On 24 May 2014, at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid played the first final in the competition's history between two clubs from the same city. On 24 May 2027 it will be 13 years since the night of "La Décima", Real's tenth European title. Atlético were two minutes away from their first trophy, but the match ended 4-1.

Two neighbourhoods, one final

Carlo Ancelotti's Real had been chasing a tenth title for 12 years, since Glasgow in 2002. On the road to Lisbon they knocked out Schalke, Dortmund and Bayern, whom they crushed 5-0 on aggregate.

For Ancelotti it was his fourth final as a coach. Opposite him, the Argentine Simeone had the chance to become one of the few non-European coaches to win the trophy.

Diego Simeone's Atlético had only one previous final, in 1974, when they lost to Bayern in a replay. This time they went past Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea.

One week before the final, Atlético had drawn 1-1 at the Camp Nou and been crowned champions of Spain. They came to Lisbon chasing the double.

It was the second all-Spanish final after 2000. The Estádio da Luz, Benfica's home since 2003, was built for Euro 2004 and that night held 60,976 spectators, with Dutch referee Björn Kuipers in charge.

A bad start and Godín's header

Diego Costa started despite a hamstring injury, but lasted only nine minutes. Adrián came on in his place.

Both coaches had absences. For Real, Xabi Alonso was suspended and Khedira took his place, while Varane was preferred to Pepe. Atlético were without the injured Arda Turan, while in their goal stood the young Thibaut Courtois.

In the 36th minute Atlético took the lead. After a corner Juanfran sent the ball back into the box and Diego Godín looped a header over Casillas, who was off his line.

Real pressed throughout the second half, and in the 59th minute Ancelotti sent on Marcelo and Isco. Atlético's defence held, and time was running out.

The 93rd minute

In the third minute of stoppage time Luka Modrić took a corner. Sergio Ramos leapt high and headed into the corner to make it 1-1.

In extra time Atlético had nothing left. In the 110th minute Ángel Di María burst into the box, Courtois parried, and Gareth Bale made it 2-1 with a header from close range.

Marcelo scored in the 118th minute and Cristiano Ronaldo made it 4-1 from the penalty spot in the 120th. During the celebrations Simeone ran onto the pitch and was sent off. It was triggered by Varane, who kicked the ball towards him and was booked.

UEFA named Di María man of the match and the fans chose Ramos.

White against red and white stripes

Both teams wore their home kits, as in the Madrid derbies. Real were in all white, in an adidas shirt sponsored by Fly Emirates.

Atlético played in their red and white stripes, blue shorts and red socks, in a shirt by Nike, which has kitted out the club since 2001. Inside the collar was the name of Luis Aragonés, their legendary player and coach, who had died in February 2014.

Why it went down in history

Real reached ten European titles, something no one else had achieved. Ronaldo reached 17 goals in the competition, a record for one season, and Ancelotti became the second coach with three titles after Bob Paisley.

It was also the first Champions League final decided in extra time without penalties. For Atlético there remained the bitterness of a trophy lost in the 93rd minute.

Real rounded off the year by winning the Super Cup and the Club World Cup too. Atlético had waited 40 years for their second final, the longest gap between a club's finals in the competition's history.

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Photo: The opening ceremony of the 2014 final at the Estádio da Luz – Biser Todorov, Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.