European Cup, with Madrid having won all four previous ties.
Their first international fixtures came in the 1958/59 European Cup semifinals. Madrid won the home first leg 2-1, Hector Rial's goal (15) and a Ferenc Puskas penalty (33) overturning Chuzo's 13th-minute opener. Atletico prevailed in the return thanks to Enrique Collar's 43rd-minute effort.
That meant a replay six days later, played in Zaragoza, where Alfredo Di Stéfano's early strike was swiftly cancelled out by Collar. Puskas dealt the decisive blow three minutes before halftime to take Madrid into a fourth successive final.
The line-ups at La Romareda on 13 May 1959 were:
Real Madrid: Domínguez, Miche, Santamaría, Lesmes, Ruiz, Zárraga, Mateos, Kopa, Di Stéfano, Puskás, Gento.
Atlético: Pazos, Rivilla, Callejo, Mendiondo, Chuzo, Calleja, Miguel, Agustín, Vavá, Peiró, Collar.
It was 55 years until the teams' next European contest, in the 2014 final in Lisbon – the first final fixture involving clubs from the same city in European Cup history.
Diego Godin's header (36) gave newly crowned Spanish champions Atletico the lead, and it looked like that would be enough for Simeone's side to claim their first European Cup – only for Sergio Ramos to level at the last (90+3).
Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid ran away with it in extra time courtesy of goals from Gareth Bale (110), Marcelo (118) and a Ronaldo penalty (120).
The line-ups at the Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica were:
Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal, Varane, Ramos, Fábio Coentrão (Marcelo 59), Khedira (Isco 59), Modric, Di María, Bale, Benzema (Morata 79), Ronaldo.
Atlético: Courtois, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Filipe Luís (Alderweireld 83), Tiago, Koke, Gabi, Raúl García (Sosa 66), Villa, Diego Costa (Adrián López 9).
Pepe was an unused substitute for Madrid.
The Merengues also came out on top in the 2014-15 quarterfinals, Javier Hernandez heading the only goal of the tie late in the second leg at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The teams for the first leg at the Vicente Calderón on 14 April, 2015 were:
Atlético: Oblak, Juanfran, Miranda, Godín, Siqueira, Mario Suárez, Koke (F Torres 83), Gabi, Arda Turan, Griezmann (Raúl García 77), Mandžukic.
Real Madrid: Casillas, Carvajal (Arbeloa 85), Varane, Ramos, Marcelo, Kroos, Modric, James, Bale, Benzema (Isco 85), Ronaldo.
Madrid and Atletico both advanced all the way to the final again in 2015-16. Ramos's 15th-minute breakthrough in Milan was cancelled out by Atletico substitute Yannick Carrasco 11 minutes from time, Antoine Griezmann having missed a 48th-minute spot kick.
With no further goals, the match went to penalties. After Lucas Vázquez, Marcelo, Bale and Ramos had converted for Madrid, and Griezmann, Gabi and Saúl Ñíguez had done likewise, Juanfran struck the base of the post with Atlético's fourth kick, leaving Ronaldo to convert and take the trophy to Madrid for the 11th time.
The sides at San Siro on 28 May, 2016 were:
Real Madrid: Navas, Carvajal (Danilo 52), Ramos, Pepe, Marcelo, Casemiro, Kroos (Isco 72), Modric, Bale, Benzema (Lucas Vázquez 77), Ronaldo.
Atlético: Oblak, Juanfran, Godín, Savic, Filipe Luís (Lucas Hernández 109), Gabi, Augusto Fernández (Carrasco 46), Koke (Partey 116), Saúl, Griezmann, F Torres.
The capital duo have met in 204 league, Spanish Cup and Spanish Super Cup games, with 103 Madrid wins, 51 for Atletico and 50 draws. Atletico have lost only one of their last 10 domestic matches against their local rivals since losing the 2014 Champions League final, recording five victories and four draws.
That sole defeat came in this season's first Liga encounter, Madrid triumphing 3-0 at the Vicente Calderon on 19 November, 2016 with a Ronaldo hat-trick (29, 71pen, 77). The game at the Santiago Bernabéu on 8 April finished 1-1, Griezmann earning the visitors a point with an 85th-minute equaliser after Pepe's opener for Madrid (52).
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