The Eurocup has already started and fans of the
Atlético de Madrid
They will have a lot to watch out for. In this edition, the mattress team will have a lot of presence in the tournament. It can be said without fear of being wrong that this edition is the red-and-white in history.
Never before Atlético de Madrid he had had so many players in the European international tournament. A circumstance that speaks clearly of the competitive level and the quality of the staff that it has right now Diego Pablo Simeone.
The weight of the internationals has grown in the last decade compared to previous ones, in which the mattress team had many, it is true, but not as many as today.
Let us remember that we already told you that adding internationals between the Eurocup and the America Cup, the Athletic It is the team with the most players currently in contention. But focusing on the European tournament, the mattress team will have eight players at stake.
On Spain, Koke, Llorente Y Alvaro
Morata. On France, Thomas
Lemar. On Belgium, Yannick
Carrasco. On Portugal, Joao
Felix. And in England, Kieran trippier.
Eight players. A number that never in its history had managed to put the mattress team in a final phase of a European tournament of nations.
BY EDITIONS
In the first edition of this tournament, in its final phase, Czechoslovakia, France, the Soviet Union and Yugoslavia participated. A final phase without the presence of Atlético players.
The first rojiblancos to play this tournament was in the 1964 edition. In the final phase, the Athletic had two representatives, Rivilla already Lane. Although in the phase prior to the final 'play-off' of four teams, Adelardo Y Colo they also had matches.
In the final phases of the 1968, 1972 and 1976 editions, there was no mattress presence. It was also not classified Spain for the decisive round.
In the 1980 edition, though Spain yes he was present, the Athletic did not contribute any player to the tournament. Same circumstance as in 1984, with the 'Roja' in the final phase but without players from the Athletic, neither Spanish nor foreigners.
In the 1988 tournament, the Athletic had three representatives. On Spain, Thomas
Kidneys, Eusebius Y July
Salinas. In 1992, with the absence of Spain, the mattress team was again without representation.
In the Eurocup 1996, which was played in England, the Athletic yes it had players. Five in particular, the best brand so far. Penev on Bulgaria, Lopez, Kiko, Roadman Y Molina, on Spain. The 2000 edition, in Holland Y Belgium, had three rojiblancos. Valeron Y Molina with Spain. Bejbl, with the Czech Republic.
In the Eurocup 2004, disputed in Portugal, the Athletic it returned to have a discreet participation. Fernando Torres with Spain Y Nikolaidis with Greece. No more.
SPECIAL CASES
Four years later, in 2008, the Eurocup that won Spain on Austria, the rojiblanco team had Simao with Portugal already Seitaridis with Greece. In that same summer, the mattress team signed Ujfalusi Y Heitinga, but both played the tournament as players of Fiorentina Y Ajax, respectively. Actually, the signing of the Czech had been done months before, because he had just finished his contract, but in the official line-ups of UEFA appeared as a player of Fiorentina still.
In the 2012 tournament, also with Spain as champion, he Athletic had to Juanfran, which raised the title and a somewhat surreal case, that of Ruben
Michael, who was with Portugal, being a rojiblanco player, but without ever making his debut with the mattress team.
Finally, in the 2016 edition, the Athletic had four representatives. TO Griezmann on France, to Juanfran Y Koke on Spain; already Carrasco on Belgium.