#4 Avoid late goals
In 2014, Atletico were done in by a dramatic equaliser from Sergio Ramos in the third minute of added time. What happened next is now a part of Champions League folklore. Now, if this was a one off, it would have been okay to dismiss it. But what happened in 2014 was a repeat of what had transpired in Atletico’s only other Champions League final.
In the 1974 European Cup final, as it was known then, Atletico looked to be on their way to creating history when late Luis Aragones scored a 114th-minute goal to bring them within 6 minutes of European glory. But a final minute equaliser from Bayern Munich’s Schwarzenbeck took the game to a replay, which the German side won with ease.
So, after having conceded late in both their European finals, Simeone and his men will have to make sure that history does not repeat itself for the third time.
