In a land that saw some of the most important empires and armies in history succumb, where the men of the Great
Armée from Napoleon sank their boots, where the ‘general winter’ defeated the most lucid strategists … that's where the sporting
Atlético de Madrid shone throughout its history.
Atlético de Madrid has never lost in Russia, with five wins and two draws, winning their last three away games and obtaining four wins in four trips to Moscow. Among his rivals, the Zenith, the Rostov, the Rubin and the Lokomotiv. Obviously we are talking about the numbers against Russian teams, not Soviet ones, that is another story.
If at Atlético de Madrid
He is very good at visiting this land, Lokomotiv It is worth measuring up to Spanish teams. The Moscow team has only won two of the 11 games against a Spanish rival in Moscow, defeating the Real Madrid 2-0 on matchday six of the first group stage of the Champions League 02/01; and against him Athletic club in the first leg of the round of 32 of the Europa League 11/12 (2-1). Chain five defeats in a row.
This was the only time they have avoided defeat in their last seven home games to Spanish clubs. If he Atlético de Madrid win the game this Tuesday, it would turn the Lokomotiv of Moscow in the rival he would have defeated the most times in the main European competitions of the UEFA. He had never beaten an opponent five times, now he has four.
The last two games in which Atlético took on the Lokomotiv they were a nightmare for the Russians. In those two games, last season, both 2-0 victories for the Athletic, the Atlético de Madrid had 43 combined shots against (20 away, 23 at home), and the Lokomotiv he barely shot just 14 in response.