Editing Atlético Madrid (section)

===Real Madrid===
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[[File:Real Madrid vs. Atlético Madrid 28 September 2013 Set B 02.JPG|thumb|Madrid derby in 2014]]
[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] and Atlético Madrid are clubs with contrasting identities and different fates. While Real Madrid's [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] proudly rises on the [[Paseo de la Castellana]] in the [[upper class|wealthy]] [[Chamartín (Madrid)|Chamartín]] neighbourhood of northern Madrid, Atlético's former stadium, the less glamorous [[Vicente Calderón Stadium|Vicente Calderón]], stood in the central-south of Madrid 1.8&nbsp;km from the city center in the [[working class]] barrio of [[Arganzuela]]. Historically, Real Madrid have long been seen as the [[The Establishment|establishment]] club. On the other side, Atlético Madrid were always characterized by a ''sentimiento de rebeldía'', a sense of rebellion. They were associated with the military airforce (renamed Atlético Aviación), until the regime's preferences moved towards Real Madrid in the 1950s.<ref>{{Cite web|date=7 January 2015|title=Why everything you know about the Madrid derby might be wrong|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/why-everything-you-know-about-madrid-derby-might-be-wrong|access-date=23 April 2021|website=fourfourtwo.com|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603111217/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/features/why-everything-you-know-about-madrid-derby-might-be-wrong|url-status=live}}</ref>

Certainly, the dictatorial state sought to make political capital out of Real Madrid's European Cup trophies at a time when Spain was internationally isolated; "Real Madrid are the best embassy we ever had", said Franco's foreign minister Fernando Maria de Castiella.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2995469/Simply-the-best-all-time-greats-final-selection.html "Simply the best – all-time greats final selection"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010204543/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/2995469/Simply-the-best-all-time-greats-final-selection.html |date=10 October 2016 }}, Telegraph, 29 December 2000.</ref> Such perceptions have had an important impact on the city's footballing identities, tapping into the [[collective consciousness]]. In this vein, Atlético fans were probably the originators, and are the most frequent singers, of the song, sung to the tune of the Real Madrid anthem, ''"Hala Madrid, hala Madrid, el equipo del gobierno, la vergüenza del país"'', "Go Madrid, go Madrid, the government's team, the country's shame."

Until recently, Atlético Madrid had struggled significantly in the derby, carrying a 14-year winless streak into the [[2012–13 Atlético Madrid season|2012–13 season]]. This spell ended, however, on 17 May 2013 after Atlético beat their city rivals 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu in the [[2013 Copa del Rey final]]s, and continued on 29 September 2013 when they won a 1–0 victory, again at the Bernabéu.

The two faced each other in the [[2014 UEFA Champions League final|2014]] and [[2016 UEFA Champions League final]]s, with Real Madrid winning both matches.