[Sport] Atlético, black beast of the German teams since 1979

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At Atlético they are in luck, or at least they should be. After the UEFA Champions League draw, those of Diego Pablo Simeone can be considered lucky with what fate has brought them. They have avoided almost all the so-called 'coconuts, with the exception of PSG - potential rival in the semifinals if they can eliminate Atalanta-, and they will face Leipzig, in the quarterfinals played in Lisbon this coming August. The greatest satisfaction does not come Given that the German team is inexperienced in European competitions, or because the tie is a single match, not even because they lose their maximum star Timo Werner - already transferred to Chelsea -, if not because the rojiblanco team, no He has lost a European competition tie against a German team since 1979, when he fell to FC Dynamo Dresden in the first round of the UEFA Cup. 41 years have passed since those fateful nights, and Atlético has made up for itself in eight consecutive qualifiers , without knowing defeat, against teams from Germany and in all kinds of scenarios: KFC Uerdingen 05 season 1985-86The mattresses trained by Luis Aragonés measured the Bavarian team in the semifinal s of the Recopa. They prevailed 1-0 (Prieto) in the first leg at Vicente Calderón and 2-3 (Rubio, Cabrera and Prieto) on their trip to Krefeld. They would later lose the final to the Dynamo Kiev 3-0. Werder Bremen 1986-87 season. Months after the Cup win, Atlético Madrid would play the first round of the old UEFA Cup between another German team. This tie was decided in overtime. After a 2-0 at Calderón (Uralde and Arteche), the Germans tied the tie in Bremen. Julio Salinas tipped the balance in favor of Madrid in the 113th minute.

Wolsfburg 1999-2000

The year of the fateful relegation to Second, Atlético played in the UEFA Cup and more than 13 years later, they faced a German team again. This time it was Wolsfburg who suffered the mattress's wrath, receiving a 2-3 (Aguilera twice and Hasselbaink) in the first leg and a 2-1 (Correa and Hasselbaink) on the return leg at the Manzanares.

Schalke 04 season 2008- 09

A historic night. After years struggling to make a name for themselves and return to European competitions, the team coached by Javier Aguirre had to overcome 1-0 in the first leg of the third qualifying round that gave access to the UEFA Champions League. Agüero, Forlán, Maxi and Luís García turned the tie and signed a 4-0 to the delirium of the mattress fans.

Hannover 96 season 2011-12

The first tie against a German team of Diego Pablo Simeone. In the quarterfinals of the Europa League, which months later would become his first title as rojiblanco coach. Those of Cholo won 2-1 in the first leg with goals from Falcao and Salvio and 1-2 in Germany with another goal by the Colombian and one by Adrián.

Bayer Leverkusen 2014-15

After the tragic night in Lisbon, Atlético returned to a UEFA Champions League tie. It is one of the last great nights of Vicente Calderón. Round of 16 of the European Cup. The 1-0 against the first leg. Mario Suarez matched the contest. Moyá injury. Oblak's redebut. Penalties. 3-2. The rest is history.

Bayern Munich season 2015-16
With this tie the Madrid team settled one of its debts with football. To deprive him of the accession of a final of the Champions League in Milan to his executioner of '74, Bayern Munich. Atlético hit first with the 1-0 first leg and Saúl's Maradón goal. He endured 2-1 (Griezmann) of the return in one of the most suffered cholismo games remembered. All courage and heart.
Bayern Leverkusen 2016-17 
Round of 16 of the European Cup and again Bayer, this time the tie was more relaxed. 2-4 in the first leg with goals from Saúl, Griezmann, Gameiro and Fernando Torres led to the placid 0-0 return that will be remembered for Oblak's triple stoppage against his fetish rival, for all these precedents, due to the knockout rounds. The only one that Cholo knows how to prepare so well, due to the casual game system of Leipzig and the good moment the Madrid team is experiencing, can be satisfied with what the Nyon draw has brought him.