The on-loan Brazilian international wants to add continental honours with Los Rojiblancos to his tally after losing out with Werder Bremen in the past.
Diego Ribas da Cunha lost out on UEFA Cup triumph in the colours of Werder Bremen and stands at the same perch after three years with Atletico Madrid. The Brazilian playmaker does not want to go through the agony of being on the losing side once again.
Continuing on the topic, Diego added that he hopes of winning the second tier club competition which has eluded him in the past.
The former Juventus star stated that players rarely have the good fortune of appearing in cup finals and his Atletico Madrid teammates cannot miss on the opportunity.
"Finals are special because you don't play them often in your career," http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Diego-c11058 said.
"You need to enjoy moments like these; it's a pleasure playing a match like this. It's a privilege and I hope to win it; that is the most important thing."
Since its renovation from the obsolete UEFA Cup, Atletico Madrid became the inaugural winners of the second tier club competition in 2009/10 season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergio-c33030 Aguero and Diego Forlan led the lines for Los Rojiblancos in that fateful campaign under Quique Sanchez Flores. However, the outlook of the Capital club has changed a lot since. Only four players of the winning team still linger in the dressing room
as new inductees look to make their mark.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 loanee, Thibaut Courtois, claimed that the presence of the winners has been a good influence on the whole squad and believes Atletico will favour from their experience.
"It's important that those guys know what it's like, and for me it's also good because if there is a problem they can help to solve it."
"Experience is fundamental - it's important to have team-mates who have played in a final like this or a similar match."
After a hard year’s toil, Atletico Madrid will lock horns with fellow Spanish La Liga outfit, Athletic Bilbao, in the final to be played in Bucharest, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Romania-c2990. The match is scheduled for May 9 and will kick off at 20 45 Central European Time.
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