An old friend from the Bundesliga
The Champions League draw has paired our team with Bayer Leverkusen, an old friend of Simeone’s team, since they played two years ago, also in the last 16 of Europe's club showpiece.
Our next rival has been a runner-up in its League up to five times: in the years 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2011. In its track record, we need to add a UEFA Cup in 1988 after beating RCD Espanyol in the final. It also has in its showcases a German Cup won in 1993 and was runner up of the Champions League in 2002 after losing in the final against Real Madrid.