Atletico Madrid's season started with a bang. Diego Simeone's side turned over ancient rivals Real Madrid in August's UEFA Super Cup final 4-2 in Tallinn, Estonia. It was vintage Atletico. The game was an arm wrestle. Diego Costa barrelled his way to two goals in normal time before Saul and Koke chipped in with two more to seal the victory in extra time.
Hopes of an epic season that held out the promise of a place in the UEFA Champions League final in Atletico's new stadium, the Wanda Metropolitano, foundered, however, on a bleak March night in Turin when their old nemesis Cristiano Ronaldo broke them once again.