Two years of Atlético's title in Lyon

The Atlético de Madrid this May 16, 2020 lives an anniversary, exactly two years ago the mattress team won the last of the three Europe
League that has its history. It was the one achieved in the OL Parc de Lyon, before him Olympique de Marseille. Some players who had minutes at that date, like Fernando
towers, celebrated this Saturday the name of that shock.

The third title of the Europe
League It came to heal a difficult season for the rojiblancos, which began with the surprise elimination of the group stage of the League
of
Championyes, where the Athletic paid the initial defeat against him Chelsea at Wanda
Metropolitan, but especially the stumbling blocks against the Rome (0-0 and Italy) when he was much superior, and the two draws against the Qarabag.

Out of the Copa del Rey also somewhat prematurely, removed by the Seville, when the first leg was under control, Atlético appeared in a Europa League that started as a mental crash – remember that Gabi He said that playing that competition was “shit”, in full disappointment at the elimination. However, it ended up being the great joy of the season.

The mattress team was planted in the final of Lyon after leaving on the way to Copenhagento Lokomotiv of Moscow and above all two agonizing qualifying rounds Sporting and Arsenal. The English team's was especially hard, with the expulsion of Vrsaljko and of Simeone in London.

But the point is that the Athletic was planted in the final of Lyon against him Olympique de Marseille in a final that seemed more balanced than it later was, although the reality is that the difference between the rojiblanco team and the rivals that were found along the way in this competition was great.

And so it happened in the final. The team of Simeone passed over the French team, with two goals from Griezmann and another one of Gabi. Thousands of mattress fans attended the final but not as many as expected because there was an invasion of fans of the Marseilles and problems were foreseen due to the conflictive past that both clubs had (the mess that the ultras of the Marseilles in Madrid in the 2000s).

Atlético de Madrid won the title after defeating 0-3 at Olympique de Marseille in the stadium Parc Olympique Lyonnais of Lyon with a double of Antoine Griezmann and a goal of Gabi Fernandez.

The French striker scored his first goal in the first half after an error in the 21st minute of the midfielder André-Frank Anguissa, who gave the ball to Gabi Fernandez after a pass from his goalkeeper. The player of the Athletic attended to Griezmann, who did not fail in the heads up against Steve
Mandanda.

Then in the 49th minute, Griezmann beat again Mandanda thanks to an assistance from his partner Koke Resurrection. With two minutes to go before the crash, Gabi Fernandez sentenced the final with the third.