Real Madrid vs Atletico: how history looks at the fixture
It's (almost) all white
Real Madrid and Atlético have faced off against each other 263 times in official matches (158 LaLiga, 42 Copa del Rey, two Spanish Supercup, four League Cup, six European Cup, 51 Campeonato Regional) with Los Blancos winning 136, the Rojiblancos 67 and 60
We’ve seen you before
The Madrid derby has been played more times than a duel between any other two Spanish sides (263). Next highest is Barcelona-Espanyol (253), the Barcelona-Madrid (232).
Neutral venue
Other than the Champions League final of 2014 in Lisbon, the only other time these two sides have played a final on neutral ground was on 13 May, 1959, in the Romareda (Zaragoza). It was a deciding playoff to reach the European Cup final after both teams
21 or bust
Madrid will play their 21st European final in Milan, 14 of which have been in the continent’s premier competition. They’ve won 13 of the 20 to date. A win in this one would be their fifth consecutive final victory after successful appearances in 1998, 200
Atlético’s “Decima”
Atlético Madrid will be appearing in their tenth European final (not including intertoto), three of which have been in the European Cup/Champions League. Out of the nine so far they’ve been victorious five times.
On this day, 28 May
Atlético have played five official matches on the same day as this year’s Champions League final although never against Madrid. They’ve got a neatly balanced scorecard with two wins, two losses and one draw. The last game on this day was a 3-1 home win ag
On this field
The San Siro will be home to a European final contested in a one-off match for the fourth time. Previous encounters have seen victories for Inter (1965 v Benfica), Feyenoord (1970 v Celtic) and Bayern Munich (2001 v Valencia).
Not a Real happy hunting ground
Madrid have played 14 official games in the San Siro and they’ve not had the best time of it. In those games – seven each against Inter and AC Milan – they lost ten of them and drew four, scoring only eight goals and conceding 27. So, they can’t seem to g
Zidane’s San Siro sadness
It’s not only Real Madrid that has not seen much success at the Milan stadium. The current French coach has played there 11 times (nine for Juve and once each for Madrid and Girondins) only getting one victory.