aya ▁offered ▁their ▁light ▁blue ▁colors ▁and ▁Atl ético ▁Españ ol ▁provided ▁their ▁mas cot , ▁the ▁b ull , ▁eng ender ing ▁their ▁nick name ▁tor os ▁( b ull s ). ▁ ▁Atl ético ▁Cel aya ▁under ▁En rique ▁Fernández ▁Pr ado ▁administration ▁took ▁the ▁second - div ision ▁position ▁of ▁their ▁prede cess ors ▁and ▁immediately ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁level . ▁They ▁joined ▁Primera ▁División ▁after ▁winning ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 5 ▁Liga ▁de ▁As c enso ▁tournament ▁where ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁beat ▁P ach uca . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 9 6 ▁tournament ▁the ▁club ▁brought ▁in ▁former ▁Real ▁Madrid ▁gre ats ▁Em ilio ▁But rag ue ño ▁and ▁Hugo ▁S ánchez ▁who ▁led ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁the ▁Final ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 4 / 1 0 / 1 0 ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 5 2 ▁points , ▁qual ifying ▁them ▁for ▁the ▁quarter - final s ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁club ▁history . ▁The ▁club ▁defeated ▁Mon ter rey ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s , ▁first ▁in ▁Mon ter rey , ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 – 2 ▁draw , ▁then ▁in ▁Cel aya ▁where ▁the ▁clubs ▁again ▁tied , ▁ 0 – 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁semi - final s ▁they ▁faced ▁Tib ur ones ▁Ro jos ▁de ▁Ver ac ru z , ▁first ▁in ▁Ver ac ru z ▁where ▁Cel aya ▁took ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁series ▁advantage ,