章 479: Against Atlético Madrid

The cheers around the Vicente Calderón Stadium hit a thunderous crescendo when the clock hands all around Madrid pointed to the 8:38 PM mark. Under the expectant gazes of the more than 40,000 supporters in the stadium, both teams followed the four match officials and slowly lined up in front of the tunnel.

The Atlético Madrid players were in their official striped red and white home jerseys matched with blue shorts. On the other hand, the Juventus players had donned their rare all-green away kits for that face-off against the Madrid side. They all looked dapper as they went through the pre-match routines before running off into the pitch to take their starting positions.