The UEFA Champions League has evolved over the years and is now, without a doubt, the biggest club tournament in world football.
As an event, it has come a long way since the inaugural tournament in the mid-1950s.
The European Cup was originally designed to accommodate only winners of national league titles, and that’s a system that worked pretty well, but the re-branding that occurred in the early 1990s arguably took things up a notch.
The UEFA Champions League saw the format change to offer a league/group-based system as well as knockout rounds, and the event has gone from strength to strength and is watched by hundreds of millions around the world.
The competition is set to expand again and is sure to build even further on the mass appeal of the tournament.
That popularity has seen an ongoing rise in interest when it comes to ticket sales, and it’s a real headache to secure tickets for big matches, at least until you visit SeatPick, where the process is streamlined and effective.
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FC Porto vs Atletico Madrid UEFA Champions League Tournament Record
FC Porto have won the tournament on two occasions, once in each format of the event. In 1986/87, they surprised many by defeating Bayern Munich in Vienna to lift the famous trophy for the first time.
Their second success came in 2004 during Jose Mourinho’s brief, but incredibly successful stint in charge and saw the Portuguese side humble AS Monaco in the final, FC Porto winning 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Atletico Madrid, however, are still awaiting their first success.
In 1974 they looked all set to beat Bayern Munich in the European Cup Final, but they conceded a 120th-minute equalizer to force a replay, which they then lost 4-0.
2014 saw Atletico Madrid reach the UEFA Champions League Final, where they met city rivals Real and a goal from Diego Godin looked set to give Diego Simeone’s side the victory, but Sergio Ramos scored in the 93rd minute to force the game to extra-time, during which time Los Blancos scored three more to secure another crown.
Two years later, the two La Liga sides met in the final again, this time, the game ended 1-1 and went to penalties where Juanfran was the unfortunate player who failed to convert the key spot-kick, handing Real Madrid another victory.
FC Porto vs Atletico Madrid Head-to-Head
FC Porto and Atletico Madrid have met in five previous UEFA Champions League campaigns. Four of these have come in the group stage, and the one knockout encounter came in the Round of 16 in 2008/09.
The first game, which took place in Madrid, saw Lisandro Lopez score twice for FC Porto in a 2-2 draw, and the return match ended goalless, which meant that the Primeira Liga side would progress to the Quarter-Finals, where Manchester United would subsequently knock them out.
