Editing Atlético Madrid (section)

===European Cup finalists (1965–1974)===
[[File:Club Atlético de Madrid league performance 1929-present.svg|thumb|300x300px|Chart of Atleti's finishing positions in the [[Spanish football league system]]]]
[[File:José Eulogio Gárate and Javier Irureta 1973.jpg|thumb|[[José Eulogio Gárate]] and [[Javier Irureta]] proved important attacking pieces of the squad that took Atlético to the [[1974 European Cup final]]]]
In 1966, Atlético left the [[Estadio Metropolitano de Madrid]] (which was demolished and was replaced with university buildings and an office block belonging to the company ENUSA) and moved to a new home in the [[Manzanares (river)|Manzanares river]] waterfront, the [[Vicente Calderón Stadium]], which was inaugurated on 2 October 1966 with a fixture against Valencia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/programa/2016/10/01/el_larguero/1475316344_544178.html|website=[[Cadena SER]]|title=Así fue el primer partido del Calderón|date=3 October 2016|first=Eric|last=Santos|access-date=1 June 2022|archive-date=1 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601164354/https://cadenaser.com/programa/2016/10/01/el_larguero/1475316344_544178.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Significant players from this era included the now-veteran Adelardo and regular goalscorers [[Luis Aragonés]], [[Javier Irureta]] and [[José Eulogio Gárate]], the latter winning the ''[[Pichichi Trophy|Pichichi]]'' three times in 1969, 1970 and 1971. In the 1970s, Atlético also recruited several [[Argentina|Argentine]] players, signing [[Rubén Ayala]], [[Rubén Oswaldo Díaz|Panadero Díaz]] and [[Ramón Heredia|Ramón "Cacho" Heredia]] as well as coach [[Juan Carlos Lorenzo]]. Lorenzo believed in discipline, caution and disrupting the opponents' game, and although controversial, his methods proved successful—after winning La Liga in [[1972–73 La Liga|1973]], the club reached the [[1974 European Cup final|1974 European Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1973/overview/index.html#197374+muller+ends+bayern+wait |title=1973/74: Müller ends Bayern wait – |publisher=[[UEFA]] |date=15 May 1974 |access-date=8 March 2013 |archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724074303/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1973/overview/index.html#197374+muller+ends+bayern+wait |url-status=dead }}</ref> On the way to the Final, Atlético knocked out [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]], [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]], [[Red Star Belgrade]] and [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec197374.html European Competitions 1973–74] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091006070450/http://www.rsssf.com/ec/ec197374.html |date=6 October 2009 }}. rsssf.org. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> In the away leg of the semi-finals against Celtic, Atlético had Ayala, Díaz and substitute Quique all sent off during a hard-fought encounter in what was reported as one of the worst cases of cynical fouling the tournament has seen. Because of this approach, they managed a 0–0 draw, followed by a 2–0 victory in the return leg with goals from Gárate and Adelardo.<ref>[http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro74.html European Cup & Champions League History 1955–2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226074256/http://www.europeancuphistory.com/euro74.html |date=26 February 2014 }}. Europeancuphistory.com. Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> The finals at [[King Baudouin Stadium|Heysel Stadium]], however, was a loss for Atlético. Against a [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] team that included [[Franz Beckenbauer]], [[Sepp Maier]], [[Paul Breitner]], [[Uli Hoeneß]] and [[Gerd Müller]], Atlético played above themselves. Despite missing Ayala, Díaz and Quique through suspension, they went ahead in extra-time with only seven minutes left. Aragonés scored with a superb, curling free-kick that looked like the winner, but in the last minute of the game, Bayern defender [[Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck|Georg Schwarzenbeck]] equalized with a stunning 25-yarder that left Atlético goalkeeper [[Miguel Reina]] motionless.<ref name="autogenerated1973">{{cite web |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html |title=1973/74: Müller ends Bayern wait on |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011155417/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/season=1973/index.html |archive-date=11 October 2010 |work=[[Uefa.com]] |date=15 May 1974 |access-date=20 November 2010 |publisher=[[UEFA Champions League]]}}</ref> In a replay back at Heysel two days later, Bayern won convincingly 4–0, with two goals each from Hoeneß and Müller.<ref name="autogenerated1973" />