WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.879 Hello and welcome to HYBR1D Powered by chinkseyMEDIA. 00:00:02.879 --> 00:00:05.940 In this video I'm going to tell you everything 00:00:05.940 --> 00:00:10.099 you need to know about Atletico Madrid. Another 00:00:10.099 --> 00:00:14.820 night of European football beckons. Two of Europe's 00:00:14.820 --> 00:00:17.219 biggest names will pitch up at the Emirates Stadium 00:00:17.219 --> 00:00:20.620 for the Champions League match between Arsenal 00:00:20.620 --> 00:00:24.120 and Atletico Madrid as the Spanish Giants head 00:00:24.120 --> 00:00:27.019 to North London on Tuesday night. It will be 00:00:27.019 --> 00:00:29.600 just the third meeting between the two sides, 00:00:29.660 --> 00:00:33.640 synonymous with red and white shirts. As Atletico's 00:00:33.640 --> 00:00:37.200 manager Diego Simeone aims to finally add Europe's 00:00:37.200 --> 00:00:40.039 premier club competition to his club's long list 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.479 of honours after three losses in the final. Ahead 00:00:43.479 --> 00:00:46.380 of a tasty -looking fixture, find out more about 00:00:46.380 --> 00:00:49.359 Atleti's past, their current stars and how they're 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:53.590 shaping up this season. The club was formed in 00:00:53.590 --> 00:00:56.570 1903 by athletic club supporters based in the 00:00:56.570 --> 00:00:59.829 Spanish capital. Initially, a youth side for 00:00:59.829 --> 00:01:03.130 the Bilbao outfit, in 1921 they broke away and 00:01:03.130 --> 00:01:06.170 enjoyed instant success, winning the Madrid Region 00:01:06.170 --> 00:01:09.909 League three times. That saw them become founding 00:01:09.909 --> 00:01:13.510 members of La Liga in 1929, but after the Spanish 00:01:13.510 --> 00:01:16.930 Civil War, a merger with Zaragoza -based Aviación 00:01:16.930 --> 00:01:20.549 Nacional saved them from bankruptcy. A first 00:01:20.549 --> 00:01:23.750 La Liga title arrived in 1940 which was retained, 00:01:24.109 --> 00:01:30.510 a feat repeated in 1950 and 1951. While a first 00:01:30.510 --> 00:01:34.250 European triumph came in 1962 when they beat 00:01:34.250 --> 00:01:37.469 Fiorentina to win the Cup Winners' Cup, three 00:01:37.469 --> 00:01:40.510 more league titles arrived in the 1970s, but 00:01:40.510 --> 00:01:43.750 they were beaten in the 1974 European Cup final 00:01:43.750 --> 00:01:46.950 by Bayern Munich after conceding a last -minute 00:01:46.950 --> 00:01:50.500 equaliser that forced a replay. Having narrowly 00:01:50.500 --> 00:01:54.640 escaped relegation in 1995, Radomir Antic was 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:57.319 appointed manager and in his first season transformed 00:01:57.319 --> 00:02:00.379 Atleti into double winners for the first time. 00:02:00.540 --> 00:02:03.260 But that success was short -lived and relegation 00:02:03.260 --> 00:02:06.719 occurred in 2000 before La Liga returned two 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:10.780 years later. In 2010, they beat Fulham to win 00:02:10.780 --> 00:02:13.259 the Europa League, but the following year brought 00:02:13.259 --> 00:02:16.719 Diego Simeone's appointment as manager, transforming 00:02:16.719 --> 00:02:20.500 their fortunes once again. The stadium. Atleti 00:02:20.500 --> 00:02:25.560 have played their home games at the 70 ,692 Metropolitano 00:02:25.560 --> 00:02:29.759 Stadium since 2017. A 20 ,000 -seater stadium 00:02:29.759 --> 00:02:34.319 was built on the site in 1994 as part of Madrid's 00:02:34.319 --> 00:02:37.819 unsuccessful bid to host the 1997 World Athletics 00:02:37.819 --> 00:02:40.520 Championships. And after the city missed out 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:43.240 on multiple Olympic Games, it was passed over 00:02:43.240 --> 00:02:46.500 to Atleti as they moved out of the Vincente Calderon 00:02:46.500 --> 00:02:50.240 Stadium, their home since 1966. After the demolition 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:52.960 of the athletics venue, a new stadium was built 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:55.879 in its place and it was quickly awarded the 2019 00:02:55.879 --> 00:02:59.020 Champions League final when Liverpool beat Tottenham 00:02:59.020 --> 00:03:02.740 in the final. It will do the same in 2027 and 00:03:02.740 --> 00:03:06.699 could be the venue for the 2030 World Cup. The 00:03:06.699 --> 00:03:10.780 Manager Simeone was part of Atleti's fabled double 00:03:10.780 --> 00:03:14.639 -winning team of 1995 -1996 and also enjoyed 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.699 success with Inter Milan, Lazio and Argentina, 00:03:18.060 --> 00:03:22.000 for whom he won 108 caps and clinched two Copa 00:03:22.000 --> 00:03:25.219 Americas. His managerial career began in 2006 00:03:25.219 --> 00:03:29.000 and he lifted titles in his homeland with Estudiantes 00:03:29.000 --> 00:03:31.780 and River Plate before returning to Madrid in 00:03:31.780 --> 00:03:35.699 2011. He ended his first season by clinching 00:03:35.699 --> 00:03:38.199 the club's second Europa League triumph and his 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:41.280 second brought the UEFA Super Cup and a Copa 00:03:41.280 --> 00:03:44.439 del Rey. Better was to come the following season 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:47.240 as a final day shootout saw them draw at Barcelona 00:03:47.240 --> 00:03:49.740 to pit the Catalan club to the championship, 00:03:50.139 --> 00:03:53.280 seeing Atleti's first La Liga triumph since his 00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:56.479 playing days. Weeks later, the Champions League 00:03:56.479 --> 00:03:58.819 slipped through their grasp when Real Madrid 00:03:58.819 --> 00:04:01.199 netted a stoppage -time equaliser in the final. 00:04:01.680 --> 00:04:04.800 before winning 4 -1 in extra time. And two years 00:04:04.800 --> 00:04:07.719 later, their city rivals denied them Europe's 00:04:07.719 --> 00:04:10.240 biggest prize once again, this time on penalties. 00:04:10.699 --> 00:04:14.479 Another Europa League was added in 2018, while 00:04:14.479 --> 00:04:17.500 the club's last trophy came in 2021, when after 00:04:17.500 --> 00:04:20.579 years of pushing the El Clasico duopoly, Atleti 00:04:20.579 --> 00:04:23.879 claimed the 11th league title. Last season, it 00:04:23.879 --> 00:04:26.079 seemed Atleti would be title contenders when 00:04:26.079 --> 00:04:28.680 a club record 14th consecutive victory in all 00:04:28.680 --> 00:04:31.220 competitions moved them top of the table in January. 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:34.819 However, three league wins in 10 saw them slip 00:04:34.819 --> 00:04:37.360 behind the big two, finishing 12 points behind 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:40.220 champions Barcelona and 8 behind Real Madrid. 00:04:40.560 --> 00:04:43.339 They were also eliminated by Barca at the semi 00:04:43.339 --> 00:04:45.879 -final stage of the Copa del Rey 5 -4 on aggregate. 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:48.040 And while they finished fifth in the Champions 00:04:48.040 --> 00:04:50.759 League league phase, including beating eventual 00:04:50.759 --> 00:04:53.259 winners Paris Saint -Germain away, their city 00:04:53.259 --> 00:04:56.259 rivals were their scourge again, overcoming them 00:04:56.259 --> 00:04:59.699 on penalties in the last 16 to set up a quarterfinal 00:04:59.699 --> 00:05:02.180 meeting with ourselves. They ended the season 00:05:02.180 --> 00:05:05.120 at the Club World Cup, with PSG gaining a manner 00:05:05.120 --> 00:05:07.839 of revenge by beating them 4 -0 with wins over 00:05:07.839 --> 00:05:11.279 Seattle and Botafogo not enough to advance past 00:05:11.279 --> 00:05:14.910 the group stage. The squad. Veteran French striker 00:05:14.910 --> 00:05:17.449 Antoine Griezmann continues to be a major player 00:05:17.449 --> 00:05:20.709 and last month hit his 200th goal for Atleti 00:05:20.709 --> 00:05:23.110 to stretch his lead at the top of their all -time 00:05:23.110 --> 00:05:26.149 goalscoring charts. However, the majority of 00:05:26.149 --> 00:05:28.649 goals last term came from a pair of former Premier 00:05:28.649 --> 00:05:31.430 League strikers in ex -Manchester City man Julian 00:05:31.430 --> 00:05:35.089 Alvarez and Alexander Solov who spent time at 00:05:35.089 --> 00:05:37.870 Crystal Palace. Conor Gallagher is another well 00:05:37.870 --> 00:05:41.660 -known face to English fans. Club icon Koke captains 00:05:41.660 --> 00:05:44.519 decide, having spent his entire 16 -year career 00:05:44.519 --> 00:05:47.720 at the club and spans the entire Simeone era, 00:05:47.860 --> 00:05:51.160 while Uruguayan centre -back Jose Maria Jimenez 00:05:51.160 --> 00:05:54.699 has made over 350 appearances across 12 years 00:05:54.699 --> 00:05:58.100 and Slovakian goalkeeper Jan Oblak has been between 00:05:58.100 --> 00:06:01.240 the posts for over a decade. Winger Alex Baena 00:06:01.240 --> 00:06:05.410 and defender Robin Le Normand were part of Spain's 00:06:05.410 --> 00:06:09.350 successful Euro 2024 campaign and Nahuel Molina 00:06:09.350 --> 00:06:12.670 was Argentina's right -back in a 2022 World Cup 00:06:12.670 --> 00:06:15.990 win. Young striker Juliano Simeone, the son of 00:06:15.990 --> 00:06:18.550 the manager, is a current Argentine international. 00:06:19.029 --> 00:06:21.850 The season so far, a summer recruitment draft 00:06:21.850 --> 00:06:25.410 saw long -serving Cesar Azpilicueta, Axel Witzel, 00:06:25.529 --> 00:06:29.189 Angel Correra, Saul Rodrigo de Paul and Thomas 00:06:29.189 --> 00:06:32.779 Lemar all depart. allowing Simeone to refresh 00:06:32.779 --> 00:06:35.660 his squad. As well as Baena, American international 00:06:35.660 --> 00:06:39.199 midfielder Johnny Cardozo, Argentine playmaker 00:06:39.199 --> 00:06:43.860 Thiago Armada, Euro 2020 winner Giacomo Raspadori 00:06:43.860 --> 00:06:47.839 and Slovakian defender David Hanko arrived for 00:06:47.839 --> 00:06:51.040 big money while Nico Gonzalez was loaned from 00:06:51.040 --> 00:06:54.300 Juventus. Blending those new faces into the side 00:06:54.300 --> 00:06:57.360 initially saw Atletico struggle as they were 00:06:57.360 --> 00:07:00.089 victorious in just one. of their first five La 00:07:00.089 --> 00:07:04.769 Liga games. However, a 3 -2 win over Rayo Vallecano, 00:07:04.870 --> 00:07:07.610 courtesy of an Alvarez hat -trick, was followed 00:07:07.610 --> 00:07:10.689 by a 5 -2 demolition of Real Madrid, the first 00:07:10.689 --> 00:07:12.970 time they'd hit five against their bitter rivals 00:07:12.970 --> 00:07:17.110 for 75 years, with Alvarez bagging a brace. On 00:07:17.110 --> 00:07:19.629 Saturday, a goal from Almada was enough to beat 00:07:19.629 --> 00:07:23.990 Osasuna on what was Simeone's 750th game as their 00:07:23.990 --> 00:07:26.470 boss, moving them up to fourth in the table, 00:07:26.569 --> 00:07:29.259 but eight points behind the leaders. The Champions 00:07:29.259 --> 00:07:31.879 League campaign began with a thrilling 3 -2 defeat 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:34.879 at Liverpool as Atleti recovered from being 2 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:38.019 -0 down after six minutes to draw a level, only 00:07:38.019 --> 00:07:40.279 for Virgil van Dijk to score a stoppage -time 00:07:40.279 --> 00:07:43.459 winner. They responded with a 5 -1 win over Eintracht 00:07:43.459 --> 00:07:47.060 Frankfurt when Griezmann netted his 200th strike. 00:07:47.420 --> 00:07:50.579 The Previous Meetings The only previous meetings 00:07:50.579 --> 00:07:53.120 between ourselves and Atletico Madrid in Europe 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:57.319 came in the semi -finals of the 2017 -2018 Europa 00:07:57.319 --> 00:07:59.829 League. Things were looking promising for us 00:07:59.829 --> 00:08:03.149 in the home leg when Cime Vassallo was sent off 00:08:03.149 --> 00:08:05.829 10 minutes in and Alexandre Lacazette put us 00:08:05.829 --> 00:08:08.569 in front. But his international teammate Griezmann 00:08:08.569 --> 00:08:11.509 struck 8 minutes from time to level things up 00:08:11.509 --> 00:08:14.089 heading to Spain. There Diego Costa's finish 00:08:14.089 --> 00:08:16.709 put the hosts ahead just before half time and 00:08:16.709 --> 00:08:18.990 they held on to their lead to extinguish Arsene 00:08:18.990 --> 00:08:21.670 Wenger's final hope of finishing his legendary 00:08:21.670 --> 00:08:25.550 tenure with a first European trophy. Atleti went 00:08:25.550 --> 00:08:28.350 on to beat Marseille 3 -0 in the final. With 00:08:28.350 --> 00:08:30.050 Grazeman scoring twice.