Their first-ever meeting in the European Cup - their last for 55 years, too - in the 1958-59 semifinal, a tie that finished 2-2 on aggregate and had to go to a replay in Zaragoza six days later. Atletico scoring five against Real in 1947 back when they, not Real, were the power. Atletico winning the first derby day cup final (at the Bernabeu) in 1960 despite going 1-0 down to a goal from Ferenc Puskas. Brazilian Ronaldo scoring after only 14 seconds. There was German Burgos saving a penalty with his nose, blood everywhere. Helenio Herrera, the man taking Atletico to the title twice, while still accusing Real of playing with 12 men. Atlético president and owner Jesus Gil, the man who loved to have a go at Real, telling his players that he would not pay them if they didn't knock Madrid out of the Copa del Rey in 1994 - and then following through with that threat. Santiago Bernabeu, the man who was Real Madrid, but played for Atletico for a few months in 1920-21 - "treason," one former teammate called it. There are loads of good stories too, loads of quirks going all the way back to the day they met in 1903, the first of 227 matches between them, and loads of personalities, too. The Madrid derby has always been special, even when for a while it wasn't very special because it was just too much of a foregone conclusion. Atletico Madrid, stream LIVE, 12/12, 2:30 p.m. And so, they mocked up a classified advert that they lifted up at the south end of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium "appealing" for their opponents to be a slightly less useless football team. They said they actually wanted Atletico Madrid to give them a game for once: it wasn't much fun when it wasn't much of a match. It was November 2011, more than a decade into a long, long run of dominance from Real Madrid and their fans were getting bored, or so they claimed. "Wanted: Worthy Rival for a Decent Derby." Oh, they got that all right. Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid's rivalry was always special, but now is better than ever
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