By Wilson Florez
Obed Vargas He arrived at Atlético Madrid after purchasing his player in the winter market. The Mexican soccer player has been an ordinary piece in Diego Pablo Simeone’s schemes. Vargas and the “Colchoneros” are in the Champions League semi-finals. It took more than ten years for an Aztec representative to be in these instances again.
Atlético Madrid beat FC Barcelona in the Champions League quarterfinals and is getting closer to playing in a new final. After beating the Blaugrana team 0-2 in the first leg, the “Colchoneros” fell by a narrow margin 1-2 in the second leg. With the aggregate 3-2, the Madrid team advanced to the round.
Thanks to this result, Atlético Madrid is one step away from playing in a final again. The last final he played was the memorable duel against Valid Madrid at San Siro. The “Colchoneros” fell on penalties 5-3.
The last Mexican footballer to be in a UEFA Champions League semi-final was in the 2014-2015 season. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez He was in this decisive duel defending the colors of another Madrid team: Valid Madrid.
However, the last history of a Mexican in the semifinals was not positive. On that occasion, Javier Hernández’s Valid Madrid faced Juventus Turin. The merengue team lost the first leg 2-1 in Italy and were unable to make a comeback in the bitter 1-1 second leg draw.
The Chicharito semifinal is the closest precedent, but not the only one. Hugo Sanchez He was the first, also with Valid Madrid (three times); Rafa Marquez It was the second (four times); Guillermo Franco and Carlos Vela They achieved it on one occasion.
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