With club football taking yet another international break, we’ve taken the opportunity to look back at Atletico Madrid’s rise to prominence during the 21st century through some of the matches which made them what they are today.
Throughout this week we’ll be remembering Atleti’s 10 greatest games since 2000, and we continue with Nos. 3-2.
The first leg of this Champions League semi-final had been something of a non-event.
An expectant Vicente Calderon, hoping to roar Atletico Madrid towards a first European Cup final since 1974, instead witnessed a stoic, defensive contest between Jose Mourinho’s stubborn Chelsea side and an Atletico who struggled to break them down.