Which teams have made it to more Champions League semi-finals than Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid?

Which teams have made it to more Champions League semi-finals than Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid? Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid were, without question, the talk of the recent UEFA Champions League quarter-finals as they once again knocked off compatriots Barcelona despite being massive underdogs. It’s a script that Blaugrana supporters know only too well.

In both 2014 and 2016, these two Spanish Giants – one far more of a giant than the other, it has to be said – met in the Champions League quarterfinals. On both occasions, it was Atleti that surprisingly made it through to the semi-finals, the first time courtesy of a resolute defence, the second time Antoine Griezmann’s brilliant brace. And a decade on from the most recent triumph.

Simeone’s men were up to their old tricks once again. Atletico send Barcelona packing again Heading into the showdown, online betting sites listed the Spanish capital’s perceived “second team” as a 25/1 outsider to lift the trophy for the first time ever in Budapest on May 31st. One can bet on sports at Bovada , and following Atleti’s victory against third-favorites Barca, the betting giant has now dramatically slashed odds on that potential maiden coronation down to just 15/2.

And truth be told, it’s hard to argue that the Rojiblancos weren’t good value for their win. In the first leg in Catalonia, Atleti took full advantage of a red card for teenage defender Pau Cubarsi to secure a stunning 2-0 win. In the second leg at the Metropolitano, Barcelona pushed for another famed “Remontada,” and it looked to be on the cards when they raced into a two-goal lead after just 24 minutes, after goals from Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres, leveling the tie on aggregate.