Atletico Madrid supporters were out in force on Tuesday night, lighting up the early evening sky with flares and belting out their favourite songs – and that was just in the hotel car park.
A couple of hundred welcomed the team bus to the Eurostars Monte Real and the players were so impressed they stood together at the entrance and turned and applauded the fans.
To say the red and white half of the Spanish capital is up for a quarter-final that pits them against the English champions is an understatement. This is their fourth straight last-eight appearance and one they believe they can win.