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Fear, Hatred and Respect: How Atletico Madrid See Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo is coming back to the Spanish capital. And Atletico Madrid should be worried. For almost a decade as a Real Madrid player, he was the scourge of Atletico. Now he's returning with Juventus. For four seasons in a row from 2013-17, Ronaldo's Real Madrid team ended Atletico's dreams of winning a UEFA Champions League title. Twice those defeats came in the final of the competition in heartbreaking fashion.

In the 2014 final in Lisbon, after Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos equalised three minutes into injury time, Ronaldo scored from the penalty spot at the end of extra time to close out the game 4-1.