The unresolved question 30 years later, by Paulo Futre

in the dictionary of Royal Spanish Academy There are three meanings for the word ecstasy. The first says “Pleasant state of emotional and admiring exaltation”, accompanied by the example “I contemplated that painting in ecstasy”. The second says “State of the soul characterized by a certain mystical union with God through contemplation and love, and by the suspension of the senses.” A good example, taught to me by my eldest son who studied Fine arts, is the sculptural groupEcstasy of Saint Teresa” of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Baroque masterpiece, I already have homework for the next time I visit Roma. The third meaning is much more mundane “Synthetic drug that produces hallucinogenic and aphrodisiac effects”.

Yesterday marked thirty years of the mythical Copa 92 that we beat Real Madrid in your stadium. In all this time, when they have asked me what I felt when I scored that goal for the squad Paco Buyo at minute 27, I always gave the same answer: “If there is ecstasy, it was what I felt at that moment. I entered a different dimension.” I invite you to see my celebration, the moment in which I celebrate with my colleagues. I ask you the million dollar question that I have asked myself so many times: Which of the three definitions best represents my face? Pleasant-emotional exaltation, religious fervor or aphrodisiac drug? The truth is that they all perfectly define what the Atletico Madrid. The RAE should include us as a fourth meaning in the dictionary.

I have also been asked a thousand and one times if I would change the Copa 92, defeated the eternal rival and in his own house, for having won a Champions with the Athletes. For example, in a grand final against Manchester United. I, who know what it is to win a Champions in an epic final against Bayern de Munich, with a comeback and breaking all odds, I am the only one qualified to respond. The answer is simple: No. No way. Never! What I felt that day Santiago Bernabeu It is something that I have not felt again and I am aware that I will never do it again. Everything that that meant for me and for the red and white fans cannot be understood from simple logic. There is no greater mistake in life than mistaking price for value. Many people look at titles as if they were numbers on a page. Excelbut the true meaning transcends reason.

Indeed friends, to be from Athletes is to enter another dimension. My heartfelt congratulations to the entire red-and-white family: our beautiful girl has turned 30.