Football Soccer - Atletico Madrid training - Majadahonda, Spain -21/5/16- Atletico Madrid's players attend a training session in Majadahonda. REUTERS/Juan Medina
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Two years on from their defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League final, Atletico Madrid are back on the same stage against the same rival - wiser and determined not to be haunted by the memories of Lisbon.
Sergio Ramos' 93rd-minute equalising header in 2014 snatched a maiden European Cup from their grasp, and Atletico were overpowered 4-1 in extra time. The fatigue from a gruelling season had finally caught up with them.
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