Last update 12 July, 2024 por Alberto Llopis
The final de la Copa de Europa del 74, es uno de esos partidos que ha forjado la leyenda de ‘El Pupas’ del Atleti. He 15 de mayo de 1974 Atlético de Madrid y Bayern de Múnich jugaban en el antiguo Hesysel de Bruselas la final de la Copa de Europa. The all-powerful champion Bayern Munich last three German league faced in his attempt to get the coveted first European Cup to Atletico Madrid, firstling in these conflicts. Luego vendrían otras derrotas en finales de la Champions ante su eterno rival, the real Madrid.
La final de la Copa de Europa del 74: Un partido maldito para el Atlético
Both one and the other sets, payroll excellent players Maier, Beckenbauer, Müller, Uli Hoeness o Paul Breitner encabezaban un equipo teutón fuerte y compacto que debía de enfrentarse con otro no menos sólido pero lleno de imaginación con figuras de la talla de Luis Aragones, Garate, Irureta soap o Coach.
Both were convinced in his path to the final, especially highlighting Atletico Madrid with Miguel Reina and excellent defense had managed to finish unbeaten in the quarter-final against Red Star and the semifinals against a historic as Glasgow Celtic. A match between them both sleep.
It seemed to be Atletico Madrid who would smile lucky to lift the major European title, maximum when Luis Aragones had scored kick six minutes from the end of extra time (after finishing the game in draw 0) and there was no time for anything else. At last, a different Spanish team Real Madrid achieved crowned European champion.
La historia de Miguel Reina ¿Mito o realidad?
However, what seemed impossible was possible. El Bavaria, on the last play of the game, marcó con un extraordinario lanzamiento de fuera del área de Georg Schwarzenbeck que pilló desprevenido a Miguel Reina, father of the current goalkeeper Naples. Unprepared?, that and that is one of the great urban legends that never clarified accurately, the goalkeeper Cordoba had just reached the goal seconds before giving his gloves after a photographer with the daily Marca, exhilarated by more than presumable victory of Spanish.
It is difficult to know if what happened happened and if it was enlarged and magnified over the account. The characters in question neither confirm nor deny it, but what is clear is that on that fateful minute Atletico lost a final two days later would eventually deliver a resounding defeat 4-0 in the replay. In Hanged For Football, we are left with the curious story, true or false? Eso, and judge you.