The night beers and hot dogs flew at the Allianz and Atlético changed the logic

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In Munich, there are many people who have not forgotten what happened that night in May 2016. From time to time, some of those thousands of Bavarian fans who packed the Allianz Arena, try to find a rational explanation.

From time to time, too, at Atlético they shudder when they remember the flashes of a siege of such caliber.

Not even a few months ago (March), when Liverpool tried unsuccessfully to pounce on them at Anfield.

In the rojiblanca history, in the history of Simeone, that famous night has remained forever as one of the most iconic chapters of its recent history.

The passport for his third European Cup final was sealed with drops of extreme suffering, before the desolation of

, whose team rushed again and again against that formidable red and white wall, before ending up losing their life at the hands of Antoine

.

That May 3, nothing suggested that Atlético would end up falling on both feet in the San Siro final.

"I have never seen anything like it in my life on a football field," admit those who experienced that paranormal phenomenon in Bayern's lair.

The matter is summarized, without margin of error, the numbers of the German team.

Namely: 12 shots between the three sticks and another 13 that found no door.

Namely: 12 corners and 68% possession.

Namely: 668 passes and 591 completed.

, the author of one of his team's two goals, shot up

to 14 times

on Oblak's frame.

Figures typical of a win that, however, were not such.

On the contrary, from that grave of incontestable digits came Simeone's set, just like the

from that Second Division sewer.

Juan Vizcaíno

, a member of that coaching staff, lived on the edge on the bench on a warm night in the Bavarian capital.

"It was the first part of a frenetic pace. After seeing that you have such a superior rival in front of you and a very short result, you enter the locker room with the feeling that a good one could fall on you," the former rojiblanco player recalls for EL MUNDO .

"But in the end this is decided by goals, it is not enough to be the best. Griezmann did not forgive, defensively we did an exceptional job and, also, luck was with us," he continues.

Of course, after the final whistle of the Turkish

, who raised the ire of the local team with his decisions (he whistled a penalty to Torres, which the forward himself missed, due to a fall outside the area), euphoria was unleashed in an incredulous red and white expedition.

The foam party in the locker room.

Protagonists who repeat

Diego Pablo Simeone celebrates his move to the 2016 final.

Those who attended the duel say that in that overwhelming first half, especially in the quarter of an hour before the break, they saw beers and hot dogs, allowed in Germany, flying through the stands as a result of local desperation.

As happened when Oblak guessed

intentions

from the penalty spot, just minutes after

goal

.

The Slovenian goalkeeper's gloves were smoking, of course.

"The asphyxia in that quarter of an hour can never be forgotten," insist some witnesses.

Of course, for very different reasons, the Atlético people didn't give credit either.

A good number of protagonists of that famous duel still survive.

For Bayern: Neuer, Alaba, Boateng, Müller, Douglas Costa, Lewandowski, Kimmich, Coman, Javi Martínez and Lucas, who spent the 90 minutes on the rojiblanco bench.

For Atlético: Oblak, Koke, Savic, Carrasco and Correa, who did not jump onto the grass either.

And in Madrid, Giménez and Saúl, who were headlines, have stayed.

By the way, if VAR had existed, Griezmann's goal, which started the backlash online, would have been as valid as it was that night when Atlético de Simeone changed the laws of logic.

It was a real spring night's dream.

Today, without an audience or a final on the horizon, the story seems very different.

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