How Chinese investors rescued Atletico’s palatial plans

Madrid’s Wanda Metropolitano stadium hosting the Champions League final was an impossible dream which could still have an unhappy ending.

Atletico Madrid’s shiny new 67,000 seater stadium was chosen by UEFA to host European football’s showpiece game in September 2017, just four days after rojiblanco forward Antoine Griezmann had scored his team’s first ever goal at the rebuilt former athletics stadium.