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March 12, 2025

JINX: THE WEIGHT OF HISTORY AGAINST BITTER RIVALS ATLETICO IN EUROPE

- Diego Simeone Picture: Getty Images

Real hold all the cards

Atletico Madrid stare down both bitter city rivals Real Madrid and the weight of history as they aim to reach the Champions League quarter-finals today.

Los Blancos are the record 15-time champions, the current holders, and lead Atletico 2-1 in the last-16 tie as well as seemingly holding a decades-long jinx on Atletico.

The teams have been paired on five occasions in the history of the competition and Real Madrid have emerged triumphant every time.

"History exists, and Madrid's history in the Champions League is extraordinary," admitted Atletico coach Diego Simeone before the first leg, with his side still waiting for a first European Cup.

Most painful for Atletico were the 2014 and 2016 final defeats in Lisbon and Milan respectively.

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