May 12 is a special date for the Atlético de Madrid. Because that day, from 2010, the rojiblanco team managed to lift a European title 48 years after achieving the first, the 1962 collection. Almost a century later, the mattresses reigned again in a continental competition.
It was in the Europa League, whose final was played in Hamburg that May 12, 2010. The opponent, the English Fulham, who had eliminated all prognosis to the host. For his part, Atlético was planted in Germany after imposing himself on Liverpool in semifinal agonists.
After 1-0 of the Calderón (Forlán), but Anfield, Aquilani He sent the Qualifier to the extension, where Benayoun He made the 2-0 for the 'reds'. And in 102, after a great pass from the missing person Reyes, Forlán led to ecstasy to the rojiblancos scoring the 2-1 that gave the pass to those of Quique Sánchez Flores.
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Two weeks later, in the grand final, the Uruguayan would be the protagonist again. Made 1-0 in 31 'and five minutes later Davies I would tie. The game, again to the extension. And there the Figure of the Cacha emerged again, which diverted to the network a service of the Kun Agüero When everything pointed to penalties. It was the 116th minute. Atlético de Madrid, champion of the Europa League.
Quique aligned that day to: of Gea; Ujfasi, Perea, Domínguez, Antonio López; Reyes, asssunçao, Raúl García, Shimao; Agüero and Forlan. Then they entered Salvio, Jurado and Juan Valera.
Antonio LópezCaptain, raised the Trophy that was a turning point in what would come later. Because the mattress team had returned a European title 48 years later. Then they would arrive more.
