The miracle continues: Atletico fairytale has just one final chapter

The miracle continues: Atletico fairytale has just one final chapter

Posted by Sylvester on Thursday, May 1, 2014 0

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Diego Simeone's men booked a final clash with their local rivals Real Madrid with a tremendous win over Chelsea and are 90 minutes from one of Europe's great stories

The most incredible dream could yet come true for Atletico Madrid after Wednesday’s 3-1 victory over Chelsea secured one of the most improbable final appearances in Champions League history.

The Rojiblancos turned in a marvellous away-day performance, straight out of the same textbook they have been using during a magnificent campaign which puts them three wins away from an astonishing double triumph.

While many of the world’s biggest clubs – Chelsea included – have been able to splash the cash on some of the game’s greatest players, the Spanish underdogs have instead based their quest for both domestic and European glory on a small squad containing rejects and so-called has-beens, all moulded together by the genius coaching of Diego Simeone.

And it is fast becoming one of the most wonderful stories the European game has ever seen.

The 0-0 draw in the first leg at the Vicente Calderon suited them down to the ground. Chelsea had not particularly wanted an away goal, and as soon as Atleti got one of their own the tie was all but done.

Many teams would have folded after Fernando Torres had given Chelsea the lead, but Diego Simeone’s men are not cut from that kind of cloth.