Defeat never tasted so good. At the end of a battle in which both teams had fought and both had bled too, a huge banner was unfurled at the south end of the Metropolitano and Atlético Madrid’s anthem belted out. “We give everything to win the cup,” it said, and, boy, had they.For the first time, Diego Simeone had seen his team lose a Champions League knockout game at home, but it didn’t matter. As that final whistle went, there was delirium, delight. They had waited a long time for this. Ten years and one day later, Atlético Madrid eliminated Barcelona to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League again. Continue reading...