article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid were beaten in the Spanish Super Cup over two legs, then knocked out of the Copa del Rey, also over two legs, by Atletico, beaten at the Bernebeu and then, most spectacularly , beaten 4-0 at the Vicente Calderon last February.
article_snippet.sent: Last week the teams drew 0-0 in the first leg of the teams Champions League quarter-final; on Wednesday the teams resume hostilities at the Bernebeu.
article_snippet.sent: Real may be marginal favourites but under Diego Simeone, Atletico have gone from the side that could never beat Atletico Madrid –
article_snippet.sent: the teams hadn’t won for 14 years against the teams – to the side that (almost) never loses to the teams.
article_snippet.sent: Of course, Atletico Madrid always had leadership qualities and undeniable charisma.
article_snippet.sent: But Atletico Madrid early results were very mixed.
article_snippet.sent: It worked: they chased down Boca Juniors for the league title even if Atletico Madrid was, in those days, criticised for being overly focused on attacking players.
article_snippet.sent: Atletico Madrid finished bottom of the Europa League and had to resign.
article_snippet.sent: Of course, the success has been unrelenting, with a trophy every year: the Europa League in 2012; the Copa Del Rey in 2013, beating Jose Mourinho
article_snippet.sent: ’s Real in the final; and the extraordinary feat of wining La Liga ahead of Barca and Real last season.
article_snippet.sent: If there were a team for the big occasion, it is Simeone’s Atletico.
article_snippet.sent: Atletico and Real Madrid drew 0-0 in the first leg of Atletico and Real Madrid Champions League quarter-final .