Today at 8:00 p.m., the knockout stages of the Champions League: the Real Madrid-Athletico Madrid derby, more than a national shock, an international classic
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Before the knockout stages of the Champions League, FIFA explores the many duels on the international scene that opposed Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, two clubs qualified for the World Cup.
Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid C. F. have an appointment in the knockout stages of the Champions League
Until then, the two Madrid giants faced each other ten times outside the cup and the domestic championship
It is the Merengues that have the most success in these international confrontations
Sixteen teams are still fighting to win the last title at stake in the UEFA Champions League before the long -awaited the first world cup of FIFA ™ clubs opens. During the new FIFA Interclub tournament at 32 teams, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid will compete to afford a global coronation and could even be struggling at a time when to another, in the semi-finals or even during the grand final planned at the Metlife Stadium in New York-New Jersy, July 13, 2025. Madrid have, after all, have become particularly regular in recent years.
This Tuesday, the two European giants will thus find themselves opposed to the knockout stages of the Champions League at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu, before the return match eight days later at the Estadio Metropolitano. FIFA takes advantage of this opportunity to examine all the confrontations between the two Madrid clubs in international competitions.
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April 15, 1959 | Real Madrid 2-1 Atlético de Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (first leg) May 7, 1959 | Atlético de Madrid 1-0 Real Madrid | Estadio Metropolitano (return match) May 13, 1959 | Real Madrid 2-1 Atlético de Madrid | Romareda, Saragosse (support match)
The first international duel between the two major clubs in Madrid, in the semi-finals of the European Cup, has a particularity: it was played in three rounds, at a time when outside goals did not count double in case of equality and when shots on goal were not.
While the Merengues had overturned the first leg to win 2-1 thanks in particular to a goal from Ferenc Puskás on penalty, on the return, Enrique Collar, Grande Idol des Rojiblancos, scored the only duel’s goal in the first period.
After a cumulative score of 2-2, the two clubs then found themselves in Zaragoza to play a beautiful. Alfredo Di Stéfano opened the brand, Collar equalized and the inevitable Puskás sealed the victory of the players in white just before rest. Real Madrid ended up winning this edition of the European Cup after defeating the Reims stadium in Stuttgart (2-0).
UEFA Champions League 2013/14 | Final (winner: Real Madrid)
May 24, 2014 | Real Madrid 4-1 AP Atlético de Madrid | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
Fifty-five years after their first continental confrontation, the two Madrid rivals ended up finding each other in the other in the Champions League, for what was going to become a recurring event. Unlike the year 1959, it was in the final that Colchoneros and Merengues met on May 24, 2014.
The Estádio Da Luz de Lisbon therefore witnessed an epic victory of Real Madrid, in particular because Sergio Ramos scored the equalizing goal, synonymous with extension, in the 93rd minute, Diego Godín having opened the brand in the first period for the Rojiblancos.
The extension then proved to be fatal at Atlético since Gareth Bale (110 ′), Marcelo (118 ′) and Cristiano Ronaldo on penalty (120 ′) all marked and allowed the team led by Carlo Ancelotti to finally win the bet, in one of the most iconic duels between the two teams of Madrid.
UEFA Champions League 2014/15 | Quarter -finals (winner: Real Madrid)
April 14, 2015 | Atlético de Madrid 0-0 Real Madrid | Estadio Vicente Calderón (first leg) April 22, 2015 | Real Madrid 1-0 Atlético de Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu (return match)
A sign of fate, a few months after the spectacular Lisbon outcome, Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid found themselves again in the Champions League, in the quarter -finals. While the players of Diego Simeone hoped to take their revenge, they stood again on their closest neighbor. After a goalless first leg, Javier Hernández allowed Real to win on the thread when they scored the goal of 1-0 victory in the 88th minute. In this edition of the European Cup finally won by FC Barcelona, Real Madrid was stopped in its momentum by Juventus in the semi-finals (3-2 in the cumulative score).
UEFA Champions League 2015/16 | Final (winner: Real Madrid)
May 28, 2016 | Real Madrid 1-1 AP (5 tab at 3) Atlético de Madrid | San Siro, Milan
Two years after their meeting in the Champions League final, the two Madrid teams once again had an appointment during the continental coronation. And unfortunately for Atlético supporters, the story was repeated again since it was the players of Zinedine Zidane who ended up raising the trophy again.
This time, however, the Colchoneros held up in overtime, after goals signed Sergio Ramos (15 ′) for Real and Yannick Carrasco for Atleti (79 ′). After Juanfran’s failure during the penalty shootout, Cristiano Ronaldo ended up sealing the fate of the match and offered the cup to his team.
UEFA Champions League 2016/17 | Semi-finals (qualified: Real Madrid)
May 2, 2017 | Real Madrid 3-0 Atlético de Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu May 10, 2017 | Atlético de Madrid 2-1 Real Madrid | Estadio Vicente Calderón
Quite simply become inseparable in Europe, Real and Atlético have further dated in the high altitudes of the Champions League in 2016/17. A few months after the shock of Milan, it was in the semi-finals that the two Madrid teams met, and if the recent duels had been particularly tight, this time, Cristiano Ronaldo turned the suspense from the first leg by signing a splendid triplet to the Bernabéu (3-0).
On the way back, Saúl ñíguez (12 ′) and Antoine Griezmann (16 ′) may have their best to reverse everything, Karim Benzema quickly cooled the atmosphere of the Estadio Vicente Calderón by realizing an incredible chain to deliver a backward pass. If Toni Kroos first stopped on Jan Oblak, Isco did not hesitate to mark the action (42 ′).
To complete their work, the Merengues won a new Champions League a few weeks later by having Juventus (4-1), in Cardiff.
2018 European Supercup (Winner: Atlético de Madrid)
August 15, 2018 | Real Madrid 2-4 AP Atlético de Madrid | Lillëkula Stadium, Tallinn
The only confrontation of history where Atlético de Madrid left with a smile dates from 2018. A few weeks after a new coronation of Real in the Champions League against Liverpool (3-1), and a beautiful consecration of Atlético de Madrid in the final of the Europa League against Olympique de Marseille (3-0), the two training courses fought Tallinn, in Estonian lands.
While the score was 2-2 at the end of regulation time, the match finally leaning in favor of the Colchoneros during an extension where Saúl (98 ′) and Koke (104 ′) scored goals that allowed their supporters to evacuate their frustration and finally celebrate an international success on their lifelong rival.
UEFA Champions League 2024/25 | Eighth finals
March 4, 2025 | Real Madrid – Atlético de Madrid | Estadio Santiago Bernabéu March 12, 2025 | Atlético de Madrid – Real Madrid | Estadio Metropolitano
After a few years of lull, the Madrid derby will resume more beautifully in the Champions League since the draw for the 2024/25 edition placed the two formations in front of the other in the round of 16. While the men of Carlo Ancelotti have just eliminated Manchester City in dams (6-3 in the cumulative score), those of Diego Simeone won their qualification from the league phase by finishing in the European Top 8. It remains to discover what color will be Madrid on March 12, after the return match.
