“Winning The Champions League Will Be A Boyhood Dream” – Fernando Torres

Atletico face rivals Real Madrid in the final of the prestigious UCL, the second time in three years, after losing 4-1 after extra time the last time out.

Torres was absent though, as he was at Chelsea, where he won the trophy by beating Bayern Munich on penalties.

However, now back at his boyhood club after an eight-year absence, Torres is desperate to take the final step and complete a long-standing ambition.

“It means everything, everything you dream of when you are a kid,” he said at Friday’s media conference ahead of the showdown at San Siro.

“I have the chance to make this dream come true. I’ve played for great teams, but this one is special, it’s just what I wanted when I was a kid. I had the chance to come back to the club, they gave me the chance to fight for what I really wanted.

“I fight for a place in the team and to score goals again and to be an important player so tomorrow is the game of my life, without doubt.

“There’s no doubt that this is the most important game I’ll play ever. I’m very happy to play with this club, I started when I was five. I had the luck of winning with Chelsea and with the Spanish national team but this is something very special to me.”