Atletico de Madrid, a finalist in the UEFA Europa League

In yesterday has given rise to an event that will surely go down in history of a club, but more precisely that of a player who will be remembered forever by fans and sports historians.

It's been 24 years since the Atletico Madrid played their last European final, facing in the last instance of the Cup Winners Cup, facing the Dinamo Kiev 2 out of May 1986 and falling defeated by 3-0.

Far has been their first European trophy, winning the Cup Winners Cup in 1962, defeating the stage of Glasgow one of the best teams in the history of Fiorentina.

The first final was contested on April 22 at the Vicente Calderon stadium, leaving the mattress a favorable result by 1-0, whose goal had been converted by the Uruguayan Diego Forlan .

On the day of yesterday, now at the stage of Anfield , the Aleti seeking his place in the final holding the slight advantage over Liverpool which had as its axis Javier Mascherano (relegated to the right, instead of his usual central)

It was thanks to the moves of Argentine goal came true, and in the 44th minute the lead was the same after a goal from Aquilani.

In the 95 minutes of play, full extension, everything was finished to the mattress, Benayoun who saw it as marking the 2-1 to Liverpool and ended their chances of reaching the final.

But it was there that appeared Diego Forlan , who after a bitter performance in the rest of the game like Sergio Aguero, managed to claim their actions and put the 1-2 final that left Atletico Madrid in their first final after 24 years .

In this way, they'll be facing Fulham (who reached their first European final) on May 12.