Atletico Madrid will need to make history in the Champions League semi-finals as they look to overturn a 3-0 deficit against Real Madrid on Wednesday evening.
No team has ever overturned a 3-0 first-leg away defeat in the Champions League knockout stages in five previous attempts, although Barcelona did manage the biggest ever comeback this season by eliminating PSG 6-5 on aggregate after a 4-0 first-leg defeat.
The Madrid derby will also have added emotion for the home side as they play their last ever European match at the Vicente Calderon before moving to the state-of-the-art Wanda Metropolitano next term.
Real Madrid will be aiming for their 15th appearance in a European Cup or Champions League final after Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick last Tuesday saw them take control of the semi-final tie.
Manager Zinedine Zidane has urged his players to maintain their focus to seal Real's spot in the Cardiff final, and says they will not be changing their style heading into the game.
Our idea doesn't change and our way of playing is always to give our best. The message to the players is to continue on the path that we are on and give everything out on the field. We are not going to change the way we play," he told a pre-match press conference.
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